Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
0.8%
Djibouti
Lowest
0.0%
China
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,339
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) is currently reported for 97 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 426.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 549.5%), and the largest decrease in China (down 99.4%).
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 5 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 0.6% | 2016 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 7 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 11 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 12 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2016 | up 332.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 14 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2013 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | up 148.8% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2016 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 18 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 20 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2002 | up 238.1% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 104.3% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 213.5% | falling |
| 25 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 27 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 133.6% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 30 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 32 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2014 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 34 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2002 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 37 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 166.6% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 39 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 40 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 44 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 45 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 47 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2013 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 48 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 50 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 139.6% | falling |
| 51 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 86.0% | falling |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2016 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | up 29.3% | flat |
| 55 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2021 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 61 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 63 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 64 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 234.5% | volatile |
| 70 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 72 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 78 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2010 | up 549.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 81 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 82 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 32.4% | flat |
| 83 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 84 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 86 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 87 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 88 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 89 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 90 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2013 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 92 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 93 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 96 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 97 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 99.4% | volatile |