Global Rankings: Youth Unemployment % (2024)

Rank Country Value
1 Djibouti 76.32
2 South Africa 60.89
3 Eswatini 58.18
4 Libya 49.52
5 Botswana 43.86
6 Jordan 41.72
7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 41.42
8 Tunisia 40.05
9 Congo 39.99
10 Haiti 37.49
11 Namibia 37.27
12 French Polynesia 36.90
13 Gabon 35.99
14 Somalia 33.92
15 New Caledonia 32.71
16 Yemen 32.39
17 Iraq 32.09
18 Syrian Arab Republic 31.48
19 North Macedonia 30.33
20 Georgia 29.91
21 Algeria 29.76
22 Saint Lucia 29.03
23 Cabo Verde 28.17
24 Angola 27.94
25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.28
26 Tajikistan 27.06
27 Spain 27.01
28 Uruguay 26.40
29 Armenia 26.25
30 Montenegro 25.92
31 Virgin Islands, U.S. 25.30
32 Albania 25.06
33 Greece 24.73
34 Lesotho 24.22
35 Suriname 24.17
36 Sweden 23.77
37 Barbados 23.73
38 Mauritania 23.22
39 Costa Rica 23.05
40 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.75
41 Serbia 22.72
42 Sri Lanka 22.32
43 Guyana 22.32
44 Chile 22.30
45 Morocco 22.08
46 Italy 21.80
47 Romania 21.33
48 Portugal 21.20
49 Argentina 21.19
50 Estonia 20.90
51 Nepal 20.82
52 Luxembourg 20.17
53 Colombia 19.76
54 Finland 19.17
55 Egypt 18.71
56 Brunei Darussalam 18.49
57 Slovakia 18.19
58 Brazil 17.95
59 Bahamas 17.80
60 Rwanda 17.54
61 Belgium 16.75
62 Panama 16.75
63 Afghanistan 16.69
64 Mauritius 16.61
65 France 16.57
66 Croatia 16.56
67 Belize 16.32
68 Maldives 16.14
69 India 16.03
70 Cyprus 15.64
71 Türkiye 15.57
72 Fiji 15.50
73 Kuwait 15.45
74 China 15.23
75 Equatorial Guinea 14.71
76 Jamaica 14.46
77 New Zealand 14.28
78 Paraguay 14.11
79 Hungary 14.07
80 Lithuania 14.07
81 Zimbabwe 13.99
82 Oman 13.92
83 Mongolia 13.80
84 Saudi Arabia 13.77
85 Bhutan 13.77
86 Azerbaijan 13.72
87 Guam 13.68
88 Indonesia 13.14
89 Canada 12.96
90 Latvia 12.52
91 Puerto Rico 12.50
92 United Kingdom 12.44
93 Malaysia 12.28
94 Bulgaria 12.14
95 Denmark 12.12
96 Kenya 11.93
97 Samoa 11.92
98 Austria 11.69
99 Dominican Republic 11.68
100 Norway 11.59
101 Vanuatu 11.57
102 Bangladesh 11.46
103 Ireland 11.10
104 Trinidad and Tobago 11.06
105 Uzbekistan 10.94
106 Gambia 10.92
107 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.55
108 Honduras 10.53
109 Belarus 10.14
110 Ecuador 10.10
111 Myanmar 10.04
112 Zambia 9.89
113 Poland 9.88
114 Pakistan 9.86
115 Turkmenistan 9.59
116 Central African Republic 9.49
117 Australia 9.47
118 Eritrea 9.43
119 United States 9.39
120 Slovenia 9.36
121 Russian Federation 9.25
122 Nicaragua 9.04
123 Comoros 8.87
124 Peru 8.81
125 Sao Tome and Principe 8.59
126 Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 8.48
127 Czechia 8.38
128 Hong Kong 8.38
129 Netherlands 8.17
130 Burkina Faso 8.10
131 Switzerland 7.94
132 Malta 7.83
133 Singapore 7.82
134 Iceland 7.65
135 Mozambique 7.37
136 Macao 7.23
137 Guinea 7.08
138 Viet Nam 6.82
139 Kyrgyzstan 6.80
140 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 6.76
141 Malawi 6.76
142 Germany 6.70
143 El Salvador 6.70
144 Philippines 6.59
145 United Arab Emirates 6.43
146 Tonga 6.34
147 Cameroon 6.23
148 Israel 6.08
149 Korea, Republic of 5.90
150 Mexico 5.54
151 Ethiopia 5.43
152 Ghana 5.41
153 Madagascar 5.39
154 Bahrain 5.23
155 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.21
156 Nigeria 5.05
157 Uganda 4.46
158 Thailand 4.31
159 Guatemala 4.22
160 Senegal 4.14
161 Mali 3.98
162 Japan 3.92
163 Côte d'Ivoire 3.92
164 Cuba 3.87
165 Kazakhstan 3.83
166 Papua New Guinea 3.80
167 Sierra Leone 3.60
168 Timor-Leste 3.43
169 Togo 3.43
170 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.35
171 Moldova, Republic of 3.33
172 Benin 3.25
173 Solomon Islands 2.98
174 Guinea-Bissau 2.77
175 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.25
176 Liberia 2.13
177 Burundi 1.62
178 Chad 1.47
179 Cambodia 0.76
180 Qatar 0.38
181 Niger 0.30

About This Indicator

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Data source: World Bank Development Indicators