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 |
76.47% |
76.40% |
78.96% |
81.29% |
75.53% |
| Eswatini |
64.99% |
65.34% |
61.82% |
62.77% |
54.28% |
| Libya |
49.44% |
50.60% |
51.35% |
52.60% |
50.18% |
| South Africa |
49.14% |
49.83% |
49.87% |
43.50% |
47.41% |
| Botswana |
45.41% |
43.51% |
44.48% |
41.54% |
35.28% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
42.31% |
43.70% |
45.06% |
46.51% |
42.62% |
| Republic Of Congo |
41.20% |
41.72% |
45.06% |
46.74% |
42.58% |
| Jordan |
40.80% |
41.27% |
43.75% |
42.36% |
37.13% |
| Namibia |
38.03% |
38.58% |
40.10% |
41.26% |
38.25% |
| Tunisia |
37.48% |
37.25% |
38.66% |
41.28% |
39.04% |
| French Polynesia |
37.31% |
37.79% |
38.98% |
41.16% |
36.54% |
| Haiti |
36.80% |
36.84% |
37.69% |
39.27% |
35.31% |
| Gabon |
36.53% |
36.76% |
37.88% |
39.07% |
36.54% |
| Somalia |
34.28% |
34.42% |
35.09% |
35.61% |
33.91% |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
33.52% |
34.02% |
35.22% |
37.11% |
33.08% |
| Yemen |
32.66% |
32.94% |
33.78% |
34.18% |
32.33% |
| New Caledonia |
32.57% |
32.76% |
38.65% |
46.15% |
32.43% |
| Iraq |
32.23% |
32.26% |
35.62% |
34.45% |
29.59% |
| Algeria |
30.78% |
31.99% |
33.70% |
35.38% |
31.16% |
| Georgia |
30.20% |
30.31% |
30.42% |
30.78% |
30.00% |
| Bhutan |
29.24% |
29.59% |
20.62% |
22.00% |
11.56% |
| Spain |
28.70% |
29.78% |
34.80% |
38.28% |
32.53% |
| Cabo Verde |
28.65% |
29.01% |
31.14% |
33.67% |
27.65% |
| North Macedonia |
28.57% |
32.46% |
36.08% |
35.58% |
35.36% |
| Albania |
28.25% |
28.10% |
29.43% |
30.63% |
27.14% |
| Angola |
28.24% |
28.42% |
30.00% |
32.46% |
31.63% |
| St. Lucia |
28.15% |
30.97% |
45.28% |
52.27% |
36.02% |
| Montenegro |
27.93% |
28.04% |
37.72% |
36.34% |
25.36% |
| Greece |
26.57% |
31.14% |
35.29% |
33.71% |
34.72% |
| Bosnia |
26.52% |
31.89% |
35.33% |
37.05% |
34.10% |
| Uruguay |
26.16% |
25.31% |
31.71% |
33.93% |
28.16% |
| Guyana |
25.87% |
25.67% |
29.58% |
31.34% |
27.02% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
25.55% |
26.95% |
31.42% |
34.83% |
27.40% |
| Suriname |
25.29% |
26.58% |
27.07% |
28.33% |
24.37% |
| Sri Lanka |
25.28% |
25.24% |
23.28% |
25.36% |
20.38% |
| Barbados |
24.87% |
26.07% |
27.80% |
29.53% |
25.54% |
| Lesotho |
24.84% |
25.06% |
26.86% |
27.70% |
25.10% |
| Serbia |
24.31% |
24.25% |
25.48% |
26.62% |
27.46% |
| Costa Rica |
24.10% |
30.75% |
39.26% |
40.17% |
31.28% |
| Lebanon |
23.74% |
23.78% |
25.35% |
26.74% |
23.31% |
| Mauritania |
23.73% |
23.93% |
24.65% |
25.27% |
23.41% |
| Bahamas |
23.57% |
24.72% |
27.60% |
30.36% |
24.42% |
| Iran |
22.79% |
22.96% |
23.73% |
23.71% |
25.97% |
| Italy |
22.73% |
23.73% |
29.69% |
29.41% |
29.18% |
| Morocco |
22.62% |
