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

Rank

Country

Value

1Macedonia (2007)57.4
2Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)55.4
3Solomon Islands (1999)45.8
4South Africa (2007)43
5Algeria (2004)42.8
6Armenia (2001)41.9
7Swaziland (1997)41.7
8Gabon (1993)41.7
9Albania (2001)41.6
10Cape Verde (1990)40.7
11Serbia (2007)40.7
12St. Lucia (2004)37.1
13Namibia (2004)36.7
14West Bank and Gaza (2007)34
15Botswana (2001)33.9
16St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)31.9
17Tunisia (2005)31.4
18French Polynesia (2002)29.3
19Zimbabwe (2002)28.2
20Georgia (2007)28.1
21Dominica (2001)26.2
22Lesotho (1999)25.8
23Grenada (1998)25.4
24Puerto Rico (2007)24.3
25Barbados (2003)24.1
26Suriname (1999)23.9
27Indonesia (2007)23.8
28Spain (2008)23.7
29Egypt (2005)23.3
30Zambia (2000)23.1
31Netherlands Antilles (2007)22.6
32Jamaica (2004)22
33Dominican Republic (2007)21.2
34Guyana (2002)20.6
35Uruguay (2007)20.2
36Yemen (1994)20.2
37Mauritius (2007)20
38Iran (2007)20
39Sweden (2008)19.7
40Ethiopia (2006)19.5
41Mongolia (2003)19.5
42Hungary (2008)19.1
43Italy (2008)18.9
44Romania (2008)18.8
45Croatia (2008)18.5
46Slovakia (2008)18.5
47Antigua and Barbuda (2001)18.4
48Azerbaijan (2007)18.2
49Morocco (2007)18.2
50France (2008)18.2
51Turkey (2008)18.1
52Seychelles (1994)18
53Europe & Central Asia (2007)17.51
54Belgium (2008)17.4
55Bahrain (2001)17.2
56Finland (2008)17.2
57Sri Lanka (2007)17.1
58Upper middle income (2007)17.01
59Greece (2008)17
60United Kingdom (2008)17
61Chile (2008)16.92
62Aruba (1997)16.7
63Bahamas (2007)16.7
64Ghana (2000)16.4
65Guam (1986)16.4
66Colombia (2007)16.3
67Argentina (2008)16
68Euro area (2008)15.95
69Syria (2003)15.6
70Maldives (2006)15.5
71Poland (2008)15.2
72Ireland (2008)15.2
73Ukraine (2005)15.2
74Haiti (1999)15.1
75Israel (2007)15.1
76Moldova (2007)14.9
77Russia (2007)14.4
78Bermuda (2000)14.3
79Brazil (2004)14.2
80Latin America & Caribbean (2004)14.06
81Malta (2008)13.9
82Philippines (2007)13.9
83Belize (2005)13.8
84Bulgaria (2008)13.7
85Peru (2007)13.6
86Kyrgyzstan (2006)13.6
87El Salvador (2006)13.6
88Portugal (2008)13.3
89Latvia (2008)13.2
90Kazakhstan (2004)13.1
91Luxembourg (2008)13.1
92Trinidad and Tobago (2005)12.9
93Panama (2007)12.8
94Venezuela (2007)12.7
95High income (2007)12.63
96Lithuania (2008)12.6
97High income: OECD (2007)12.56
98Estonia (2008)12.4
99Canada (2007)12.3
100Cambodia (1998)12.3
101Ecuador (2006)12.1
102American Samoa (1990)12
103United States (2007)11.6
104Nigeria (1986)11.5
105South Korea (2007)11.4
106North Korea (2007)11.4
107Fiji (1996)11.3
108Northern Mariana Islands (2003)11.2
109Germany (2008)11
110Hong Kong (2007)11
111Cayman Islands (2007)10.9
112South Asia (2004)10.66
113Samoa (2001)10.6
114Malaysia (2007)10.5
115India (2004)10.4
116Tonga (2003)9.9
117Slovenia (2008)9.9
118Czech Republic (2008)9.8
119New Zealand (2007)9.6
120Isle of Man (2006)9.5
121Australia (2007)9.4
122Macau (2007)8.9
123Iceland (2008)8.8
124Paraguay (2007)8.6
125Cyprus (2008)8.6
126Malawi (1983)8.5
127Norway (2008)8.4
128Japan (2007)8.3
129Costa Rica (2007)8.2
130Nicaragua (2006)8.1
131Bangladesh (2005)8
132Austria (2008)7.9
133Qatar (2004)7.7
134Tanzania (2006)7.4
135Sierra Leone (2004)7.3
136Bolivia (2002)7.3
137Pakistan (2007)7.1
138Denmark (2008)6.9
139Singapore (2007)6.9
140Switzerland (2008)6.7
141Monaco (2000)6.6
142United Arab Emirates (2005)6.5
143Netherlands (2008)6.5
144Laos (1995)6.4
145Mexico (2007)6.2
146Sao Tome and Principe (1991)5.8
147Liberia (2007)5.7
148Bhutan (2005)5.5
149Kuwait (1983)5.3
150Kiribati (1983)5.3
151Honduras (2005)5.2
152Thailand (2007)4.6
153Vietnam (2004)4.4
154Burkina Faso (1985)4.1
155Niger (2001)4
156Nepal (1999)4
157Guatemala (1989)3
158Uganda (1991)2.7
159Madagascar (2005)1.7
160Benin (2002)1.1
161Burundi (1990)1
162Rwanda (1996)1
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