Global Rankings
Youth Unemployment
ages 15-24
| Rank | Country | ages 15-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Djibouti | 76.77 |
2 | 2 | South Africa | 59.93 |
3 | 3 | Swaziland | 54.33 |
4 | 4 | Libya | 50.06 |
5 | 5 | Botswana | 46 |
6 | 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.95 |
7 | 16 | Costa Rica | 40.86 |
8 | 7 | Republic of the Congo | 40.5 |
9 | 8 | Jordan | 38.88 |
10 | 9 | Tunisia | 38.08 |
11 | 10 | Namibia | 38.05 |
12 | 11 | Haiti | 37.52 |
13 | 12 | Gabon | 36.28 |
14 | 13 | Somalia | 34.23 |
15 | 17 | New Caledonia | 33.11 |
16 | 14 | Syria | 33.1 |
17 | 15 | Yemen | 32.6 |
18 | 18 | Iraq | 32.01 |
19 | 20 | Georgia | 30.26 |
20 | 19 | Algeria | 29.44 |
21 | 21 | Macedonia | 28.75 |
22 | 22 | Cape Verde | 28.42 |
23 | 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.2 |
24 | 24 | Angola | 27.23 |
25 | 26 | Armenia | 26.24 |
26 | 28 | Albania | 25.57 |
27 | 29 | Suriname | 25.44 |
28 | 25 | Uruguay | 25.15 |
29 | 31 | Guyana | 24.9 |
30 | 27 | Spain | 24.75 |
31 | 30 | Lesotho | 24.67 |
32 | 34 | Romania | 24.54 |
33 | 33 | Montenegro | 24.44 |
34 | 32 | Sweden | 24.31 |
35 | 35 | Mauritania | 22.92 |
36 | 36 | Lebanon | 22.74 |
37 | 42 | Iran | 21.9 |
38 | 38 | Morocco | 21.88 |
39 | 44 | Chile | 21.64 |
40 | 54 | Finland | 21.48 |
41 | 40 | Luxembourg | 21.47 |
42 | 37 | Greece | 21.39 |
43 | 41 | Serbia | 20.93 |
44 | 45 | Nepal | 20.56 |
45 | 46 | Italy | 20.55 |
46 | 43 | Saint Lucia | 20.25 |
47 | 39 | Portugal | 20.22 |
48 | 47 | Panama | 19.77 |
49 | 50 | Estonia | 19.7 |
50 | 56 | Belize | 19.32 |
51 | 57 | Bahamas | 19.25 |
52 | 51 | Argentina | 19.19 |
53 | 49 | Ukraine | 19.15 |
54 | 55 | France | 18.89 |
55 | 52 | Sri Lanka | 18.58 |
56 | 58 | Barbados | 18.48 |
57 | 53 | Slovakia | 18.43 |
58 | 63 | Egypt | 18.29 |
59 | 60 | Brunei | 18.23 |
60 | 62 | Belgium | 17.78 |
61 | 48 | Colombia | 17.65 |
62 | 66 | Mauritius | 17.37 |
63 | 59 | Bhutan | 17.05 |
64 | 64 | Afghanistan | 16.79 |
65 | 67 | Croatia | 16.47 |
66 | 65 | Rwanda | 16.41 |
67 | 68 | Turkey | 16.04 |
68 | 69 | India | 16.02 |
69 | 77 | China | 15.8 |
70 | 71 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.74 |
71 | 78 | Maldives | 15.69 |
72 | 73 | Zimbabwe | 15.55 |
73 | 72 | Kenya | 15.25 |
74 | 75 | Fiji | 15.21 |
75 | 74 | Kuwait | 15.06 |
76 | 80 | United Kingdom | 14.65 |
77 | 79 | Tajikistan | 14.59 |
78 | 81 | New Zealand | 14.36 |
79 | 76 | Hungary | 14.21 |
80 | 88 | Puerto Rico | 13.98 |
81 | 70 | Brazil | 13.98 |
82 | 85 | Oman | 13.89 |
83 | 87 | Canada | 13.8 |
84 | 82 | Lithuania | 13.76 |
85 | 95 | Norway | 13.42 |
86 | 84 | Azerbaijan | 13.09 |
87 | 92 | Samoa | 12.98 |
87 | 89 | Indonesia | 12.98 |
89 | 83 | Latvia | 12.95 |
90 | 91 | Cyprus | 12.71 |
91 | 90 | Dominican Republic | 12.31 |
92 | 61 | Sudan | 12 |
