Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
1.0%
China
Lowest
0.3%
Gambia
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311
What the numbers show
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in China; the lowest is 0.3% in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 177.9%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 66.5%).
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 1.0% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2012 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2012 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2013 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 7 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Mozambique | 1.0% | 2014 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 16 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2021 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 18 | Nigeria | 1.0% | 2018 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 21 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2019 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 24 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 25 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 29 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 32 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2004 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2010 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 40 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 46 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2013 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 47 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 50 | Zambia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 51 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 0.8% | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 54 | Morocco | 0.8% | 2013 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 55 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 57 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 58 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 59 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 61 | Poland | 0.8% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 62 | India | 0.8% | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 63 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 64 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 65 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 68 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2002 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 70 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 71 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 75 | Namibia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 76 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 77 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 78 | Finland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.6% | 2014 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 0.6% | 2016 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 82 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 84 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 85 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2016 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 86 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 87 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 88 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 89 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 90 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | up 177.9% | rising |
| 91 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 93 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 94 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 66.5% | falling |