23.21% |
25.01% |
26.65% |
22.60% |
| Chile |
22.05% |
18.41% |
20.55% |
24.58% |
18.97% |
| Rwanda |
21.97% |
22.18% |
23.27% |
15.92% |
16.01% |
| Sweden |
21.57% |
21.68% |
24.68% |
23.98% |
20.18% |
| Romania |
21.30% |
22.60% |
21.00% |
17.33% |
16.80% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
21.08% |
21.09% |
22.42% |
23.30% |
20.99% |
| Mauritius |
20.87% |
21.76% |
24.83% |
24.76% |
22.08% |
| Nepal |
20.36% |
20.54% |
22.39% |
23.82% |
19.80% |
| Portugal |
20.25% |
19.00% |
23.42% |
22.55% |
18.27% |
| Samoa |
19.76% |
20.05% |
20.69% |
21.20% |
19.60% |
| Slovak Republic |
19.41% |
19.75% |
21.23% |
19.45% |
16.13% |
| Colombia |
19.27% |
21.03% |
24.79% |
27.28% |
20.69% |
| Croatia |
19.24% |
18.07% |
21.93% |
21.14% |
16.65% |
| Luxembourg |
18.99% |
17.65% |
16.97% |
23.24% |
17.01% |
| Egypt |
18.99% |
19.02% |
18.31% |
18.54% |
20.71% |
| Armenia |
18.96% |
19.01% |
22.36% |
23.76% |
24.62% |
| Brunei |
18.62% |
18.31% |
16.45% |
27.33% |
20.44% |
| South Sudan |
18.27% |
18.55% |
20.61% |
21.63% |
19.27% |
| Sudan |
18.15% |
12.96% |
19.02% |
21.50% |
21.01% |
| Afghanistan |
18.08% |
17.75% |
16.39% |
16.05% |
15.92% |
| Argentina |
18.00% |
18.98% |
23.36% |
30.40% |
25.82% |
| Brazil |
17.90% |
20.69% |
28.26% |
30.21% |
27.04% |
| Turkey |
17.61% |
19.26% |
22.34% |
24.88% |
24.98% |
| Cyprus |
17.45% |
18.65% |
17.13% |
18.43% |
16.79% |
| Belize |
17.41% |
18.02% |
19.86% |
22.26% |
19.86% |
| France |
17.13% |
17.95% |
19.39% |
20.48% |
20.01% |
| Estonia |
17.09% |
18.41% |
16.63% |
18.37% |
11.58% |
| Tajikistan |
16.90% |
16.87% |
17.74% |
17.19% |
15.37% |
| Panama |
16.59% |
19.19% |
22.45% |
31.87% |
17.14% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
16.35% |
16.51% |
17.58% |
17.99% |
16.00% |
| Saudi Arabia |
16.25% |
16.00% |
19.78% |
27.51% |
24.82% |
| Belgium |
16.09% |
16.43% |
18.23% |
15.35% |
14.26% |
| Finland |
15.92% |
14.13% |
17.05% |
21.20% |
17.10% |
| India |
15.79% |
17.83% |
20.86% |
24.60% |
22.87% |
| Bangladesh |
15.74% |
15.94% |
16.62% |
16.42% |
13.52% |
| China |
15.72% |
14.85% |
12.41% |
12.72% |
10.73% |
| Fiji |
15.24% |
15.70% |
16.63% |
16.97% |
15.57% |
| Kuwait |
14.99% |
15.37% |
18.00% |
18.98% |
15.25% |
| Maldives |
14.93% |
15.23% |
15.62% |
16.37% |
13.93% |
| Zimbabwe |
14.29% |
16.75% |
15.15% |
14.03% |
11.62% |
| Indonesia |
13.94% |
14.05% |
13.81% |
14.78% |
13.59% |
| Lithuania |
13.90% |
11.92% |
14.32% |
19.56% |
11.86% |
| Jamaica |
13.84% |
13.51% |
17.16% |
20.21% |
16.05% |
| Puerto Rico |
13.65% |
13.69% |
16.96% |
19.27% |
18.62% |
| Azerbaijan |
13.55% |
13.58% |
14.46% |
15.12% |
11.40% |
| Channel Islands |
13.47% |
13.22% |
15.45% |
15.74% |
13.69% |
| Paraguay |
