Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
0.8%
Djibouti
Lowest
0.0%
China
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,633
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.0% in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,017.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 495.9%), and the largest decrease in China (down 99.3%).
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 362.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | up 93.4% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | up 93.4% | falling |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 6 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 224.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 13 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 14 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 15 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2016 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 20 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2019 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2014 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2002 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 31 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 270.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 34 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 85.6% | falling |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 47.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2016 | up 356.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 43 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2016 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 45 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 96.3% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 47 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 51 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 52 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 51.5% | falling |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 56 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 57 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 58 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 62 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Austria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 68 | Australia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 29.3% | flat |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2019 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 72 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 74 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 75 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 76 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 78 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2010 | up 431.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 80 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 495.9% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 98.5% | falling |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 84 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 85 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 56.2% | rising |
| 86 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 200.4% | rising |
| 88 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 89 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 91 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 223.5% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 196.9% | rising |
| 98 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2015 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 100 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 101 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2009 | up 165.6% | rising |
| 103 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 107 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 111 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 99.3% | volatile |