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 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
| Djibouti |
79.91% |
81.06% |
76.53% |
76.33% |
76.19% |
| South Africa |
64.18% |
59.62% |
57.38% |
53.75% |
53.53% |
| Eswatini |
50.90% |
50.91% |
46.59% |
46.49% |
46.37% |
| Libya |
50.45% |
51.53% |
50.72% |
50.42% |
50.30% |
| Costa Rica |
45.36% |
40.86% |
31.85% |
25.71% |
20.98% |
| Republic Of Congo |
42.33% |
42.69% |
39.29% |
39.44% |
39.53% |
| Botswana |
41.20% |
45.54% |
37.49% |
37.30% |
37.15% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines |
41.09% |
40.62% |
37.82% |
37.69% |
37.74% |
| New Caledonia |
40.97% |
40.84% |
37.85% |
37.91% |
38.01% |
| Jordan |
40.53% |
40.68% |
36.82% |
38.75% |
35.40% |
| Namibia |
40.44% |
40.22% |
38.03% |
37.86% |
41.11% |
| West Bank And Gaza |
39.62% |
41.96% |
40.01% |
42.02% |
41.59% |
| French Polynesia |
38.91% |
38.15% |
34.57% |
34.66% |
34.75% |
| St. Lucia |
38.69% |
38.95% |
35.64% |
41.72% |
44.71% |
| Gabon |
38.43% |
38.23% |
36.53% |
36.58% |
36.58% |
| Tunisia |
38.32% |
38.11% |
35.39% |
36.04% |
35.54% |
| Lesotho |
37.44% |
37.81% |
34.93% |
35.03% |
35.12% |
| Spain |
36.93% |
38.51% |
32.68% |
34.45% |
38.62% |
| Greece |
36.87% |
34.93% |
35.16% |
39.82% |
43.51% |
| Armenia |
36.09% |
36.59% |
32.49% |
33.58% |
37.76% |
| Haiti |
35.66% |
34.97% |
32.46% |
32.44% |
32.50% |
| Sudan |
35.62% |
35.79% |
32.78% |
32.64% |
32.55% |
| Somalia |
34.74% |
34.91% |
33.64% |
33.52% |
33.43% |
| Cabo Verde |
34.30% |
33.33% |
28.21% |
27.59% |
31.98% |
| North Macedonia |
34.12% |
36.88% |
35.52% |
45.35% |
46.66% |
| Bosnia |
32.87% |
36.24% |
33.41% |
38.83% |
45.63% |
| Uruguay |
32.86% |
34.01% |
28.58% |
26.64% |
25.30% |
| Brazil |
31.90% |
30.53% |
27.32% |
28.09% |
28.86% |
| Algeria |
31.88% |
31.04% |
27.36% |
27.01% |
26.60% |
| Montenegro |
31.56% |
36.40% |
25.35% |
29.66% |
31.89% |
| Italy |
30.92% |
29.48% |
29.22% |
32.25% |
34.79% |
| Bahamas |
30.78% |
30.05% |
24.45% |
24.27% |
21.36% |
| Barbados |
30.58% |
29.43% |
25.54% |
24.04% |
26.04% |
| Suriname |
30.53% |
29.17% |
25.22% |
25.01% |
24.95% |
| Serbia |
30.41% |
25.99% |
26.93% |
29.19% |
31.33% |
| Panama |
29.96% |
31.97% |
12.95% |
10.25% |
10.76% |
| Argentina |
29.89% |
30.34% |
25.72% |
23.77% |
22.78% |
| Guyana |
29.85% |
30.07% |
26.16% |
26.00% |
25.45% |
| Lebanon |
29.60% |
27.43% |
24.21% |
23.20% |
22.24% |
| Saudi Arabia |
28.84% |
28.17% |
22.97% |
28.81% |
28.04% |
| Georgia |
28.30% |
39.71% |
30.03% |
29.64% |
28.99% |
| India |
28.26% |
24.90% |
22.74% |
23.05% |
22.58% |
| Albania |
27.84% |
30.32% |
27.02% |
28.19% |
31.27% |
| Iran |
27.21% |
28.52% |
25.81% |
27.41% |
28.09% |
| Iraq |
27.20% |