13.03% |
14.53% |
16.12% |
17.07% |
15.23% |
| Guam |
12.88% |
13.05% |
13.97% |
14.81% |
12.85% |
| Hungary |
12.76% |
10.49% |
13.46% |
12.74% |
11.38% |
| Russia |
12.70% |
14.38% |
16.14% |
16.91% |
15.14% |
| United Kingdom |
12.54% |
10.51% |
12.77% |
13.44% |
11.03% |
| Latvia |
12.50% |
15.27% |
14.78% |
14.87% |
12.42% |
| Malaysia |
12.49% |
12.55% |
12.21% |
12.61% |
11.27% |
| Kenya |
12.23% |
12.43% |
12.08% |
13.31% |
12.45% |
| Bulgaria |
11.99% |
10.75% |
15.84% |
14.22% |
8.90% |
| Dominican Republic |
11.75% |
12.89% |
16.92% |
14.81% |
15.89% |
| Denmark |
11.66% |
10.54% |
10.80% |
11.58% |
10.04% |
| Poland |
11.58% |
10.63% |
11.92% |
10.81% |
9.86% |
| Mongolia |
11.40% |
11.54% |
17.43% |
15.90% |
21.74% |
| Honduras |
10.99% |
11.80% |
14.00% |
16.91% |
10.45% |
| Uzbekistan |
10.97% |
11.02% |
12.98% |
12.80% |
11.25% |
| Norway |
10.95% |
9.98% |
12.58% |
11.29% |
9.93% |
| Austria |
10.93% |
10.35% |
12.04% |
10.34% |
8.78% |
| Comoros |
10.89% |
10.94% |
10.95% |
11.59% |
10.08% |
| Venezuela |
10.77% |
11.10% |
13.21% |
13.82% |
12.10% |
| New Zealand |
10.72% |
9.31% |
10.45% |
12.44% |
11.31% |
| Vanuatu |
10.71% |
10.85% |
10.05% |
8.89% |
11.40% |
| Central African Republic |
10.71% |
10.78% |
11.45% |
11.54% |
10.35% |
| UAE |
10.65% |
10.88% |
10.49% |
14.12% |
7.42% |
| Gambia |
10.64% |
10.05% |
10.18% |
9.90% |
7.78% |
| Canada |
10.59% |
10.11% |
13.57% |
20.16% |
10.77% |
| Ireland |
10.54% |
10.02% |
14.47% |
15.25% |
12.46% |
| Hong Kong |
10.45% |
11.03% |
12.79% |
15.53% |
8.53% |
| Belarus |
10.23% |
10.27% |
10.49% |
12.06% |
10.24% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
10.12% |
10.40% |
12.91% |
11.62% |
9.04% |
| Eritrea |
10.01% |
10.10% |
10.83% |
11.00% |
9.90% |
| Slovenia |
9.91% |
10.13% |
12.85% |
14.16% |
8.12% |
| Zambia |
9.76% |
9.86% |
9.34% |
11.02% |
10.33% |
| Myanmar |
9.71% |
9.62% |
12.62% |
4.96% |
1.32% |
| Pakistan |
9.65% |
9.68% |
11.03% |
10.56% |
9.57% |
| Nicaragua |
9.48% |
9.66% |
10.95% |
11.27% |
10.04% |
| Malta |
9.34% |
8.41% |
9.63% |
10.89% |
9.31% |
| Iceland |
9.16% |
8.47% |
11.85% |
9.87% |
8.45% |
| Turkmenistan |
9.06% |
8.97% |
10.09% |
10.00% |
8.37% |
| Netherlands |
8.94% |
7.91% |
9.57% |
9.13% |
6.74% |
| Peru |
8.80% |
8.04% |
9.56% |
12.64% |
7.39% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
8.60% |
8.65% |
9.54% |
10.03% |
8.67% |
| Australia |
8.57% |
8.23% |
11.23% |
14.20% |
11.74% |
| Singapore |
8.29% |
8.39% |
10.11% |
10.59% |
7.66% |
| Czech Republic |
8.28% |
6.75% |
8.15% |
7.95% |
5.62% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
8.20% |
8.22% |
8.22% |
8.41% |
8.92% |
| Switzerland |
8.00% |
7.50% |
8.82% |
8.60% |
7.99% |
