Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.7%
Gambia
Lowest
0.0%
China
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Gambia; the lowest is 0.0% in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,638.1%), and the largest decrease in China (down 100.0%).
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 1,638.1% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0.6% | 2017 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | up 146.6% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 10 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2016 | up 24.2% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 13 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2016 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2014 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 17 | Finland | 0.4% | 2016 | up 74.3% | falling |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2002 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 19 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2016 | up 143.5% | rising |
| 20 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 226.4% | rising |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 374.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2002 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 28 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 114.8% | falling |
| 33 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 149.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 40 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | up 189.9% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 44 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 45 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 397.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 48 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 49 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 57 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 58 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2010 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 60 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 63 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 64 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 65 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 87.2% | falling |
| 66 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1,004.1% | volatile |
| 67 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 69 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | up 50.3% | falling |
| 72 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 798.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 76 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 77 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 80 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 80.3% | falling |
| 81 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 754.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 84 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0% | 2021 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 87 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Peru | 0.0% | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 93 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 94 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |