Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) - Unemployment - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators



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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) - Unemployment - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)62.3
2Egypt (2005)62.2
3Macedonia (2007)58.2
4Suriname (1999)58.2
5Armenia (2001)56.4
6South Africa (2007)52
7Serbia (2007)48.3
8Swaziland (1997)48.3
9Namibia (2004)47
10Algeria (2004)46.3
11Solomon Islands (1999)46.1
12Botswana (2001)46.1
13St. Lucia (2004)45.5
14Dominican Republic (2007)44.5
15Lesotho (1999)43.4
16St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)43.2
17West Bank and Gaza (2007)42.6
18Cape Verde (1990)42.1
19Gabon (1993)40.2
20Grenada (1998)39.4
21French Polynesia (2002)39.1
22Georgia (2007)36.8
23Jamaica (2004)36.3
24Syria (2003)33.1
25Mauritius (2007)31.3
26Guyana (2002)31.3
27Maldives (2006)30.5
28Uruguay (2007)30.3
29Iran (2007)30.2
30Qatar (2004)29.8
31Ethiopia (2006)29.4
32Tunisia (2005)29.3
33Greece (2008)28.9
34Belize (2005)28.8
35Barbados (2003)28.7
36Seychelles (1994)28.1
37Sri Lanka (2007)28.1
38Colombia (2007)27.5
39Indonesia (2007)27.3
40Croatia (2008)27.2
41Albania (2001)27.1
42Bahrain (2001)27
43Netherlands Antilles (2007)26.3
44Spain (2008)25.8
45Dominica (2001)25.4
46Italy (2008)24.7
47Aruba (1997)24.5
48Argentina (2008)24
49Luxembourg (2008)23.6
50Panama (2007)23.6
51Brazil (2004)23.3
52Ecuador (2006)22.9
53Chile (2008)22.45
54Nigeria (1986)22.3
55Bahamas (2007)21.7
56Antigua and Barbuda (2001)21.6
57Trinidad and Tobago (2005)21.6
58Zimbabwe (2002)21.4
59Latin America & Caribbean (2004)21.38
60Haiti (1999)21.1
61Hungary (2008)20.9
62Mongolia (2003)20.7
63Sweden (2008)20.7
64Upper middle income (2007)20.64
65Portugal (2008)20.2
66Poland (2008)19.9
67Slovakia (2008)19.7
68Zambia (2000)19.5
69Puerto Rico (2007)19
70Belgium (2008)18.7
71Paraguay (2007)18.3
72Romania (2008)18.3
73Europe & Central Asia (2007)18.01
74France (2008)18
75Turkey (2008)18
76Euro area (2008)17.49
77Venezuela (2007)17.4
78Israel (2007)17
79Fiji (1996)16.8
80Ghana (2000)16.7
81Philippines (2007)16.5
82Kyrgyzstan (2006)16.2
83Morocco (2007)16.1
84Guam (1986)16.1
85Finland (2008)15.8
86Kazakhstan (2004)15.7
87Samoa (2001)15.5
88Tonga (2003)15.1
89Peru (2007)14.9
90Costa Rica (2007)14.8
91Russia (2007)14.7
92Lithuania (2008)14.5
93Ukraine (2005)14.4
94Moldova (2007)13.9
95Bangladesh (2005)13.6
96Sao Tome and Principe (1991)13.5
97Latvia (2008)13.1
98United Arab Emirates (2005)12.9
99United Kingdom (2008)12.7
100High income (2007)12.06
101Cambodia (1998)12
102High income: OECD (2007)11.96
103Bolivia (2002)11.8
104American Samoa (1990)11.8
105South Asia (2004)11.79
106Malaysia (2007)11.5
107Estonia (2008)11.5
108Bulgaria (2008)11.3
109Honduras (2005)11.2
110Slovenia (2008)11.2
111Singapore (2007)11.1
112Cayman Islands (2007)10.9
113India (2004)10.8
114Azerbaijan (2007)10.4
115El Salvador (2006)10.2
116Tanzania (2006)10.1
117Malta (2008)10.1
118Canada (2007)10
119Czech Republic (2008)9.9
120Germany (2008)9.9
121New Zealand (2007)9.8
122Yemen (1994)9.8
123Nicaragua (2006)9.7
124Ireland (2008)9.7
125Malawi (1983)9.6
126Cyprus (2008)9.4
127United States (2007)9.4
128Australia (2007)9.3
129Pakistan (2007)8.9
130Denmark (2008)8.4
131Austria (2008)8.2
132Netherlands (2008)8.1
133Bermuda (2000)7.6
134Mexico (2007)7.5
135Switzerland (2008)7.4
136Monaco (2000)7.4
137Iceland (2008)7.2
138Hong Kong (2007)7.2
139South Korea (2007)7.2
140North Korea (2007)7.2
141Bhutan (2005)7.2
142Japan (2007)7.1
143Norway (2008)6.6
144Guatemala (1989)6
145Isle of Man (2006)5.1
146Vietnam (2004)4.9
147Thailand (2007)4.3
148Northern Mariana Islands (2003)4.3
149Macau (2007)4
150Laos (1995)3.9
151Liberia (2007)3.7
152Sierra Leone (2004)3.5
153Kuwait (1983)3.4
154Kiribati (1983)3.4
155Madagascar (2005)2.8
156Nepal (1999)2.2
157Niger (2001)1.7
158Uganda (1991)1.2
159Benin (2002)0.6
160Rwanda (1996)0.5
161Burundi (1990)0.4
162Burkina Faso (1985)0
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