Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) - Gender Statistics

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Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Armenia (2007)69.35
2Macedonia (2009)58.54
3Suriname (1999)58.23
4South Africa (2009)52.51
5Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008)51.85
6Syria (2007)49.07
7Swaziland (1997)48.29
8Egypt (2007)47.89
9West Bank and Gaza (2008)47.31
10Namibia (2004)47.05
11Algeria (2004)46.27
12Solomon Islands (1999)46.07
13Jordan (2009)45.89
14Saudi Arabia (2008)45.81
15St. Lucia (2004)45.5
16Dominican Republic (2007)44.54
17Lesotho (1999)43.4
18St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)43.16
19Cape Verde (1990)42.05
20Serbia (2008)41.29
21Georgia (2008)40.66
22Gabon (1993)40.2
23Grenada (1998)39.37
24French Polynesia (2002)39.13
25Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2007)36.69
26Spain (2009)36.35
27Iran (2008)33.95
28Greece (2009)33.91
29Jamaica (2009)33.09
30Guyana (2002)31.28
31Maldives (2006)30.54
32Netherlands Antilles (2008)30.15
33Colombia (2008)29.86
34Ethiopia (2006)29.42
35Tunisia (2005)29.32
36Belize (2005)28.79
37Barbados (2003)28.72
38Italy (2009)28.69
39Seychelles (1994)28.1
40Sri Lanka (2009)27.88
41Latvia (2009)27.87
42Croatia (2008)27.17
43Albania (2001)27.11
44Bahrain (2001)26.99
45Slovakia (2009)26.55
46Mauritius (2009)26.25
47Uruguay (2009)25.43
48Dominica (2001)25.4
49Turkey (2009)25.05
50Argentina (2009)24.69
51Chile (2009)24.44
52Hungary (2009)24.23
53Sweden (2009)23.72
54Brazil (2009)23.11
55Upper middle income (2009)23.09
56Indonesia (2009)23.04
57Aruba (2007)22.9
58Belgium (2009)22.49
59Nigeria (1986)22.27
60Puerto Rico (2009)22.03
61United Arab Emirates (2008)21.77
62Lithuania (2009)21.74
63Bahamas (2007)21.74
64France (2009)21.74
65Antigua and Barbuda (2001)21.57
66Portugal (2009)21.56
67Lebanon (2007)21.54
68Zimbabwe (2002)21.4
69Poland (2009)21.24
70Estonia (2009)21.21
71Panama (2008)21.14
72Haiti (1999)21.13
73Euro area (2009)20.92
74Mongolia (2003)20.7
75Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2009)20.41
76Romania (2009)20.16
77Senegal (2006)20.11
78European Union (2009)20.04
79Zambia (2000)19.48
80Morocco (2009)19.37
81Philippines (2009)19.3
82Russia (2009)19.07
83Finland (2009)18.79
84Ecuador (2009)18.14
85Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2008)17.99
86Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)17.99
87Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)17.81
88Luxembourg (2009)17.78
89Ireland (2009)17.29
90New Zealand (2009)17.18
91Paraguay (2008)16.81
92Fiji (1996)16.76
93Czech Republic (2009)16.7
94Ghana (2000)16.68
95Singapore (2009)16.61
96Kyrgyzstan (2006)16.24
97OECD members (2009)16.1
98Guam (1986)16.06
99Venezuela (2008)15.94
100High income (2009)15.85
101High income: OECD (2009)15.84
102United Kingdom (2009)15.63
103Peru (2008)15.59
104Western Samoa (2001)15.46
105Malta (2009)15.38
106Tonga (2003)15.1
107Moldova (2009)14.91
108United States (2009)14.88
109North America (2009)14.64
110Ukraine (2005)14.45
111Botswana (2000)14.01
112Israel (2009)13.88
113Bulgaria (2009)13.68
114Bangladesh (2005)13.6
115Sao Tome and Principe (1991)13.51
116Costa Rica (2008)13.42
117Slovenia (2009)13.36
118Cayman Islands (2008)13.34
119Trinidad and Tobago (2008)12.86
120Faroe Islands (2005)12.5
121Canada (2009)12.35
122Iceland (2009)12.04
123Cambodia (1998)12.04
124American Samoa (1990)11.83
125Malaysia (2008)11.81
126Bolivia (2002)11.78
127South Asia (2004)11.69
128Honduras (2005)11.24
129India (2004)10.76
130Mexico (2009)10.56
131Pakistan (2008)10.5
132Australia (2009)10.42
133Hong Kong (2009)10.25
134Tanzania (2006)10.11
135Kuwait (2005)10.01
136Denmark (2009)9.87
137Yemen (1994)9.83
138Germany (2009)9.82
139Azerbaijan (2008)9.81
140Nicaragua (2006)9.67
141Malawi (1983)9.57
142Austria (2009)9.38
143Cyprus (2008)9.36
144Switzerland (2009)8.71
145North Korea (2009)8.51
146South Korea (2009)8.51
147El Salvador (2007)8.28
148Kazakhstan (2008)8.18
149Japan (2009)8.04
150Norway (2009)7.99
151Bermuda (2000)7.61
152Qatar (2007)7.48
153Monaco (2000)7.35
154Bhutan (2005)7.18
155Netherlands (2009)6.16
156Guatemala (1989)5.96
157Macau (2009)5.43
158Thailand (2009)5.12
159Isle of Man (2006)5.09
160Vietnam (2004)4.88
161Northern Mariana Islands (2003)4.35
162Laos (1995)3.94
163Liberia (2007)3.73
164Cuba (2008)3.51
165Sierra Leone (2004)3.5
166Madagascar (2005)2.77
167Nepal (1999)2.16
168Niger (2001)1.67
169Uganda (1991)1.17
170Benin (2002)0.61
171Rwanda (1996)0.5
172Burundi (1990)0.39
173Burkina Faso (1985)0.03
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