Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
1.0%
China
Lowest
0.2%
Djibouti
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,339
What the numbers show
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) is currently reported for 97 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 60 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 55.7%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 38.2%).
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2018 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 3 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2012 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 4 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 0.9% | 2013 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 9 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2004 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2012 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 15 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 16 | Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 19 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 20 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2010 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2018 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 24 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 27 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 29 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 34 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 35 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 37 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2014 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 41 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Honduras | 0.8% | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 44 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 0.8% | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2003 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | Poland | 0.8% | 2019 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 51 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2013 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 52 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 53 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2014 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 55 | Romania | 0.8% | 2018 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 57 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 58 | Belize | 0.8% | 1999 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 59 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 60 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 61 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 64 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 66 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 70 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 71 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 72 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 77 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2002 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 79 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 80 | Namibia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 81 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 85 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2016 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 88 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 89 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 90 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 91 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 92 | Greece | 0.4% | 2016 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 93 | Italy | 0.4% | 2016 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 94 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2020 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 95 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 11.1% | rising |