Youth Unemployment

Global Ranking

ages 15-24Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Djibouti	81.06	2020	1	76.53
2	South Africa	59.62	2020	2	57.38
3	Libya	51.53	2020	3	50.72
4	Swaziland	50.91	2020	4	46.59
5 ↑	Botswana	45.53	2020	9	37.49
6 ↓	Republic of the Congo	42.69	2020	5	39.29
7 ↑	Costa Rica	40.86	2020	23	31.85
8 ↓	New Caledonia	40.84	2020	7	37.85
9 ↑	Jordan	40.68	2020	10	36.82
10 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	40.62	2020	8	37.81
11 ↓	Namibia	40.22	2020	6	38.03
12 ↑	Georgia	39.71	2020	24	30.03
13 ↓	Saint Lucia	38.94	2020	12	35.64
14 ↑	Spain	38.51	2020	20	32.68
15 ↓	Gabon	38.23	2020	11	36.53
16 ↓	Tunisia	38.11	2020	14	35.39
17 ↓	Lesotho	37.81	2020	16	34.93
18 ↓	Macedonia	36.88	2020	13	35.52
19 ↑	Armenia	36.59	2020	21	32.49
20 ↑	Montenegro	36.4	2020	37	25.35
21 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36.24	2020	18	33.41
22 ↓	Sudan	35.78	2020	19	32.78
23 ↓	Haiti	34.97	2020	22	32.46
24 ↓	Greece	34.92	2020	15	35.16
25 ↓	Somalia	34.91	2020	17	33.64
26	Uruguay	34.01	2020	26	28.58
27	Cape Verde	33.33	2020	27	28.21
28 ↑	Panama	31.97	2020	89	12.95
29 ↓	Algeria	31.04	2020	28	27.36
30 ↓	Brazil	30.53	2020	29	27.32
31 ↑	Argentina	30.34	2020	34	25.72
32 ↓	Albania	30.32	2020	30	27.02
33 ↓	Guyana	30.07	2020	32	26.16
34 ↑	Bahamas	30.05	2020	42	24.45
35 ↓	Italy	29.48	2020	25	29.22
36 ↓	Barbados	29.43	2020	35	25.53
37 ↑	Suriname	29.17	2020	39	25.22
38 ↓	Iran	28.52	2020	33	25.81
39 ↑	Saudi Arabia	28.17	2020	44	22.97
40 ↑	Lebanon	27.43	2020	43	24.2
41 ↓	Iraq	27.16	2020	38	25.28
42 ↑	Morocco	26.58	2020	45	22.86
43 ↓	Zambia	26.07	2020	36	25.47
44 ↓	Serbia	25.99	2020	31	26.93
45 ↑	Colombia	25.89	2020	56	20
46 ↑	Jamaica	25.54	2020	48	22.08
47 ↑	Sri Lanka	25.53	2020	52	21.26
48 ↓	Yemen	25.44	2020	40	24.77
49 ↓	Syria	25.24	2020	47	22.33
50 ↑	Chile	24.92	2020	57	19.54
51 ↓	India	24.9	2020	46	22.74
52 ↓	Mauritius	24.55	2020	49	21.87
52 ↓	Turkey	24.55	2020	41	24.71
54 ↑	Sweden	24.11	2020	55	20.22
55 ↓	Egypt	23.39	2020	54	20.99
56 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	23.08	2020	53	21.05
57 ↑	Luxembourg	23.07	2020	68	16.84
58 ↓	Brunei	23.05	2020	50	21.42
59 ↓	Mauritania	22.68	2020	51	21.33
60 ↑	Portugal	22.62	2020	61	18.31
61 ↑	Finland	21.21	2020	66	17.08
62 ↑	Croatia	21.17	2020	70	16.68
63 ↓	Comoros	20.92	2020	59	19
64 ↑	Canada	20.26	2020	105	11.04
64 ↓	Puerto Rico	20.26	2020	60	18.79
66 ↓	France	20.18	2020	58	19.51
67 ↑	Lithuania	19.7	2020	96	11.89
68 ↓	Nigeria	19.67	2020	62	17.72
69 ↑	Kuwait	19.37	2020	81	15.31
70 ↑	Slovakia	19.36	2020	73	16.1
71 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	19.35	2020	64	17.44
72 ↑	Belize	19.23	2020	75	16.06
73 ↓	Samoa	18.59	2020	64	17.44
74 ↑	Maldives	18.24	2020	79	15.56
75 ↓	Angola	18.09	2020	71	16.61
76 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	18.04	2020	83	15.17
77 ↑	Estonia	17.93	2020	103	11.1
78 ↓	Mongolia	17.65	2020	72	16.42
79 ↓	Mali	17.39	2020	67	16.95
80 ↓	Cyprus	17.38	2020	76	15.93
80 ↓	Romania	17.38	2020	68	16.84
82 ↓	Tajikistan	16.99	2020	73	16.1
82	Russia	16.99	2020	82	15.23
84	Paraguay	16.97	2020	84	15.12
85 ↓	Ukraine	16.84	2020	80	15.43
86 ↓	Fiji	16.32	2020	78	15.66
87 ↓	Afghanistan	16.12	2020	63	17.61
88 ↑	Bolivia	15.71	2020	127	8.58
89 ↑	Hong Kong	15.5	2020	128	8.54
90 ↓	Gambia	15.47	2020	86	13.5
91 ↑	Oman	15.44	2020	132	8.34