27.16% |
25.28% |
25.31% |
25.29% |
| Morocco |
27.20% |
26.58% |
22.86% |
22.68% |
22.47% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
27.02% |
27.52% |
25.89% |
25.72% |
25.62% |
| Colombia |
26.45% |
25.89% |
20.00% |
18.56% |
17.82% |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
26.22% |
25.24% |
22.33% |
22.12% |
21.93% |
| Jamaica |
26.11% |
25.54% |
22.08% |
25.70% |
29.57% |
| Sri Lanka |
26.06% |
25.53% |
21.26% |
20.82% |
17.66% |
| Zambia |
26.05% |
26.07% |
25.47% |
22.62% |
21.56% |
| Kuwait |
25.48% |
19.37% |
15.31% |
15.23% |
15.19% |
| Yemen |
25.47% |
25.44% |
24.77% |
24.69% |
24.69% |
| Mauritius |
25.26% |
24.55% |
21.87% |
23.90% |
23.95% |
| Sweden |
24.54% |
24.11% |
20.22% |
17.41% |
17.83% |
| Turkey |
24.31% |
24.55% |
24.71% |
19.78% |
20.15% |
| Egypt |
24.25% |
23.39% |
20.99% |
26.58% |
33.28% |
| Croatia |
23.63% |
21.17% |
16.68% |
23.76% |
27.38% |
| Brunei |
23.41% |
23.05% |
21.42% |
31.43% |
29.60% |
| Portugal |
23.13% |
22.62% |
18.31% |
20.36% |
23.93% |
| Mauritania |
23.01% |
22.68% |
21.33% |
21.32% |
21.24% |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
22.94% |
23.08% |
21.05% |
20.94% |
20.84% |
| Comoros |
21.66% |
20.92% |
19.01% |
18.98% |
18.98% |
| Slovak Republic |
21.47% |
19.36% |
16.10% |
14.97% |
18.96% |
| Chile |
21.39% |
24.92% |
19.54% |
18.10% |
17.09% |
| Mongolia |
21.01% |
17.65% |
16.42% |
16.53% |
17.50% |
| South Sudan |
20.97% |
21.32% |
18.90% |
18.87% |
18.85% |
| Dominican Republic |
20.60% |
14.83% |
15.92% |
14.91% |
13.48% |
| Romania |
20.57% |
17.38% |
16.84% |
16.36% |
18.43% |
| Afghanistan |
20.23% |
16.12% |
17.61% |
17.47% |
17.44% |
| France |
20.09% |
20.18% |
19.51% |
20.75% |
22.13% |
| Samoa |
19.69% |
18.59% |
17.44% |
17.85% |
17.74% |
| Nigeria |
19.61% |
19.67% |
17.72% |
16.18% |
14.45% |
| Belgium |
19.57% |
15.36% |
14.28% |
15.77% |
19.28% |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
19.28% |
18.04% |
15.17% |
15.00% |
14.81% |
| Belize |
19.27% |
19.23% |
16.06% |
15.87% |
15.72% |
| Lithuania |
19.02% |
19.70% |
11.89% |
11.13% |
13.26% |
| Bhutan |
18.75% |
13.96% |
11.02% |
10.61% |
10.38% |
| Angola |
18.52% |
18.09% |
16.61% |
16.65% |
16.67% |
| Puerto Rico |
18.47% |
20.26% |
18.79% |
20.63% |
24.06% |
| Equatorial Guinea |
18.29% |
19.35% |
17.44% |
17.19% |
17.29% |
| Fiji |
18.06% |
16.32% |
15.66% |
15.37% |
15.16% |
| Finland |
18.05% |
21.21% |
17.08% |
16.92% |
20.01% |
| Maldives |
17.74% |
18.24% |
15.56% |
15.60% |
15.73% |
| Bolivia |
17.44% |
15.71% |
8.58% |
6.79% |
6.68% |
| Ireland |
17.43% |
15.36% |
12.56% |
13.85% |
14.47% |
| Tajikistan |
17.38% |
16.99% |
16.11% |
16.13% |
16.23% |
| Mali |
17.31% |
17.39% |
16.95% |
17.01% |
17.07% |
