Unemployment, youth male (% of male 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 male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Macedonia (2009)52.78
2Armenia (2007)47.18
3Solomon Islands (1999)45.79
4Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008)44.68
5South Africa (2009)44.59
6Algeria (2004)42.85
7Gabon (1993)41.67
8Swaziland (1997)41.67
9Albania (2001)41.63
10Cape Verde (1990)40.74
11Spain (2009)39.08
12West Bank and Gaza (2008)38.81
13Latvia (2009)38.27
14St. Lucia (2004)37.1
15Namibia (2004)36.68
16Lithuania (2009)35.16
17Georgia (2008)32.4
18St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)31.92
19Estonia (2009)31.82
20Tunisia (2005)31.35
21Serbia (2008)30.99
22Ireland (2009)30.94
23French Polynesia (2002)29.26
24Puerto Rico (2009)28.57
25Hungary (2009)28.18
26Zimbabwe (2002)28.18
27Slovakia (2009)27.86
28Sweden (2009)26.27
29Dominica (2001)26.24
30Lesotho (1999)25.81
31Turkey (2009)25.4
32Grenada (1998)25.38
33Aruba (2007)24.12
34Barbados (2003)24.11
35Suriname (1999)23.93
36Saudi Arabia (2008)23.64
37France (2009)23.4
38Netherlands Antilles (2008)23.32
39Italy (2009)23.25
40Zambia (2000)23.11
41Morocco (2009)22.77
42Jordan (2009)22.6
43Jamaica (2009)22.48
44Lebanon (2007)22.26
45Finland (2009)22.03
46United Kingdom (2009)21.67
47Indonesia (2009)21.64
48Belgium (2009)21.49
49Chile (2009)21.46
50European Union (2009)21.36
51Dominican Republic (2007)21.23
52Romania (2009)21.17
53Euro area (2009)21.17
54Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2009)20.96
55Guyana (2002)20.62
56Yemen (1994)20.22
57Iran (2008)20.21
58Poland (2009)20.21
59United States (2009)20.13
60North America (2009)19.93
61Iceland (2009)19.92
62Ethiopia (2006)19.51
63Mongolia (2003)19.48
64Greece (2009)19.35
65Upper middle income (2009)18.91
66Argentina (2009)18.84
67High income (2009)18.73
68Azerbaijan (2008)18.71
69High income: OECD (2009)18.71
70Portugal (2009)18.64
71Croatia (2008)18.51
72Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2007)18.43
73Antigua and Barbuda (2001)18.36
74OECD members (2009)18.28
75Colombia (2008)18.2
76Mauritius (2009)18.08
77Canada (2009)18.05
78Seychelles (1994)18.02
79Bulgaria (2009)17.75
80Russia (2009)17.69
81Malta (2009)17.65
82Bahrain (2001)17.23
83Egypt (2007)17.16
84Sri Lanka (2009)17.1
85Bahamas (2007)16.7
86Luxembourg (2009)16.66
87Czech Republic (2009)16.61
88Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)16.53
89Ghana (2000)16.42
90Guam (1986)16.41
91Philippines (2009)16.16
92Uruguay (2009)16.07
93New Zealand (2009)15.99
94Moldova (2009)15.81
95Israel (2009)15.67
96Maldives (2006)15.46
97Ukraine (2005)15.22
98Hong Kong (2009)15.14
99Haiti (1999)15.11
100Bermuda (2000)14.31
101Brazil (2009)13.86
102Belize (2005)13.79
103Slovenia (2009)13.77
104Cayman Islands (2008)13.58
105Kyrgyzstan (2006)13.55
106Botswana (2000)13.23
107Syria (2007)13.11
108El Salvador (2007)13.03
109Australia (2009)12.64
110Peru (2008)12.51
111Denmark (2009)12.43
112Cambodia (1998)12.35
113Venezuela (2008)12.33
114American Samoa (1990)12
115Germany (2009)11.98
116Senegal (2006)11.92
117North Korea (2009)11.9
118South Korea (2009)11.9
119Kuwait (2005)11.83
120Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2008)11.81
121Panama (2008)11.73
122Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)11.72
123Ecuador (2009)11.65
124Nigeria (1986)11.52
125Fiji (1996)11.27
126Northern Mariana Islands (2003)11.23
127South Asia (2004)10.67
128Western Samoa (2001)10.63
129Austria (2009)10.48
130India (2004)10.44
131Malaysia (2008)10.33
132Norway (2009)10.28
133Japan (2009)10.07
134Tonga (2003)9.88
135Singapore (2009)9.81
136Macau (2009)9.8
137Mexico (2009)9.71
138Costa Rica (2008)9.59
139Isle of Man (2006)9.48
140Trinidad and Tobago (2008)8.78
141Paraguay (2008)8.7
142Cyprus (2008)8.56
143Malawi (1983)8.5
144Nicaragua (2006)8.1
145Bangladesh (2005)8
146United Arab Emirates (2008)7.88
147Switzerland (2009)7.69
148Tanzania (2006)7.39
149Sierra Leone (2004)7.27
150Bolivia (2002)7.27
151Netherlands (2009)7.08
152Pakistan (2008)6.98
153Faroe Islands (2005)6.9
154Kazakhstan (2008)6.76
155Monaco (2000)6.56
156Laos (1995)6.44
157Sao Tome and Principe (1991)5.84
158Liberia (2007)5.73
159Bhutan (2005)5.51
160Honduras (2005)5.24
161Vietnam (2004)4.38
162Burkina Faso (1985)4.09
163Nepal (1999)3.96
164Niger (2001)3.95
165Thailand (2009)3.68
166Guatemala (1989)3.05
167Cuba (2008)2.81
168Uganda (1991)2.66
169Madagascar (2005)1.74
170Benin (2002)1.07
171Rwanda (1996)1.03
172Burundi (1990)0.97
173Qatar (2007)0.7
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