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Labor > Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. .

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 63.4% 1999
2 NamibiaNamibia 58.9% 2008
3 ReunionReunion 58.55% 2011
4 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 57.5% 2011
5 MartiniqueMartinique 56.64% 2011
6 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 55.3% 2011
7 French GuianaFrench Guiana 53.4% 1999
8 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 53.23% 2011
9 South AfricaSouth Africa 49.8% 2011
10 SpainSpain 46.4% 2011
11 SerbiaSerbia 46.1% 2010
12 GuyanaGuyana 46.05% 2011
13 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 45.9% 1999
14 ArmeniaArmenia 45.5% 2008
15 SwazilandSwaziland 44.8% 1997
16 GreeceGreece 44.4% 2011
17 Cape VerdeCape Verde 41.2% 1990
18 GabonGabon 41% 1993
19 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 40.8% 2004
20 PalestinePalestine 38.8% 2010
21 MontenegroMontenegro 37% 2011
22 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 36.7% 1991
23 CroatiaCroatia 36.1% 2011
24 GeorgiaGeorgia 35.6% 2011
25 LesothoLesotho 34.4% 2008
=26 SlovakiaSlovakia 33.2% 2011
=26 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 33.2% 2002
28 LithuaniaLithuania 32.9% 2011
29 GrenadaGrenada 31.5% 1998
30 TunisiaTunisia 30.7% 2005
31 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 30.3% 2007
=32 PortugalPortugal 30.1% 2011
=32 JamaicaJamaica 30.1% 2011
=34 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 29.9% 2011
=34 JordanJordan 29.9% 2011
36 IrelandIreland 29.4% 2011
=37 LatviaLatvia 29.1% 2011
=37 ItalyItaly 29.1% 2011
39 BahrainBahrain 28.3% 2004
40 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 28.2% 2008
41 AlbaniaAlbania 27.2% 2009
42 BulgariaBulgaria 26.6% 2011
43 BarbadosBarbados 26.2% 2003
44 HungaryHungary 26.1% 2011
45 DominicaDominica 26% 2001
46 PolandPoland 25.8% 2011
47 EgyptEgypt 24.8% 2010
48 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 23.8% 1998
49 RomaniaRomania 23.7% 2011
50 ZambiaZambia 23.4% 2005
51 ArubaAruba 23.2% 2007
=52 ColombiaColombia 23% 2008
=52 IranIran 23% 2008
54 SwedenSweden 22.9% 2011
55 EstoniaEstonia 22.4% 2011
56 CyprusCyprus 22.3% 2011
=57 IndonesiaIndonesia 22.2% 2009
=57 MaldivesMaldives 22.2% 2006
=59 FranceFrance 22.1% 2011
=59 LebanonLebanon 22.1% 2007
61 MauritiusMauritius 21.7% 2011
=62 AlgeriaAlgeria 21.5% 2010
=62 SurinameSuriname 21.5% 2004
64 SeychellesSeychelles 20.3% 2002
=65 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 20% 2011
=65 MongoliaMongolia 20% 2003
67 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 19.9% 2001
68 BelizeBelize 19.5% 2005
69 Sri LankaSri Lanka 19.4% 2010
70 SyriaSyria 19.2% 2010
=71 FinlandFinland 18.9% 2011
=71 The BahamasThe Bahamas 18.9% 2007
=73 BelgiumBelgium 18.7% 2011
=73 YemenYemen 18.7% 1999
75 UkraineUkraine 18.6% 2011
76 TurkeyTurkey 18.4% 2011
77 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 18% 2011
=78 MoroccoMorocco 17.9% 2011
=78 HaitiHaiti 17.9% 1999
80 BrazilBrazil 17.8% 2009
=81 VenezuelaVenezuela 17.5% 2011
=81 ChileChile 17.5% 2011
=83 UruguayUruguay 17.4% 2011
=83 PhilippinesPhilippines 17.4% 2009
=85 United StatesUnited States 17.3% 2011
=85 New ZealandNew Zealand 17.3% 2011
87 LuxembourgLuxembourg 16.8% 2011
=88 Costa RicaCosta Rica 16.6% 2011
=88 GhanaGhana 16.6% 2000
90 SloveniaSlovenia 15.7% 2011
91 RussiaRussia 15.5% 2011
92 MoldovaMoldova 14.9% 2011
93 SenegalSenegal 14.8% 2006
=94 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 14.7% 2011
=94 Cook IslandsCook Islands 14.7% 1991
=96 IcelandIceland 14.6% 2011
=96 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 14.6% 2006
98 DenmarkDenmark 14.2% 2011
99 CanadaCanada 14.1% 2011
100 MaltaMalta 13.9% 2011
101 BotswanaBotswana 13.6% 2000
102 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 13.5% 2008
103 AnguillaAnguilla 13.3% 2001
104 FijiFiji 13.1% 1996
105 ParaguayParaguay 13% 2011
106 PanamaPanama 12.4% 2011
107 SamoaSamoa 12.2% 2001
108 United Arab EmiratesUAE 12.1% 2008
=109 TongaTonga 11.9% 2003
=109 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 11.9% 1990
111 IsraelIsrael 11.6% 2011
112 El SalvadorEl Salvador 11.4% 2007
=113 AustraliaAustralia 11.3% 2011
=113 MalaysiaMalaysia 11.3% 2010
=113 KuwaitKuwait 11.3% 2005
116 BermudaBermuda 10.8% 2000
117 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 10.5% 2008
118 IndiaIndia 10.2% 2010
119 MexicoMexico 9.8% 2011
120 South KoreaSouth Korea 9.6% 2011
=121 Hong KongHong Kong 9.4% 2011
=121 BhutanBhutan 9.4% 2011
=121 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 9.4% 2005
124 BangladeshBangladesh 9.3% 2005
125 BoliviaBolivia 9.2% 2002
126 NiueNiue 9% 2001
127 TanzaniaTanzania 8.8% 2006
=128 NorwayNorway 8.6% 2011
=128 NicaraguaNicaragua 8.6% 2006
130 GermanyGermany 8.5% 2011
131 AustriaAustria 8.3% 2011
132 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 8.2% 1991
133 JapanJapan 8% 2011
=134 NetherlandsNetherlands 7.7% 2011
=134 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 7.7% 2011
=134 PakistanPakistan 7.7% 2008
=134 EthiopiaEthiopia 7.7% 2005
138 ZimbabweZimbabwe 7.6% 2004
139 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 7.5% 1991
140 GuatemalaGuatemala 7.1% 2011
141 HondurasHonduras 7% 2005
142 MonacoMonaco 6.9% 2000
143 SingaporeSingapore 6.7% 2011
144 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 5.9% 2003
145 MacauMacau 5.8% 2011
146 UgandaUganda 5.4% 2009
147 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5.3% 2000
148 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 5.2% 2004
149 LiberiaLiberia 5.1% 2010
150 LaosLaos 5% 1995
=151 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.6% 2011
=151 VietnamVietnam 4.6% 2004
153 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 3.8% 2006
154 CambodiaCambodia 3.4% 2008
155 NigerNiger 3.2% 2001
156 CubaCuba 3.1% 2008
157 NepalNepal 3% 1999
158 ThailandThailand 2.7% 2011
159 MadagascarMadagascar 2.3% 2005
160 QatarQatar 1.3% 2011
161 BeninBenin 0.8% 2002
=162 RwandaRwanda 0.7% 1996
=162 BurundiBurundi 0.7% 1990

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