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

Rank

Country

Value
1Marshall Islands (1999)63.4
2Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)58.6
3Macedonia (2007)57.7
4Swaziland (1997)55.2
5Armenia (2001)48.2
6South Africa (2007)46.9
7Solomon Islands (1999)45.9
8Serbia (2007)43.7
9Namibia (2004)41.7
10Cape Verde (1990)41.2
11Gabon (1993)41
12St. Lucia (2004)40.8
13Botswana (2001)39.7
14St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)36.7
15Albania (2001)35.5
16West Bank and Gaza (2007)35.3
17Egypt (2005)34.1
18Lesotho (1999)33.5
19French Polynesia (2002)33.2
20Georgia (2007)31.5
21Grenada (1998)31.5
22Tunisia (2005)30.7
23Dominican Republic (2007)30.3
24Jamaica (2004)28.1
25Middle East & North Africa (2005)27.31
26Barbados (2003)26.2
27Dominica (2001)26
28Indonesia (2007)25.1
29Ethiopia (2006)24.9
30Zimbabwe (2002)24.9
31Mauritius (2007)24.6
32Spain (2008)24.6
33Uruguay (2007)24.3
34Algeria (2006)24.3
35Netherlands Antilles (2007)24.2
36Guyana (2002)24
37Argentina (2006)23.4
38Iran (2007)22.3
39Maldives (2006)22.2
40Puerto Rico (2007)22.2
41Greece (2008)22.1
42Croatia (2008)21.9
43Suriname (2004)21.5
44Zambia (2000)21.4
45Italy (2008)21.3
46Sri Lanka (2007)21.2
47Colombia (2007)21.1
48Lebanon (2004)20.9
49Aruba (1997)20.4
50Seychelles (2002)20.3
51Upper middle income (2004)20.25
52Sweden (2008)20.2
53Bahrain (2001)20.1
54Mongolia (2003)20
55Hungary (2008)19.9
56Antigua and Barbuda (2001)19.9
57Belize (2005)19.5
58Syria (2003)19.5
59Slovakia (2008)19
60Bahamas (2007)18.9
61Chile (2007)18.7
62Romania (2008)18.6
63Turkey (2008)18.1
64France (2008)18.1
65Brazil (2004)18.1
66Belgium (2008)18
67Yemen (1994)17.9
68Haiti (1999)17.9
69Luxembourg (2008)17.8
70Europe & Central Asia (2007)17.69
71Morocco (2007)17.6
72Poland (2008)17.3
73Latin America & Caribbean (2004)17.09
74Ghana (2000)16.6
75Euro area (2008)16.6
76Portugal (2008)16.5
77Guam (1986)16.5
78Trinidad and Tobago (2005)16.5
79Finland (2008)16.5
80Panama (2007)16.5
81Ecuador (2006)16.3
82Israel (2007)16.1
83Nigeria (1986)15.4
84United Kingdom (2008)15
85Philippines (2007)14.9
86Ukraine (2005)14.9
87Kyrgyzstan (2006)14.6
88Moldova (2007)14.5
89Russia (2007)14.5
90Peru (2007)14.3
91Venezuela (2007)14.3
92Kazakhstan (2004)14.3
93Azerbaijan (2007)14
94Lithuania (2008)13.4
95Fiji (1996)13.1
96Latvia (2008)13.1
97Bulgaria (2008)12.7
98Ireland (2008)12.6
99El Salvador (2006)12.4
100High income (2007)12.28
101Cambodia (1998)12.2
102Paraguay (2007)12.2
103Samoa (2001)12.2
104High income: OECD (2007)12.2
105Malta (2008)12.2
106Estonia (2008)12
107Tonga (2003)11.9
108American Samoa (1990)11.9
109Cayman Islands (2007)11.2
110Canada (2007)11.2
111South Asia (2004)10.93
112Malaysia (2007)10.9
113Bermuda (2000)10.8
114Qatar (2004)10.8
115Costa Rica (2007)10.7
116Germany (2008)10.5
117India (2004)10.5
118United States (2007)10.5
119Slovenia (2008)10.4
120Czech Republic (2008)9.9
121New Zealand (2007)9.7
122Australia (2007)9.4
123Bangladesh (2005)9.3
124Bolivia (2002)9.2
125Malawi (1983)9.1
126Hong Kong (2007)9
127Cyprus (2008)9
128Singapore (2007)8.9
129North Korea (2007)8.9
130South Korea (2007)8.9
131Tanzania (2006)8.8
132Nicaragua (2006)8.6
133Iceland (2008)8.3
134Sao Tome and Principe (1991)8.2
135United Arab Emirates (2005)8
136Austria (2008)8
137Japan (2007)7.7
138Denmark (2008)7.6
139Pakistan (2007)7.5
140Norway (2008)7.5
141Netherlands (2008)7.3
142Isle of Man (2006)7.2
143Switzerland (2008)7
144Honduras (2005)7
145Monaco (2000)6.9
146Mexico (2007)6.7
147Bhutan (2005)6.3
148Macau (2007)6.2
149Northern Mariana Islands (2003)5.9
150Papua New Guinea (2000)5.3
151Sierra Leone (2004)5.2
152Laos (1995)5
153Liberia (2007)4.7
154Kiribati (1983)4.7
155Kuwait (1983)4.7
156Vietnam (2004)4.6
157Thailand (2007)4.5
158Guatemala (1989)3.8
159Niger (2001)3.2
160Nepal (1999)3
161Madagascar (2005)2.3
162Burkina Faso (1985)2.1
163Uganda (1991)1.9
164Benin (2002)0.8
165Burundi (1990)0.7
166Rwanda (1996)0.7
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