| Burkina Faso |
7.96% |
8.02% |
7.94% |
8.22% |
7.68% |
| United States |
7.90% |
8.10% |
9.70% |
14.89% |
8.37% |
| Mozambique |
7.58% |
7.70% |
8.22% |
8.30% |
7.63% |
| Guinea |
7.27% |
7.29% |
7.85% |
8.27% |
6.99% |
| Ecuador |
7.21% |
8.41% |
9.24% |
11.09% |
8.75% |
| El Salvador |
7.18% |
7.50% |
9.82% |
11.10% |
9.62% |
| North Korea |
7.09% |
6.99% |
7.54% |
7.74% |
6.79% |
| Macao |
6.97% |
7.34% |
6.33% |
7.69% |
4.65% |
| Philippines |
6.85% |
6.74% |
8.49% |
7.05% |
6.78% |
| Oman |
6.85% |
7.10% |
9.17% |
13.55% |
9.02% |
| Malawi |
6.76% |
6.77% |
7.38% |
7.68% |
6.70% |
| Tonga |
6.70% |
6.82% |
6.34% |
7.76% |
6.46% |
| Cameroon |
6.44% |
6.50% |
6.84% |
6.98% |
6.41% |
| Vietnam |
6.21% |
5.90% |
6.82% |
6.42% |
5.50% |
| Mexico |
6.11% |
6.51% |
7.68% |
8.10% |
7.21% |
| Israel |
6.03% |
6.73% |
7.65% |
7.65% |
6.53% |
| Germany |
5.96% |
5.96% |
7.03% |
7.12% |
5.76% |
| Guatemala |
5.87% |
6.29% |
3.81% |
5.12% |
4.47% |
| Nigeria |
5.84% |
6.81% |
10.00% |
12.55% |
12.59% |
| Bahrain |
5.82% |
5.88% |
6.66% |
6.50% |
5.67% |
| Ethiopia |
5.58% |
5.56% |
6.14% |
6.25% |
4.74% |
| Madagascar |
5.51% |
5.65% |
5.92% |
5.77% |
4.48% |
| Ghana |
5.50% |
5.51% |
5.93% |
6.21% |
5.87% |
| South Korea |
5.37% |
6.64% |
8.06% |
10.15% |
9.83% |
| Thailand |
5.31% |
5.37% |
5.99% |
5.31% |
4.29% |
| Bolivia |
5.26% |
6.26% |
8.45% |
15.39% |
6.97% |
| Uganda |
4.50% |
4.60% |
5.21% |
5.92% |
4.98% |
| Moldova |
4.18% |
2.82% |
1.79% |
4.01% |
3.24% |
| Senegal |
4.12% |
4.15% |
4.64% |
4.77% |
4.05% |
| Mali |
4.11% |
4.18% |
3.67% |
6.73% |
4.18% |
| Japan |
4.09% |
4.41% |
4.63% |
4.68% |
3.94% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4.04% |
4.05% |
4.47% |
4.61% |
4.07% |
| Benin |
3.89% |
3.91% |
4.21% |
4.24% |
3.78% |
| Kazakhstan |
3.82% |
3.82% |
4.19% |
3.77% |
3.79% |
| Papua New Guinea |
3.70% |
3.72% |
4.08% |
4.26% |
3.96% |
| Sierra Leone |
3.57% |
3.58% |
3.84% |
3.99% |
3.58% |
| Tanzania |
3.49% |
3.49% |
3.75% |
3.82% |
3.53% |
| Togo |
3.27% |
3.29% |
3.54% |
3.63% |
3.28% |
| Timor-Leste |
3.17% |
3.18% |
4.76% |
6.61% |
7.84% |
| Solomon Islands |
3.00% |
3.02% |
1.36% |
1.44% |
1.30% |
| Cuba |
2.99% |
3.07% |
3.16% |
3.17% |
3.02% |
| Liberia |
2.26% |
2.28% |
2.77% |
2.84% |
2.30% |
| Lao PDR |
2.18% |
2.19% |
3.27% |
4.15% |
4.48% |
| Burundi |
1.72% |
1.72% |
1.75% |
1.69% |
1.77% |
| Chad |
1.49% |
1.50% |
1.97% |
1.83% |
1.50% |
| Niger |
0.84% |
0.85% |
1.08% |
0.94% |
0.84% |
| Cambodia |
0.78% |
0.78% |
0.86% |
0.51% |
0.41% |
| Qatar |
0.60% |
0.61% |
0.77% |
0.49% |
0.30% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
0.00% |
35.95% |
41.45% |
41.88% |
39.99% |
| Ukraine |
0.00% |
0.00% |
19.11% |
19.31% |
15.45% |
