Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.7%
Djibouti
Lowest
0.0%
China
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.0% in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 4,434.4%), and the largest decrease in China (down 100.0%).
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.7% | 2017 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 469.1% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 4 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 165.7% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo | 0.5% | 2017 | up 4,434.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.5% | 2017 | up 4,434.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | up 151.1% | rising |
| 10 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 11 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 13 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2016 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2016 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 19 | Finland | 0.4% | 2016 | up 148.2% | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2014 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 22 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2019 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 25 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2016 | up 419.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 32 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 297.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 36 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 38 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 65.6% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 41 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 43 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 48 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 49 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 52 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 90.3% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 54 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 57 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 60 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 61 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 64 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 65 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 66 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 69 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2019 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 70 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 72 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2010 | up 279.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 74 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 75 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 66.9% | falling |
| 76 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 58.5% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 78 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 396.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 80 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 82 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 84 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 90 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 113.5% | falling |
| 91 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 92 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 95 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 164.9% | rising |
| 97 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 98 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 199.9% | rising |
| 99 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 104 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 108 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |