Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
1.0%
China
Lowest
0.2%
Djibouti
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,633
What the numbers show
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in China; the lowest is 0.2% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 57.9%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 65.6%).
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 2 | Togo | 1.0% | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 1.0% | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2012 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2012 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2013 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 9 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2009 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 11 | Guinea | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2014 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% | 2015 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 18 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 20 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 22 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2014 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 24 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 30 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 34 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2010 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2019 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 41 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 42 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 44 | Australia | 0.9% | 2015 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 45 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Austria | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2020 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 51 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2006 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8% | 2011 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 54 | Belize | 0.8% | 1999 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 55 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 56 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 57 | Romania | 0.8% | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 58 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 59 | Poland | 0.8% | 2019 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 60 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 64 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 65 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 66 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 67 | Panama | 0.8% | 2021 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 68 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 69 | India | 0.8% | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 70 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 0.7% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 72 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 75 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 76 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 77 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2013 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 82 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 83 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2017 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 86 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 0.7% | 2005 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 88 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 89 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2019 | up 57.9% | falling |
| 92 | Namibia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 94 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2016 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 97 | Jordan | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 98 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 99 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 100 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 101 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 102 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 103 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 104 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 105 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 106 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 107 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2020 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 108 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2018 | down 65.6% | rising |
| 111 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 2.9% | rising |