Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
0.7%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,339
What the numbers show
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 1,035.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 516.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 280.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Belarus | 0.5% | 2010 | up 281.6% | volatile |
| 5 | United States of America | 0.5% | 2018 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2016 | up 504.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 8 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 10 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 13 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2019 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 15 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 413.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2013 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 17 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 27 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 28 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2002 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 30 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 31 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 1,035.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 39.0% | flat |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 48 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 50 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 51 | China | 0.1% | 2013 | up 810.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 55 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 57 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 59 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 62 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 47.8% | falling |
| 66 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 69 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 71 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 75 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 76 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 77 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 83.2% | falling |
| 80 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 81 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 82 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 83 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 84 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 85 | Poland | 0.0% | 2019 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 86 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2004 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 89 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 94 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 95 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |