Youth Unemployment Rate by Country
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
| Country Name |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
| Djibouti |
76.39% |
76.61% |
79.38% |
81.88% |
75.91% |
| South Africa |
60.26% |
61.68% |
65.45% |
59.61% |
57.32% |
| Eswatini |
54.24% |
58.47% |
56.67% |
58.61% |
51.20% |
| Libya |
49.86% |
50.84% |
52.09% |
53.56% |
50.57% |
| Botswana |
44.36% |
42.61% |
43.36% |
40.44% |
34.59% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
42.33% |
44.00% |
46.04% |
47.71% |
43.59% |
| Republic Of Congo |
40.72% |
41.18% |
44.68% |
46.71% |
42.05% |
| Jordan |
38.84% |
42.03% |
43.86% |
42.46% |
37.21% |
| Tunisia |
38.48% |
37.83% |
39.31% |
41.24% |
37.87% |
| Namibia |
37.13% |
37.81% |
40.10% |
41.51% |
38.16% |
| Gabon |
36.41% |
36.64% |
38.24% |
39.70% |
36.71% |
| French Polynesia |
36.38% |
36.82% |
38.86% |
41.47% |
36.50% |
| Haiti |
36.33% |
36.33% |
37.81% |
39.53% |
35.25% |
| Somalia |
34.09% |
34.29% |
35.29% |
35.91% |
33.84% |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
32.26% |
31.99% |
34.65% |
36.29% |
32.06% |
| Yemen |
32.10% |
32.45% |
34.10% |
34.53% |
32.35% |
| New Caledonia |
31.75% |
33.32% |
34.40% |
46.15% |
32.41% |
| Iraq |
31.51% |
31.79% |
35.65% |
34.45% |
29.75% |
| St. Lucia |
30.26% |
30.85% |
45.01% |
51.64% |
35.88% |
| Algeria |
30.00% |
31.36% |
33.83% |
35.77% |
31.20% |
| Georgia |
29.93% |
30.14% |
30.60% |
30.85% |
30.06% |
| North Macedonia |
29.69% |
32.60% |
36.10% |
35.62% |
35.35% |
| Spain |
28.75% |
29.71% |
35.00% |
38.31% |
32.56% |
| Cabo Verde |
28.05% |
28.65% |
31.66% |
34.47% |
28.11% |
| Bosnia |
27.27% |
31.73% |
35.82% |
37.92% |
35.26% |
| Angola |
26.83% |
27.14% |
30.17% |
33.08% |
31.83% |
| Armenia |
26.74% |
26.69% |
30.10% |
32.08% |
32.61% |
| Greece |
26.54% |
31.29% |
35.39% |
33.74% |
34.75% |
| Uruguay |
26.22% |
25.32% |
31.81% |
34.22% |
28.47% |
| Albania |
25.41% |
24.54% |
27.09% |
26.42% |
26.94% |
| Suriname |
24.98% |
25.53% |
27.46% |
28.84% |
24.66% |
| Lesotho |
24.74% |
25.06% |
27.19% |
28.22% |
25.32% |
| Guyana |
24.71% |
24.57% |
29.12% |
31.00% |
26.30% |
| Costa Rica |
24.31% |
30.72% |
39.20% |
40.11% |
31.19% |
| Serbia |
24.13% |
23.27% |
24.50% |
26.61% |
27.50% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
23.59% |
25.61% |
30.71% |
34.06% |
26.51% |
| Montenegro |
23.34% |
29.80% |
37.40% |
36.22% |
25.31% |
| Mauritania |
23.24% |
23.51% |
24.85% |
25.52% |
23.37% |
| Lebanon |
22.74% |
22.90% |
25.20% |
26.58% |
23.28% |
| Italy |
22.73% |
23.70% |
29.67% |
29.63% |
29.10% |
| Morocco |
21.97% |
22.71% |
25.05% |
26.80% |
22.48% |
| Chile |
21.97% |
18.29% |
20.48% |
24.38% |
18.95% |
| Sweden |
21.94% |
21.60% |
24.56% |
23.89% |
20.09% |
| Romania |
21.70% |
22.87% |
21.15% |
17.58% |
17.14% |
| Iran |
21.27% |
22.69% |
23.75% |
23.71% |
25.95% |
| Portugal |
20.46% |
19.18% |
23.42% |
22.46% |
18.33% |
| Nepal |
20.43% |
20.61% |
22.64% |
24.07% |
19.68% |
| Sri Lanka |
20.34% |
21.73% |
25.37% |
25.45% |
20.43% |
| Slovak Republic |
19.87% |
19.92% |
21.21% |
19.44% |
16.12% |
| Colombia |
19.37% |
20.97% |
24.76% |
27.25% |
20.66% |
| Croatia |
18.91% |
17.74% |
21.54% |
20.67% |
16.71% |
| Luxembourg |
18.85% |
17.60% |
18.67% |
23.18% |
16.98% |
| South Sudan |
18.52% |
18.72% |
20.80% |
21.85% |
19.26% |
| Barbados |
18.26% |
21.03% |
28.25% |
30.03% |
25.79% |
| Rwanda |
18.17% |
22.20% |
23.31% |
15.95% |
16.05% |
| Brunei |
17.96% |
18.30% |
16.24% |
26.85% |
20.14% |
| Argentina |
17.95% |
19.00% |
23.37% |
30.43% |
25.84% |
| Brazil |
17.94% |
20.73% |
28.31% |
30.27% |
27.10% |
| Belize |
17.83% |
18.42% |
21.82% |
22.37% |
19.93% |
| Bahamas |
17.70% |
18.69% |
21.77% |
23.94% |
19.24% |
| Afghanistan |
17.49% |
17.54% |
16.01% |
16.05% |
15.52% |
| France |
17.42% |
17.86% |
19.25% |
20.40% |
19.93% |
| Turkey |
17.31% |
19.29% |
22.36% |
24.92% |
25.04% |
| Estonia |
17.21% |
18.39% |
16.62% |
18.42% |
11.62% |
| Egypt |
17.15% |
16.34% |
18.21% |
18.46% |
20.63% |
| Panama |
16.77% |
19.19% |
22.34% |
33.03% |
17.13% |
| Mauritius |
16.45% |
22.32% |
25.37% |
25.03% |
22.08% |
| Cyprus |
16.22% |
18.71% |
17.17% |
18.49% |
16.86% |
| Belgium |
16.12% |
16.41% |
18.21% |
15.33% |
14.24% |
| Finland |
16.11% |
14.14% |
17.06% |
21.19% |
17.13% |
| India |
15.60% |
17.73% |
20.82% |
24.67% |
22.95% |
| China |
15.56% |
14.67% |
12.40% |
12.65% |
10.68% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
15.46% |
15.81% |
16.98% |
17.39% |
15.22% |
| Zimbabwe |
15.33% |
16.98% |
15.21% |
14.24% |
11.72% |
| Fiji |
15.30% |
15.73% |
16.15% |
16.75% |
15.28% |
| Kenya |
15.16% |
15.49% |
12.23% |
13.62% |
12.55% |
| Kuwait |
15.09% |
15.19% |
17.76% |
19.06% |
15.22% |
| Bhutan |
14.94% |
27.18% |
20.61% |
21.99% |
11.56% |
| Tajikistan |
14.51% |
14.48% |
15.12% |
15.66% |
14.16% |
| Maldives |
14.12% |
14.27% |
15.32% |
16.15% |
13.50% |
| Lithuania |
13.71% |
11.87% |
14.30% |
19.56% |
11.85% |
| Oman |
13.59% |
14.56% |
9.10% |
13.52% |
9.02% |
| Azerbaijan |
13.58% |
13.62% |
14.68% |
15.13% |
11.48% |
| Saudi Arabia |
13.47% |
15.96% |
19.77% |
29.63% |
25.48% |
| Channel Islands |
13.38% |
13.18% |
15.62% |
15.86% |
13.75% |
| Paraguay |
13.19% |
14.60% |
16.20% |
17.15% |
15.30% |
| Puerto Rico |
13.18% |
13.68% |
17.20% |
19.57% |
18.56% |
| Indonesia |
13.02% |
14.05% |
13.80% |
14.77% |
13.58% |
| Samoa |
12.90% |
13.25% |
16.03% |
17.83% |
17.49% |
| Guam |
12.85% |
13.03% |
14.35% |
15.40% |
