Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
88
Highest
1.0%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.3%
Malawi
Median
1.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180
What the numbers show
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.3% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 0.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 194.1%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 54.2%).
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Greece | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2002 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 28 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 29 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 30 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2002 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 194.1% | flat |
| 33 | Kosovo | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | India | 1.0% | 2019 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 38 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 39 | Panama | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Spain | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 44 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Türkiye | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 48 | Belize | 1.0% | 1999 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 51 | Gambia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 53 | Tunisia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 54 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 56 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 57 | Nigeria | 1.0% | 2018 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 58 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2012 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 61 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 65 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 66 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 67 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 68 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 70 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2013 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 72 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2013 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 74 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 77 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 78 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 80 | Guatemala | 0.9% | 2011 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 81 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 82 | Ecuador | 0.8% | 2021 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 83 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2020 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 84 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2014 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 85 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 86 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2012 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 87 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2014 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 88 | Malawi | 0.3% | 2016 | down 54.2% | volatile |