Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
1.0%
Cyprus
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.1% in Malawi.
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 19.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 135.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 78.3%).
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 2 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 5 | Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2012 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 17 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 25 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2013 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 36 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 36 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2013 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 41 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 47 | Gambia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 49 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2006 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 52 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 53 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2018 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2013 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 56 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 59 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2017 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 60 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 61 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7% | 2020 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 70 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 71 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 72 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 75 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 76 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2011 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 81 | Romania | 0.5% | 2016 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 82 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 89 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 78.3% | volatile |