13.13% |
| Hungary |
12.78% |
10.54% |
13.55% |
12.88% |
11.47% |
| Latvia |
12.32% |
15.27% |
14.79% |
14.87% |
12.42% |
| Malaysia |
12.15% |
12.16% |
11.58% |
12.37% |
11.21% |
| Bulgaria |
12.05% |
10.58% |
15.70% |
14.14% |
8.78% |
| United Kingdom |
11.94% |
10.59% |
12.89% |
13.37% |
10.69% |
| Mongolia |
11.61% |
11.43% |
16.51% |
14.89% |
21.13% |
| Dominican Republic |
11.56% |
12.85% |
16.87% |
14.77% |
15.84% |
| Denmark |
11.50% |
10.53% |
10.80% |
11.63% |
10.04% |
| Vanuatu |
11.49% |
11.61% |
10.92% |
9.70% |
12.34% |
| Mozambique |
11.47% |
11.62% |
9.84% |
9.71% |
8.51% |
| Poland |
11.18% |
10.56% |
11.82% |
10.84% |
9.84% |
| Russia |
11.15% |
14.39% |
16.14% |
16.99% |
15.21% |
| Austria |
10.98% |
10.33% |
12.02% |
10.33% |
8.77% |
| Norway |
10.98% |
9.91% |
12.85% |
11.22% |
9.81% |
| Gambia |
10.81% |
10.16% |
10.44% |
10.14% |
7.81% |
| Canada |
10.81% |
10.08% |
13.56% |
20.13% |
10.74% |
| Uzbekistan |
10.76% |
10.85% |
13.03% |
12.84% |
11.27% |
| New Zealand |
10.71% |
9.36% |
10.49% |
12.44% |
11.29% |
| Belarus |
10.60% |
10.28% |
10.49% |
12.05% |
10.21% |
| Honduras |
10.48% |
13.57% |
14.27% |
17.07% |
10.77% |
| Venezuela |
10.27% |
10.58% |
12.94% |
13.61% |
11.77% |
| Ireland |
10.16% |
9.39% |
15.61% |
15.26% |
12.46% |
| Myanmar |
10.07% |
10.15% |
12.82% |
4.96% |
1.31% |
| Zambia |
10.04% |
9.85% |
9.36% |
11.04% |
10.35% |
| Jamaica |
9.99% |
13.12% |
16.84% |
20.09% |
15.96% |
| Eritrea |
9.97% |
10.19% |
10.98% |
11.10% |
9.85% |
| Slovenia |
9.95% |
10.14% |
12.85% |
14.18% |
8.14% |
| Central African Republic |
9.86% |
10.08% |
10.83% |
10.86% |
9.64% |
| Pakistan |
9.42% |
9.45% |
11.05% |
10.74% |
9.60% |
| Malta |
9.32% |
9.06% |
9.87% |
11.54% |
10.07% |
| Nicaragua |
9.20% |
9.50% |
11.06% |
11.42% |
10.06% |
| Turkmenistan |
9.20% |
9.11% |
10.23% |
10.16% |
8.48% |
| Hong Kong |
8.97% |
11.03% |
12.79% |
15.53% |
8.53% |
| Peru |
8.85% |
7.68% |
9.59% |
12.66% |
7.41% |
| Comoros |
8.83% |
8.88% |
9.80% |
10.49% |
9.09% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
8.54% |
8.49% |
9.09% |
9.42% |
8.40% |
| Singapore |
8.52% |
7.92% |
9.50% |
10.56% |
7.63% |
| Czech Republic |
8.51% |
6.72% |
8.13% |
7.94% |
5.62% |
| Iceland |
8.49% |
8.42% |
11.83% |
9.87% |
8.45% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
8.45% |
10.91% |
11.65% |
11.86% |
12.82% |
| Australia |
8.39% |
8.47% |
11.13% |
14.14% |
11.45% |
| Netherlands |
8.27% |
7.65% |
9.34% |
8.88% |
6.61% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
8.04% |
10.60% |
13.15% |
11.81% |
9.17% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
8.01% |
8.10% |
9.18% |
9.60% |
8.21% |
| United States |
7.95% |
8.11% |
9.70% |
14.89% |
8.38% |
| Bangladesh |
7.91% |
10.99% |
