demographic2025

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

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
17.1% of male youth population
Median: 14.4% of male youth population
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Belarus
65.8% of male youth population
Lowest
Japan
2.7% of male youth population
Top 5 Countries
1Belarus65.8% of male youth population
2Nauru50.7% of male youth population
3Venezuela44.0% of male youth population
4Somalia42.1% of male youth population
5Sao Tome and Principe41.3% of male youth population
By Region
Other21.0% of male youth population(103 countries)
Africa17.0% of male youth population(9 countries)
South America14.0% of male youth population(7 countries)
Asia13.0% of male youth population(23 countries)
North America10.8% of male youth population(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.7% of male youth population)High (65.8% of male youth population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.1% of male youth population)

Other (103)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Asia (23)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

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
1Belarus65.8% of male youth population
2Nauru50.7% of male youth population
3Venezuela44.0% of male youth population
4Somalia42.1% of male youth population
5Sao Tome and Principe41.3% of male youth population
6Liberia38.8% of male youth population
7Djibouti38.6% of male youth population
8Guyana38.5% of male youth population
9Marshall Islands38.1% of male youth population
10Botswana37.8% of male youth population
11Republic of The Gambia37.2% of male youth population
12Eswatini33.9% of male youth population
13South Africa33.6% of male youth population
14Tuvalu33.3% of male youth population
15Chad33.0% of male youth population
16Malawi32.8% of male youth population
17Lesotho32.7% of male youth population
18Barbados32.2% of male youth population
19Mauritania32.0% of male youth population
20Kiribati31.5% of male youth population
21Sudan29.6% of male youth population
22Namibia29.4% of male youth population
23Timor-Leste29.1% of male youth population
24Zimbabwe28.7% of male youth population
25Democratic Republic of the Congo28.7% of male youth population
26Vanuatu28.0% of male youth population
27Samoa27.6% of male youth population
28Cape Verde27.1% of male youth population
29Senegal26.6% of male youth population
30Tajikistan26.3% of male youth population
31Saint Lucia26.2% of male youth population
32Jordan26.0% of male youth population
33South Sudan25.7% of male youth population
34Guinea24.8% of male youth population
35State of Palestine24.8% of male youth population
36Tunisia24.4% of male youth population
37Sierra Leone24.4% of male youth population
38Papua New Guinea24.4% of male youth population
39Maldives24.1% of male youth population
40Micronesia, Federated States of23.8% of male youth population
41New Caledonia23.7% of male youth population
42Angola23.6% of male youth population
43Tonga23.3% of male youth population
44Iraq22.1% of male youth population
45Yemen22.1% of male youth population
46Zambia22.0% of male youth population
47Republic of the Congo21.6% of male youth population
48Ghana21.5% of male youth population
49Nepal21.2% of male youth population
50The Republic of North Macedonia21.0% of male youth population
51Oman20.8% of male youth population
52Puerto Rico20.7% of male youth population
53Lao People's Democratic Republic20.4% of male youth population
54Dominican Republic19.9% of male youth population
55Peru19.9% of male youth population
56Afghanistan19.6% of male youth population
57Albania19.6% of male youth population
58Comoros19.6% of male youth population
59Grenada19.6% of male youth population
60Jamaica19.1% of male youth population
61Burkina Faso18.9% of male youth population
62Curaçao18.8% of male youth population
63Gabon18.7% of male youth population
64Madagascar18.4% of male youth population
65Seychelles18.0% of male youth population
66Antigua and Barbuda18.0% of male youth population
67Lebanon17.9% of male youth population
68Aruba17.4% of male youth population
69Armenia17.0% of male youth population
70Lithuania16.8% of male youth population
71Indonesia16.7% of male youth population
72Morocco16.6% of male youth population
73Costa Rica16.5% of male youth population
74Brunei Darussalam16.3% of male youth population
75Türkiye16.2% of male youth population
76Montenegro16.2% of male youth population
77Mozambique15.8% of male youth population
78Honduras15.8% of male youth population
79Islamic Republic of Iran15.4% of male youth population
80Fiji15.3% of male youth population
81Austria15.3% of male youth population
82United Kingdom15.2% of male youth population
83Colombia15.0% of male youth population
84Israel14.8% of male youth population
85Egypt14.8% of male youth population
86Bosnia and Herzegovina14.7% of male youth population
87Suriname14.7% of male youth population
88Cameroon14.7% of male youth population
89Belize14.7% of male youth population
90Brazil14.6% of male youth population
91Haiti14.2% of male youth population
92Canada13.9% of male youth population
93Mali13.8% of male youth population
94Georgia13.8% of male youth population
95France13.7% of male youth population
96Trinidad and Tobago13.6% of male youth population
97Romania13.5% of male youth population
98Ukraine13.5% of male youth population
99Argentina13.2% of male youth population
100Pakistan13.1% of male youth population
101Serbia13.1% of male youth population
102Uruguay13.0% of male youth population
103Cote d'Ivoire12.9% of male youth population
104Rwanda12.7% of male youth population
105Saudi Arabia12.6% of male youth population
106Kyrgyzstan12.6% of male youth population
107Bhutan12.6% of male youth population
108Chile12.5% of male youth population
109New Zealand12.4% of male youth population
110Italy12.3% of male youth population
111Palau12.3% of male youth population
112India12.2% of male youth population
113Kenya12.1% of male youth population
114Sri Lanka11.9% of male youth population
115Estonia11.9% of male youth population
116Benin11.8% of male youth population
117Cyprus11.7% of male youth population
118Panama11.5% of male youth population
119Burundi11.5% of male youth population
120United States of America11.3% of male youth population
121South Korea11.3% of male youth population
122Guinea-Bissau11.2% of male youth population
123El Salvador11.1% of male youth population
124Spain11.1% of male youth population
125People's Republic of China10.9% of male youth population
126Algeria10.9% of male youth population
127Mauritius10.9% of male youth population
128Bangladesh10.9% of male youth population
129Luxembourg10.8% of male youth population
130Greece10.7% of male youth population
131Latvia10.6% of male youth population
132Nigeria10.5% of male youth population
133Thailand10.5% of male youth population
134Togo10.3% of male youth population
135Paraguay10.3% of male youth population
136Ecuador10.0% of male youth population
137Malaysia9.9% of male youth population
138Ethiopia9.9% of male youth population
139Bulgaria9.9% of male youth population
140Uganda9.3% of male youth population
141Philippines9.3% of male youth population
142Guatemala9.2% of male youth population
143Vietnam9.2% of male youth population
144Poland9.1% of male youth population
145Australia9.1% of male youth population
146Finland8.9% of male youth population
147Belgium8.9% of male youth population
148Myanmar8.9% of male youth population
149Slovakia8.9% of male youth population
150Niger8.7% of male youth population
151Mexico8.7% of male youth population
152Hungary8.6% of male youth population
153Nicaragua8.5% of male youth population
154Croatia8.4% of male youth population
155Bermuda8.2% of male youth population
156Moldova, Republic of8.1% of male youth population
157Mongolia8.0% of male youth population
158United Republic of Tanzania7.8% of male youth population
159Singapore7.7% of male youth population
160Malta7.6% of male youth population
161Slovenia7.6% of male youth population
162Switzerland7.6% of male youth population
163Germany7.3% of male youth population
164Portugal7.1% of male youth population
165Azerbaijan7.0% of male youth population
166Denmark6.6% of male youth population
167Ireland6.6% of male youth population
168Norway6.4% of male youth population
169Hong Kong6.1% of male youth population
170Sweden6.0% of male youth population
171United Arab Emirates6.0% of male youth population
172Macao5.6% of male youth population
173Russian Federation5.5% of male youth population
174Solomon Islands5.1% of male youth population
175Bolivia4.9% of male youth population
176Cambodia4.3% of male youth population
177Iceland4.3% of male youth population
178Netherlands4.1% of male youth population
179Czech Republic3.3% of male youth population
180Japan2.7% of male youth population
Showing 180 of 180 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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