92 ↓	Uzbekistan	15.37	2020	88	13.34
93 ↓	Ireland	15.36	2020	91	12.56
93 ↓	Belgium	15.36	2020	85	14.28
95 ↓	Azerbaijan	15.3	2020	93	12.45
96 ↓	Latvia	14.94	2020	92	12.48
97 ↑	United States	14.85	2020	132	8.34
98 ↓	Dominican Republic	14.83	2020	77	15.92
99 ↓	Bangladesh	14.77	2020	90	12.69
100 ↑	Honduras	14.75	2020	107	10.81
101 ↓	Venezuela	14.68	2020	95	12.13
102 ↓	Indonesia	14.53	2020	87	13.36
103 ↓	Australia	14.27	2020	97	11.83
104 ↑	Slovenia	14.25	2020	135	8.16
105 ↑	Bulgaria	14.2	2020	124	8.89
106 ↓	Eritrea	14.18	2020	100	11.38
107 ↓	Malaysia	14.03	2020	102	11.21
108 ↓	Bhutan	13.96	2020	106	11.02
109 ↓	Kenya	13.59	2020	94	12.34
110 ↓	United Kingdom	13.51	2020	104	11.09
111 ↑	El Salvador	13.28	2020	117	9.82
112 ↑	Peru	13	2020	140	7.55
113 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	12.81	2020	98	11.73
114 ↓	Hungary	12.77	2020	99	11.4
115 ↓	New Zealand	12.38	2020	101	11.29
116 ↓	China	11.93	2020	108	10.71
117 ↓	Nicaragua	11.71	2020	111	10.36
118 ↓	Denmark	11.6	2020	113	10.05
119 ↓	Central African Republic	11.46	2020	109	10.41
120 ↓	Norway	11.25	2020	114	9.89
121 ↓	Belarus	11.22	2020	112	10.21
122 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	11.2	2020	121	9.22
123 ↑	Ecuador	11.07	2020	126	8.72
124 ↓	Moldova	10.85	2020	109	10.41
125 ↓	Poland	10.81	2020	116	9.85
126 ↓	Malta	10.73	2020	120	9.35
127 ↓	Turkmenistan	10.63	2020	119	9.47
128 ↑	Singapore	10.58	2020	139	7.68
129 ↓	Sierra Leone	10.44	2020	118	9.62
130	Austria	10.43	2020	130	8.51
131 ↓	South Korea	10.15	2020	115	9.86
132 ↓	Iceland	9.88	2020	131	8.47
133 ↓	Tonga	9.82	2020	125	8.78
134 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	9.74	2020	129	8.53
135 ↓	Togo	9.56	2020	122	9.17
136 ↓	Malawi	9.52	2020	134	8.32
137 ↓	Ghana	9.49	2020	123	8.95
138 ↓	Pakistan	9.21	2020	137	7.88
139 ↑	Netherlands	9.2	2020	145	6.78
140 ↑	United Arab Emirates	9.01	2020	142	7.16
141 ↓	Switzerland	8.6	2020	136	7.98
142 ↑	Nepal	8.09	2020	153	5.95
143	Mexico	8.03	2020	143	7.14
143 ↑	Guinea	8.03	2020	148	6.73
143 ↓	Burkina Faso	8.03	2020	138	7.74
146 ↑	Czech Republic	7.97	2020	155	5.63
146 ↑	Bahrain	7.97	2020	151	6.31
148 ↑	Israel	7.95	2020	149	6.69
149 ↑	Macao	7.92	2020	157	4.79
150 ↓	Mozambique	7.79	2020	141	7.23
151 ↓	Zimbabwe	7.63	2020	144	7.01
152 ↓	Vietnam	7.29	2020	147	6.74
153 ↑	Germany	7.21	2020	154	5.76
154 ↓	Philippines	7.06	2020	145	6.78
155 ↓	North Korea	6.79	2020	152	6.2
156 ↓	Cameroon	6.65	2020	150	6.37
157 ↑	Guatemala	6.58	2020	160	4.49
158 ↓	Ivory Coast	5.77	2020	156	5.53
159 ↑	Thailand	5.23	2020	161	4.28
160 ↓	Vanuatu	5.13	2020	159	4.55
161 ↓	Papua New Guinea	5	2020	158	4.77
162	Senegal	4.93	2020	162	4.01
162 ↑	Ethiopia	4.93	2020	166	3.72
164	Japan	4.64	2020	164	3.9
165 ↑	Madagascar	4.46	2020	168	3.52
166 ↓	Tanzania	4.39	2020	163	3.96
167 ↑	Uganda	4	2020	170	2.95
168 ↓	Benin	3.92	2020	167	3.71
169 ↓	Kazakhstan	3.76	2020	165	3.89
170 ↑	Liberia	3.34	2020	171	2.46
171 ↓	Burundi	3.25	2020	169	3.06
172	Laos	2.62	2020	172	2.27
173	Rwanda	2.59	2020	173	2.05
174 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	2.49	2020	175	1.49
175 ↓	Chad	2.24	2020	174	1.52
176	Solomon Islands	1.68	2020	176	1.45
177	Niger	0.86	2020	177	0.77
178	Cambodia	0.77	2020	178	0.43
179	Qatar	0.63	2020	179	0.4

Definition of Youth Unemployment

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.