| Estonia |
17.14% |
17.93% |
11.10% |
11.86% |
12.10% |
| Russia |
16.89% |
16.99% |
15.23% |
17.08% |
16.45% |
| Azerbaijan |
16.49% |
15.30% |
12.45% |
12.64% |
13.07% |
| Ukraine |
16.45% |
16.85% |
15.43% |
17.93% |
18.94% |
| Paraguay |
16.27% |
16.97% |
15.12% |
14.38% |
10.80% |
| Indonesia |
16.05% |
14.53% |
13.36% |
16.05% |
14.56% |
| Uzbekistan |
15.95% |
15.37% |
13.34% |
13.43% |
13.53% |
| Channel Islands |
15.78% |
16.11% |
14.14% |
14.38% |
16.22% |
| Malaysia |
15.60% |
14.03% |
11.21% |
11.60% |
11.49% |
| Latvia |
15.53% |
14.94% |
12.48% |
12.22% |
17.00% |
| Honduras |
15.50% |
14.75% |
10.82% |
10.54% |
10.81% |
| Gambia |
15.49% |
15.47% |
13.50% |
13.40% |
13.34% |
| Guam |
15.31% |
14.82% |
12.42% |
12.44% |
12.21% |
| Luxembourg |
15.23% |
23.07% |
16.84% |
14.11% |
15.32% |
| Hong Kong |
14.97% |
15.50% |
8.54% |
8.78% |
8.57% |
| Venezuela |
14.94% |
14.68% |
12.13% |
12.21% |
12.28% |
| Bangladesh |
14.71% |
14.77% |
12.69% |
12.55% |
12.39% |
| Eritrea |
14.62% |
14.18% |
11.38% |
11.24% |
11.27% |
| Oman |
14.58% |
15.44% |
8.34% |
7.77% |
11.02% |
| Ecuador |
14.23% |
11.07% |
8.72% |
7.96% |
8.48% |
| Bulgaria |
14.16% |
14.20% |
8.89% |
12.68% |
12.93% |
| Canada |
14.04% |
20.27% |
11.04% |
11.10% |
11.60% |
| Slovenia |
13.91% |
14.25% |
8.16% |
8.82% |
11.23% |
| Kenya |
13.84% |
13.59% |
12.34% |
10.62% |
8.97% |
| Timor-Leste |
13.84% |
13.37% |
12.50% |
12.93% |
13.00% |
| El Salvador |
13.74% |
13.28% |
9.82% |
9.51% |
9.99% |
| Hungary |
13.52% |
12.77% |
11.40% |
10.16% |
10.68% |
| Poland |
13.42% |
10.81% |
9.85% |
11.74% |
14.77% |
| Iceland |
13.36% |
9.88% |
8.47% |
5.90% |
7.57% |
| United Kingdom |
13.23% |
13.51% |
11.09% |
11.23% |
12.03% |
| Norway |
13.02% |
11.25% |
9.89% |
9.64% |
10.31% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
12.84% |
12.81% |
11.73% |
11.53% |
11.55% |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
12.68% |
11.20% |
9.22% |
9.01% |
8.84% |
| Cyprus |
11.83% |
17.38% |
15.93% |
19.42% |
23.91% |
| Central African Republic |
11.80% |
11.46% |
10.41% |
10.34% |
10.46% |
| Nicaragua |
11.60% |
11.71% |
10.36% |
10.24% |
6.50% |
| New Zealand |
11.39% |
12.38% |
11.29% |
11.80% |
12.96% |
| Austria |
11.37% |
10.43% |
8.51% |
9.37% |
9.79% |
| China |
11.35% |
11.93% |
10.71% |
10.10% |
10.41% |
| Belarus |
11.31% |
11.22% |
10.21% |
10.65% |
9.37% |
| Peru |
11.16% |
13.00% |
7.55% |
8.46% |
8.34% |
| Tonga |
11.12% |
9.82% |
8.78% |
8.83% |
8.23% |
| Turkmenistan |
11.01% |
10.63% |
9.47% |
9.47% |
9.56% |
| Australia |
10.80% |
14.27% |
11.83% |
11.86% |
12.65% |
| Sierra Leone |
10.77% |
10.44% |
9.62% |
9.59% |
9.55% |
| UAE |
10.67% |
9.01% |
7.16% |
7.51% |
7.85% |
| Denmark |
10.13% |
