| Rank | Country | Value | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 76.39 % | |
| 2 | South Africa | 60.26 % | |
| 3 | Eswatini | 54.24 % | |
| 4 | Libya | 49.86 % | |
| 5 | Botswana | 44.36 % | |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.33 % | |
| 7 | Congo | 40.72 % | |
| 8 | Jordan | 38.84 % | |
| 9 | Tunisia | 38.48 % | |
| 10 | Namibia | 37.13 % | |
| 11 | Gabon | 36.41 % | |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 36.38 % | |
| 13 | Haiti | 36.33 % | |
| 14 | Somalia | 34.09 % | |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.26 % | |
| 16 | Yemen | 32.10 % | |
| 17 | New Caledonia | 31.75 % | |
| 18 | Iraq | 31.51 % | |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 30.26 % | |
| 20 | Algeria | 30.00 % | |
| 21 | Georgia | 29.93 % | |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 29.68 % | |
| 23 | Spain | 28.75 % | |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 28.05 % | |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.27 % | |
| 26 | Angola | 26.83 % | |
| 27 | Armenia | 26.74 % | |
| 28 | Greece | 26.54 % | |
| 29 | Uruguay | 26.22 % | |
| 30 | Albania | 25.41 % | |
| 31 | Suriname | 24.98 % | |
| 32 | Lesotho | 24.74 % | |
| 33 | Guyana | 24.70 % | |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 24.31 % | |
| 35 | Serbia | 24.13 % | |
| 36 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 23.59 % | |
| 37 | Montenegro | 23.34 % | |
| 38 | Mauritania | 23.24 % | |
| 39 | Lebanon | 22.74 % | |
| 40 | Italy | 22.73 % | |
| 41 | Morocco | 21.97 % | |
| 42 | Chile | 21.97 % | |
| 43 | Sweden | 21.94 % | |
| 44 | Romania | 21.70 % | |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.27 % | |
| 46 | Portugal | 20.46 % | |
| 47 | Nepal | 20.43 % | |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 20.34 % | |
| 49 | Slovakia | 19.87 % | |
| 50 | Colombia | 19.36 % | |
| 51 | Croatia | 18.91 % | |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 18.85 % | |
| 53 | South Sudan | 18.52 % | |
| 54 | Barbados | 18.26 % | |
| 55 | Rwanda | 18.17 % | |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.95 % | |
| 57 | Argentina | 17.95 % | |
| 58 | Brazil | 17.94 % | |
| 59 | Belize | 17.83 % | |
| 60 | Bahamas | 17.70 % | |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 17.49 % | |
| 62 | France | 17.42 % | |
| 63 | Türkiye | 17.31 % | |
| 64 | Estonia | 17.21 % | |
| 65 | Egypt | 17.15 % | |
| 66 | Panama | 16.77 % | |
| 67 | Mauritius | 16.45 % | |
| 68 | Cyprus | 16.22 % | |
| 69 | Belgium | 16.12 % | |
| 70 | Finland | 16.11 % | |
| 71 | India | 15.60 % | |
| 72 | China | 15.56 % | |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.46 % | |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 15.33 % | |
| 75 | Fiji | 15.30 % | |
| 76 | Kenya | 15.16 % | |
| 77 | Kuwait | 15.09 % | |
| 78 | Bhutan | 14.94 % | |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 14.51 % | |
| 80 | Maldives | 14.12 % | |
| 81 | Lithuania | 13.71 % | |
| 82 | Oman | 13.59 % | |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 13.58 % | |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 13.47 % | |
| 85 | Paraguay | 13.19 % | |
| 86 | Puerto Rico | 13.18 % | |
| 87 | Indonesia | 13.02 % | |
| 88 | Samoa | 12.90 % | |
| 89 | Guam | 12.85 % | |
| 90 | Hungary | 12.78 % | |
| 91 | Latvia | 12.32 % | |
| 92 | Malaysia | 12.15 % | |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 12.05 % | |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 11.94 % | |
| 95 | Mongolia | 11.61 % | |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 11.56 % | |
| 97 | Denmark | 11.50 % | |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 11.49 % | |
| 99 | Mozambique | 11.47 % | |
| 100 | Poland | 11.18 % | |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 11.15 % | |
| 102 | Austria | 10.98 % | |
| 103 | Norway | 10.97 % | |
| 104 | Gambia | 10.81 % | |
| 105 | Canada | 10.81 % | |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 10.76 % | |
| 107 | New Zealand | 10.71 % | |
| 108 | Belarus | 10.60 % | |
| 109 | Honduras | 10.48 % | |
| 110 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.27 % | |
| 111 | Ireland | 10.16 % | |
| 112 | Myanmar | 10.07 % | |
| 113 | Zambia | 10.04 % | |
| 114 | Jamaica | 9.99 % | |
| 115 | Eritrea | 9.96 % | |
| 116 | Slovenia | 9.95 % | |
| 117 | Central African Republic | 9.86 % | |
| 118 | Pakistan | 9.42 % | |
| 119 | Malta | 9.32 % | |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 9.20 % | |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 9.20 % | |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 8.97 % | |
| 123 | Peru | 8.85 % | |
| 124 | Comoros | 8.83 % | |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.54 % | |
| 126 | Singapore | 8.52 % | |
| 127 | Czechia | 8.51 % | |
| 128 | Iceland | 8.49 % | |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.45 % | |
| 130 | Australia | 8.39 % | |
| 131 | Netherlands | 8.27 % | |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.04 % | |
| 133 | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 8.01 % | |
| 134 | United States | 7.95 % | |
| 135 | Bangladesh | 7.91 % | |
| 136 | Switzerland | 7.87 % | |
| 137 | Ecuador | 7.78 % | |
| 138 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 7.58 % | |
| 139 | Guinea | 7.07 % | |
| 140 | El Salvador | 7.03 % | |
| 141 | Philippines | 6.91 % | |
| 142 | Malawi | 6.84 % | |
| 143 | Cameroon | 6.62 % | |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 6.57 % | |
| 145 | Macao | 6.56 % | |
| 146 | Viet Nam | 6.44 % | |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 6.35 % | |
| 148 | Germany | 6.02 % | |
| 149 | Israel | 5.87 % | |
| 150 | Mexico | 5.84 % | |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 5.46 % | |
| 152 | Madagascar | 5.43 % | |
| 153 | Korea, Republic of | 5.41 % | |
| 154 | Bahrain | 5.38 % | |
| 155 | Ghana | 5.35 % | |
| 156 | Nigeria | 5.13 % | |
| 157 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.97 % | |
| 158 | Tonga | 4.63 % | |
| 159 | Thailand | 4.49 % | |
| 160 | Guatemala | 4.33 % | |
| 161 | Cuba | 4.25 % | |
| 162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.24 % | |
| 163 | Uganda | 4.21 % | |
| 164 | Japan | 4.12 % | |
| 165 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.03 % | |
| 166 | Mali | 3.86 % | |
| 167 | Senegal | 3.86 % | |
| 168 | Kazakhstan | 3.81 % | |
| 169 | Papua New Guinea | 3.79 % | |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 3.48 % | |
| 171 | Togo | 3.40 % | |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 3.20 % | |
| 173 | Benin | 3.09 % | |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 2.93 % | |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.82 % | |
| 176 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.34 % | |
| 177 | Liberia | 2.21 % | |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.18 % | |
| 179 | Burundi | 1.70 % | |
| 180 | Chad | 1.45 % | |
| 181 | Cambodia | 0.70 % | |
| 182 | Qatar | 0.57 % | |
| 183 | Niger | 0.40 % |
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.