93 | 94 | Malaysia | 11.95 |
94 | 96 | Denmark | 11.74 |
95 | 97 | Mongolia | 11.71 |
96 | 86 | Paraguay | 11.69 |
97 | 99 | Mozambique | 11.61 |
98 | 103 | Uzbekistan | 11.38 |
99 | 100 | Vanuatu | 11.34 |
100 | 107 | Austria | 11 |
101 | 102 | Gambia | 10.86 |
102 | 108 | Jamaica | 10.81 |
103 | 104 | Poland | 10.7 |
104 | 106 | Ireland | 10.49 |
105 | 110 | Zambia | 10.47 |
106 | 109 | Venezuela | 10.44 |
107 | 111 | Eritrea | 10.24 |
108 | 93 | Bulgaria | 10.15 |
109 | 112 | Central African Republic | 10.09 |
110 | 119 | Turkmenistan | 10.02 |
111 | 98 | Saudi Arabia | 10.01 |
112 | 113 | Burma (Myanmar) | 9.81 |
113 | 118 | Australia | 9.61 |
114 | 116 | Pakistan | 9.59 |
115 | 115 | Nicaragua | 9.54 |
116 | 101 | Slovenia | 9.54 |
117 | 114 | Peru | 9.45 |
118 | 122 | Bangladesh | 9.39 |
119 | 123 | United States | 9.34 |
120 | 120 | Czech Republic | 9.22 |
121 | 105 | Belarus | 9.18 |
122 | 132 | Switzerland | 9.04 |
123 | 117 | Hong Kong | 8.96 |
124 | 126 | Netherlands | 8.83 |
125 | 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.79 |
126 | 124 | Comoros | 8.75 |
127 | 125 | Iceland | 8.67 |
128 | 130 | Honduras | 8.53 |
129 | 121 | Malta | 8.43 |
130 | 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.23 |
131 | 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.22 |
132 | 127 | Ecuador | 8.16 |
133 | 135 | North Korea | 7.9 |
134 | 134 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.85 |
135 | 136 | El Salvador | 7.81 |
136 | 131 | Russia | 7.61 |
137 | 138 | Philippines | 7.04 |
138 | 137 | Guinea | 7.02 |
139 | 139 | Malawi | 6.95 |
140 | 142 | Germany | 6.86 |
141 | 147 | Singapore | 6.78 |
142 | 140 | Macao | 6.78 |
143 | 144 | South Korea | 6.7 |
144 | 141 | Cameroon | 6.55 |
145 | 145 | United Arab Emirates | 6.45 |
146 | 143 | Burkina Faso | 6.44 |
147 | 146 | Vietnam | 6.17 |
148 | 148 | Israel | 6.03 |
149 | 149 | Tonga | 6.03 |
150 | 154 | Ghana | 5.83 |
151 | 150 | Mexico | 5.71 |
152 | 151 | Bahrain | 5.42 |
153 | 153 | Ethiopia | 5.35 |
154 | 156 | Nigeria | 5.34 |
155 | 152 | Madagascar | 5.25 |
156 | 155 | Bolivia | 5.01 |
157 | 158 | Guatemala | 4.76 |
158 | 157 | Thailand | 4.53 |
159 | 160 | Cuba | 4.28 |
160 | 159 | Moldova | 4.2 |
161 | 162 | Uganda | 4.18 |
162 | 161 | Ivory Coast | 4.01 |
163 | 163 | Japan | 3.9 |
164 | 165 | Mali | 3.88 |
165 | 166 | Kazakhstan | 3.81 |
166 | 167 | Papua New Guinea | 3.79 |
167 | 168 | Sierra Leone | 3.72 |
168 | 164 | Senegal | 3.62 |
169 | 169 | Togo | 3.44 |
170 | 170 | Benin | 2.89 |
171 | 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.84 |
172 | 171 | Solomon Islands | 2.76 |
173 | 175 | Laos | 2.38 |
174 | 173 | Tanzania | 2.38 |
175 | 174 | Liberia | 2.3 |
176 | 176 | Burundi | 1.68 |
177 | 177 | Chad | 1.46 |
178 | 178 | Cambodia | 0.71 |
179 | 179 | Qatar | 0.56 |
180 | 180 | Niger | 0.46 |