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Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.1% of total labor force ages 15-24
Median: 13.6% of total labor force ages 15-24
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
72.7% of total labor force ages 15-24
Lowest
Niger
0.4% of total labor force ages 15-24
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti72.7% of total labor force ages 15-24
2South Africa60.1% of total labor force ages 15-24
3French Polynesia56.7% of total labor force ages 15-24
4Eswatini54.0% of total labor force ages 15-24
5Libya48.7% of total labor force ages 15-24
By Region
Africa21.1% of total labor force ages 15-24(9 countries)
Other16.6% of total labor force ages 15-24(124 countries)
South America16.5% of total labor force ages 15-24(7 countries)
Europe16.1% of total labor force ages 15-24(32 countries)
Asia13.0% of total labor force ages 15-24(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.4% of total labor force ages 15-24)High (72.7% of total labor force ages 15-24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.1% of total labor force ages 15-24)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 72.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2 | South Africa | 60.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 3 | French Polynesia | 56.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 54.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 5 | Libya | 48.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 6 | Botswana | 45.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 7 | Haiti | 44.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 8 | Curaçao | 42.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 9 | State of Palestine | 40.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 10 | Jordan | 39.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 11 | Tunisia | 38.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 12 | Namibia | 38.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 35.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 14 | Iraq | 35.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 15 | New Caledonia | 34.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 16 | Gabon | 34.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 34.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 19 | Morocco | 32.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 20 | Lesotho | 31.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 21 | Guyana | 30.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 22 | Guam | 29.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 23 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 29.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 24 | Algeria | 29.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 25 | Bermuda | 29.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 26 | Aruba | 28.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 28 | Monaco | 26.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 29 | Uruguay | 26.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 30 | Suriname | 26.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 31 | Romania | 26.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 32 | Montenegro | 26.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 33 | Dominica | 25.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 34 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 35 | Marshall Islands | 24.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 36 | Spain | 24.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 37 | Yemen | 24.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 38 | Sweden | 24.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 39 | Lebanon | 23.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 40 | Mauritania | 22.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 41 | Bahamas | 22.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 42 | Albania | 22.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 22.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 22.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 45 | Chile | 22.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 46 | Finland | 21.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 21.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 48 | Serbia | 21.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 21.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 50 | Georgia | 21.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 51 | Armenia | 21.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 52 | Estonia | 20.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 53 | Italy | 20.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 54 | Nepal | 20.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 55 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 20.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 20.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 20.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 58 | France | 19.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 59 | Portugal | 19.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 60 | Panama | 19.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 62 | Belize | 19.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 63 | Argentina | 19.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 64 | Malawi | 19.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 65 | Ukraine | 19.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 66 | Greece | 19.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 67 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 18.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 68 | Angola | 18.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 69 | South Sudan | 18.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 70 | Croatia | 18.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 71 | Grenada | 18.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 72 | Bhutan | 17.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 73 | Somalia | 17.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 74 | India | 17.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 75 | Colombia | 17.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 76 | Belgium | 17.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 16.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 78 | Republic of the Congo | 16.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 79 | Fiji | 16.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 80 | Barbados | 16.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 81 | San Marino | 15.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 82 | New Zealand | 15.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 83 | Greenland | 15.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 84 | Mauritius | 15.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 85 | Kuwait | 15.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 86 | Türkiye | 15.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 87 | Slovakia | 15.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 88 | Egypt | 15.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 15.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 90 | Latvia | 14.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 91 | Mongolia | 14.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 92 | People's Republic of China | 14.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 93 | Oman | 14.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 94 | Lithuania | 14.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 95 | Norway | 14.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 14.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 97 | Hungary | 13.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 98 | Maldives | 13.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 99 | Canada | 13.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 100 | Denmark | 13.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 101 | Cayman Islands | 13.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 102 | Venezuela | 13.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 103 | Brazil | 13.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 13.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 105 | Cyprus | 13.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 106 | Samoa | 13.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 13.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 108 | Indonesia | 13.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 13.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 12.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 12.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 112 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 113 | Pakistan | 12.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 114 | Sudan | 12.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 115 | Kenya | 12.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 116 | Austria | 12.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 117 | Slovenia | 12.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 118 | Nauru | 12.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 119 | American Samoa | 12.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 120 | Ireland | 11.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 121 | Malaysia | 11.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 122 | Poland | 11.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 123 | Mozambique | 11.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 11.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 11.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 128 | Paraguay | 10.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 129 | Zambia | 10.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 130 | Mali | 10.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 131 | Czech Republic | 10.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 132 | Seychelles | 10.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 133 | Belarus | 10.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 134 | Ghana | 10.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 135 | United States of America | 10.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 136 | Faroe Islands | 9.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 137 | Comoros | 9.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 9.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 139 | Malta | 9.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 140 | Australia | 9.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 141 | Iceland | 9.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 142 | Jamaica | 9.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 143 | Chad | 8.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 144 | Liberia | 8.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 145 | Netherlands | 8.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 8.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 147 | Switzerland | 8.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 148 | Peru | 8.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 149 | Rwanda | 8.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 8.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 152 | Honduras | 8.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 153 | Macao | 8.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 154 | Ecuador | 7.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 155 | Kiribati | 7.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 156 | Senegal | 7.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 157 | Russian Federation | 7.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 158 | Singapore | 7.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 159 | Isle of Man | 7.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 160 | Guinea | 7.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 161 | Germany | 7.1% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 162 | Cuba | 7.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 163 | Philippines | 6.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 164 | Virgin Islands, British | 6.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 165 | El Salvador | 6.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 166 | Cameroon | 6.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 167 | Vietnam | 6.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 6.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 170 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 171 | South Korea | 5.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 172 | Mexico | 5.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 173 | Madagascar | 5.6% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 174 | Nigeria | 5.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 5.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 176 | Uganda | 5.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 177 | Myanmar | 4.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 178 | Tonga | 4.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 179 | Palau | 4.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 180 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 181 | Israel | 4.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 182 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 183 | Bolivia | 4.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 184 | Thailand | 3.9% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 185 | Guatemala | 3.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 186 | Kazakhstan | 3.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 187 | Japan | 3.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 189 | Timor-Leste | 3.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 190 | Togo | 3.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 191 | Benin | 3.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 192 | Bahrain | 3.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 3.0% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 194 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 2.8% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 196 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 197 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 198 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 199 | Burundi | 1.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 200 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 201 | Solomon Islands | 1.3% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 202 | Cambodia | 0.7% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 203 | Qatar | 0.5% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
| 204 | Niger | 0.4% of total labor force ages 15-24 |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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