Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Cyprus
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,259
What the numbers show
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 1,108.3%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 54.8%).
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 2 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | 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 1.8% | flat |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 11 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2012 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 16 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 25 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2013 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Italy | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 30 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2013 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 37 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 38 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 43 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 46 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2016 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 50 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 51 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 53 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2006 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2017 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 0.7% | 2016 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 58 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 59 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 60 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2019 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 64 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 65 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 67 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 73 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 74 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 75 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2011 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 0.5% | 2016 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | down 29.1% | flat |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 80 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 81 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 83 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 84 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 89 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2012 | up 1,108.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 22.1% | volatile |