12.72% |
13.47% |
11.74% |
| Switzerland |
7.87% |
6.84% |
8.32% |
8.60% |
7.99% |
| Ecuador |
7.78% |
8.30% |
9.14% |
11.07% |
8.73% |
| North Korea |
7.58% |
7.61% |
8.10% |
8.51% |
7.61% |
| Guinea |
7.07% |
7.10% |
7.98% |
8.41% |
6.99% |
| El Salvador |
7.03% |
7.48% |
9.80% |
11.08% |
9.60% |
| Philippines |
6.91% |
6.81% |
8.43% |
6.99% |
6.70% |
| Malawi |
6.84% |
6.85% |
7.63% |
7.83% |
6.81% |
| Cameroon |
6.62% |
6.67% |
7.23% |
7.37% |
6.59% |
| Burkina Faso |
6.57% |
6.72% |
7.64% |
7.98% |
7.43% |
| Macao |
6.56% |
6.95% |
6.39% |
7.59% |
4.94% |
| Vietnam |
6.44% |
6.10% |
6.90% |
6.55% |
5.62% |
| UAE |
6.35% |
9.99% |
9.74% |
13.48% |
7.33% |
| Germany |
6.02% |
6.05% |
6.67% |
7.86% |
5.86% |
| Israel |
5.87% |
6.72% |
7.65% |
7.65% |
6.53% |
| Mexico |
5.84% |
6.47% |
7.63% |
8.05% |
7.16% |
| Ethiopia |
5.46% |
5.45% |
6.25% |
6.36% |
4.75% |
| Madagascar |
5.43% |
5.58% |
6.06% |
5.87% |
4.49% |
| South Korea |
5.41% |
6.64% |
8.06% |
10.14% |
9.83% |
| Bahrain |
5.38% |
5.33% |
6.04% |
6.39% |
5.66% |
| Ghana |
5.35% |
5.40% |
5.99% |
6.32% |
5.88% |
| Nigeria |
5.13% |
6.02% |
8.99% |
10.84% |
10.42% |
| Bolivia |
4.97% |
6.04% |
8.20% |
15.24% |
6.93% |
| Tonga |
4.63% |
6.15% |
6.38% |
7.99% |
6.47% |
| Thailand |
4.49% |
5.21% |
5.86% |
5.20% |
4.19% |
| Guatemala |
4.33% |
6.27% |
3.79% |
5.16% |
4.46% |
| Cuba |
4.25% |
4.34% |
4.91% |
5.17% |
4.25% |
| Uganda |
4.21% |
4.34% |
5.04% |
5.69% |
4.69% |
| Japan |
4.12% |
4.43% |
4.71% |
4.68% |
3.94% |
| Moldova |
4.03% |
2.91% |
1.80% |
4.05% |
3.26% |
| Mali |
3.86% |
3.21% |
4.43% |
6.73% |
4.67% |
| Senegal |
3.86% |
3.90% |
4.66% |
4.82% |
4.04% |
| Kazakhstan |
3.81% |
3.82% |
4.22% |
3.78% |
3.77% |
| Papua New Guinea |
3.79% |
3.81% |
4.33% |
4.56% |
4.12% |
| Sierra Leone |
3.48% |
3.51% |
3.90% |
4.08% |
3.58% |
| Togo |
3.40% |
3.42% |
3.78% |
3.70% |
3.08% |
| Timor-Leste |
3.20% |
3.21% |
4.79% |
6.79% |
7.97% |
| Benin |
3.09% |
3.13% |
3.24% |
2.96% |
2.30% |
| Solomon Islands |
2.93% |
2.95% |
1.37% |
1.49% |
1.30% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2.82% |
2.84% |
2.94% |
2.73% |
2.06% |
| Tanzania |
2.34% |
2.34% |
2.75% |
2.75% |
2.66% |
| Liberia |
2.22% |
2.23% |
2.82% |
2.91% |
2.30% |
| Lao PDR |
2.18% |
2.18% |
3.33% |
4.24% |
4.47% |
| Burundi |
1.70% |
1.71% |
1.77% |
1.69% |
1.75% |
| Chad |
1.45% |
1.46% |
2.02% |
1.88% |
1.49% |
| Cambodia |
0.70% |
0.69% |
0.83% |
0.47% |
0.38% |
| Qatar |
0.57% |
0.56% |
0.69% |
0.48% |
0.30% |
| Niger |
0.40% |
0.40% |
0.72% |
0.74% |
0.75% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
0.00% |
36.09% |
41.63% |
42.05% |
40.15% |
| Sudan |
0.00% |
12.00% |
17.41% |
19.78% |
19.37% |
| Ukraine |
0.00% |
0.00% |
19.15% |
19.36% |
15.48% |
