Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) by country

Countries reporting
86
Highest
1.0%
Lithuania
Lowest
0.4%
Nepal
Median
1.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,159

What the numbers show

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Lithuania; the lowest is 0.4% in Nepal.

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 38 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 221.6%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 29.0%).

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lithuania 1.0% 2016 up 0.2% flat
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% 2016 up 2.0% flat
1 Luxembourg 1.0% 2016 up 1.1% flat
1 Cyprus 1.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Slovakia 1.0% 2016 up 1.0% flat
6 Portugal 1.0% 2016 up 0.8% flat
7 Ireland 1.0% 2016 up 0.2% flat
8 Malta 1.0% 2016 down 0.2% flat
9 Korea 1.0% 2017 down 0.1% flat
10 Poland 1.0% 2019 up 2.2% flat
11 Croatia 1.0% 2016 up 0.1% flat
12 Czechia 1.0% 2016 up 0.0% flat
13 Greece 1.0% 2016 down 0.5% flat
14 Estonia 1.0% 2016 down 0.6% flat
15 Latvia 1.0% 2016 down 0.0% flat
16 Germany 1.0% 2011 up 0.8% flat
17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2002 down 0.8% flat
18 Belgium 1.0% 2003 up 1.1% flat
19 Kazakhstan 1.0% 2017 up 0.5% flat
20 United States of America 1.0% 2018 down 0.0% flat
21 France 1.0% 2016 down 0.3% flat
22 Finland 1.0% 2016 down 0.5% flat
23 Austria 1.0% 2003 down 0.8% flat
24 Bulgaria 1.0% 2016 down 0.7% flat
25 Sweden 1.0% 2016 down 1.7% flat
26 Denmark 1.0% 2016 up 1.5% flat
27 Argentina 1.0% 2021 down 0.4% flat
28 Paraguay 1.0% 2017 up 1.4% flat
29 Hungary 1.0% 2016 down 2.1% flat
30 Jamaica 1.0% 2002 down 1.2% flat
31 Iceland 1.0% 2013 down 2.0% flat
32 South Africa 1.0% 2020 down 0.3% flat
33 Kosovo 1.0% 2017 down 1.5% flat
33 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.0% 2017 down 1.5% flat
35 Sri Lanka 1.0% 2019 up 1.4% rising
36 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2021 up 221.6% flat
37 Armenia 1.0% 2020 up 1.8% flat
38 India 1.0% 2019 up 5.8% rising
39 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 2.4% rising
40 Spain 1.0% 2016 down 0.4% flat
41 Brazil 1.0% 2021 up 0.9% rising
42 Italy 1.0% 2016 down 0.5% flat
43 Jordan 1.0% 2016 down 2.7% flat
44 Panama 1.0% 2021 down 1.4% flat
45 Türkiye 1.0% 2013 down 0.2% flat
46 Belize 1.0% 1999 down 1.1% flat
47 Netherlands 1.0% 2004 down 0.3% flat
48 Palestine, State of 1.0% 2017 up 11.2% rising
49 Tunisia 0.9% 2015 up 3.6% flat
50 Dominican Republic 0.9% 2013 down 1.4% flat
51 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2020 volatile
52 Norway 0.9% 2016 down 4.3% flat
53 Mongolia 0.9% 2016 up 45.8% rising
54 Indonesia 0.9% 2019 up 4.7% rising
55 Mexico 0.9% 2020 up 0.2% flat
56 Gambia 0.9% 2020 up 14.5% rising
57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% 2021 up 2.2% flat
58 Bangladesh 0.9% 2016 up 16.9% rising
59 Costa Rica 0.9% 2021 down 2.7% falling
60 Egypt 0.9% 2019 up 3.6% rising
61 Colombia 0.9% 2021 down 1.0% flat
62 Chile 0.9% 2017 up 0.2% flat
63 Georgia 0.9% 2013 down 5.5% flat
64 Uruguay 0.9% 2021 down 0.9% flat
65 Philippines 0.9% 2019 up 5.1% rising
66 Honduras 0.9% 2017 down 1.8% flat
67 Ukraine 0.9% 2013 down 9.0% falling
68 Cambodia 0.9% 2012 up 92.4% rising
69 El Salvador 0.9% 2017 down 2.1% flat
70 Pakistan 0.9% 2020 down 1.4% flat
71 Rwanda 0.9% 2021 up 25.2% rising
72 Nicaragua 0.9% 2014 down 0.4% flat
73 Romania 0.9% 2016 down 9.0% falling
74 Thailand 0.8% 2021 down 4.4% rising
75 Guatemala 0.8% 2011 down 5.1% falling
76 Peru 0.8% 2021 down 12.2% flat
77 Zambia 0.8% 2015 up 53.8% falling
78 Ethiopia 0.8% 2021 down 7.2% flat
79 Ecuador 0.7% 2021 down 17.5% falling
80 Ghana 0.7% 2016 up 15.4% rising
81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% 2020 down 29.0% rising
82 Uganda 0.6% 2016 down 3.1% falling
83 Mozambique 0.6% 2014 up 62.4% rising
84 Malawi 0.5% 2016 up 17.1% volatile
85 Madagascar 0.4% 2012 up 20.3% falling
86 Nepal 0.4% 2014 down 26.2% falling

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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