11.60% |
10.05% |
10.51% |
12.37% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
10.08% |
9.75% |
8.53% |
8.51% |
8.50% |
| Bahrain |
9.90% |
7.97% |
6.31% |
6.04% |
5.81% |
| Malawi |
9.85% |
9.52% |
8.32% |
8.27% |
8.22% |
| Malta |
9.78% |
10.73% |
9.35% |
9.08% |
10.58% |
| Togo |
9.71% |
9.56% |
9.17% |
9.16% |
9.15% |
| Netherlands |
9.61% |
9.20% |
6.78% |
7.20% |
8.90% |
| Ghana |
9.59% |
9.49% |
8.95% |
8.85% |
8.72% |
| United States |
9.57% |
14.85% |
8.34% |
8.58% |
9.20% |
| Nepal |
9.50% |
8.09% |
5.95% |
5.95% |
5.98% |
| Pakistan |
9.41% |
9.21% |
7.88% |
8.02% |
7.60% |
| Macao |
9.24% |
7.92% |
4.79% |
5.21% |
5.14% |
| Singapore |
9.12% |
10.58% |
7.68% |
8.65% |
9.63% |
| Switzerland |
9.11% |
8.60% |
7.98% |
7.92% |
8.06% |
| Israel |
8.79% |
7.95% |
6.69% |
7.18% |
7.28% |
| Moldova |
8.60% |
10.85% |
10.41% |
9.61% |
11.88% |
| Guinea |
8.24% |
8.03% |
6.73% |
6.64% |
6.53% |
| Mexico |
8.13% |
8.03% |
7.14% |
6.82% |
6.83% |
| Mozambique |
8.12% |
7.79% |
7.23% |
7.22% |
7.21% |
| South Korea |
7.78% |
10.15% |
9.86% |
10.11% |
9.78% |
| Burkina Faso |
7.72% |
8.03% |
7.74% |
7.71% |
7.52% |
| Czech Republic |
7.62% |
7.97% |
5.63% |
6.73% |
7.96% |
| Cuba |
7.39% |
6.33% |
4.71% |
4.59% |
4.59% |
| Zimbabwe |
7.33% |
7.63% |
7.01% |
6.93% |
6.87% |
| Philippines |
7.31% |
7.06% |
6.78% |
6.70% |
7.47% |
| Vietnam |
7.24% |
7.29% |
6.74% |
4.55% |
7.03% |
| Guatemala |
7.21% |
6.58% |
4.49% |
4.72% |
4.97% |
| Thailand |
6.98% |
5.23% |
4.28% |
4.09% |
4.43% |
| Germany |
6.95% |
7.21% |
5.76% |
6.18% |
6.76% |
| Cameroon |
6.64% |
6.65% |
6.37% |
6.30% |
6.24% |
| Myanmar |
6.40% |
2.49% |
1.49% |
1.96% |
3.93% |
| North Korea |
6.13% |
6.79% |
6.20% |
6.27% |
6.44% |
| Ethiopia |
5.72% |
4.94% |
3.72% |
3.67% |
3.61% |
| Vanuatu |
5.40% |
5.13% |
4.56% |
4.54% |
4.39% |
| Papua New Guinea |
5.25% |
5.00% |
4.77% |
4.82% |
4.75% |
| Senegal |
5.04% |
4.93% |
4.01% |
4.45% |
4.89% |
| Madagascar |
4.82% |
4.46% |
3.52% |
3.48% |
3.42% |
| Tanzania |
4.60% |
4.39% |
3.96% |
3.92% |
3.86% |
| Japan |
4.36% |
4.64% |
3.90% |
3.57% |
4.58% |
| Uganda |
4.33% |
4.00% |
2.95% |
2.90% |
2.87% |
| Benin |
3.92% |
3.92% |
3.71% |
3.68% |
3.93% |
| Kazakhstan |
3.73% |
3.76% |
3.89% |
3.84% |
3.78% |
| Burundi |
3.39% |
3.25% |
3.06% |
3.02% |
2.98% |
| Lao PDR |
3.32% |
2.62% |
2.27% |
2.19% |
2.10% |
| Liberia |
3.23% |
3.34% |
2.46% |
2.41% |
2.35% |
| Rwanda |
2.93% |
2.59% |
2.05% |
2.03% |
2.01% |
| Chad |
2.44% |
2.24% |
1.52% |
1.49% |
1.51% |
| Solomon Islands |
1.93% |
1.69% |
1.45% |
1.40% |
1.37% |
| Cambodia |
1.82% |
0.77% |
0.43% |
0.40% |
0.38% |
| Qatar |
1.08% |
0.63% |
0.40% |
0.43% |
0.50% |
| Niger |
1.02% |
0.86% |
0.77% |
0.75% |
0.73% |
