What youth unemployment is
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24, World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS (ILO modelled). Ranked by each economy’s latest published year.
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).
Youth unemployment (% of labour force ages 15–24)
Every published economy, ranked by the latest year. Click a country in the list or the chart legend to show or hide it. Country desks cover a smaller set.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.93% |
| 2024 | 60.25% |
| 2023 | 60.26% |
| 2022 | 61.68% |
| 2021 | 65.45% |
| 2020 | 59.61% |
| 2019 | 57.32% |
| 2018 | 53.63% |
| 2017 | 53.40% |
| 2016 | 53.45% |
| 2015 | 50.12% |
| 2014 | 51.19% |
| 2013 | 51.20% |
| 2012 | 51.32% |
| 2011 | 49.74% |
| 2010 | 50.45% |
| 2009 | 47.47% |
| 2008 | 44.58% |
| 2007 | 44.04% |
| 2006 | 43.87% |
| 2005 | 43.93% |
| 2004 | 43.86% |
| 2003 | 43.80% |
| 2002 | 43.35% |
#CountryYouthChangeYear
1Djibouti76.77%+0.27 pp2025
2South Africa59.93%−0.32 pp20253Eswatini54.33%−0.04 pp2025
4Libya50.06%−0.53 pp2025
5Botswana46.00%+0.71 pp2025
6St. Vincent and the Grenadines41.95%+0.10 pp2025
7Congo, Rep.40.50%−0.08 pp2025
8Jordan38.88%−0.18 pp2025
9Tunisia38.08%−0.77 pp2025
10Namibia38.05%+0.81 pp2025
11Haiti37.52%+0.76 pp2025
12French Polynesia36.57%+0.11 pp2025
13Gabon36.28%−0.00 pp2025
14West Bank and Gaza36.09%−5.54 pp2022
15Somalia, Fed. Rep.34.23%+0.09 pp2025
16New Caledonia33.11%+1.28 pp2025
17Syrian Arab Republic33.10%+0.33 pp2025
18Yemen, Rep.32.60%+0.43 pp2025
19Iraq32.01%+0.29 pp2025
20Georgia30.26%+0.39 pp2025
21Algeria29.44%−0.44 pp2025
22North Macedonia28.75%+0.09 pp2025
23Cabo Verde28.41%+0.31 pp2025
24Bosnia and Herzegovina28.20%+0.87 pp2025
25Angola27.23%+0.49 pp2025
26Armenia26.24%−0.41 pp2025
27Albania25.57%−0.02 pp2025
28Suriname25.44%+0.50 pp2025
29Uruguay25.15%−1.55 pp2025
30Guyana24.90%+0.15 pp2025
31Spain24.75%−1.89 pp2025
32Lesotho24.67%−0.07 pp2025
33Romania24.54%+0.91 pp2025
34Montenegro24.44%+0.49 pp2025
35Sweden24.31%−0.02 pp2025
36Virgin Islands (U.S.)24.20%+1.15 pp2025
37Mauritania22.92%−0.12 pp2025
38Lebanon22.74%−0.16 pp2023
39Iran, Islamic Rep.21.90%+0.59 pp2025
40Morocco21.88%−0.49 pp2025
41Chile21.64%+0.65 pp2025
42Finland21.48%+2.80 pp2025
43Luxembourg21.47%−0.22 pp2025
44Greece21.39%−0.99 pp2025
45Serbia20.93%−0.52 pp2025
46Nepal20.56%−0.08 pp2025
47Italy20.55%+0.30 pp202548St. Lucia20.25%−1.04 pp2025
49Portugal20.22%−1.54 pp2025
50Costa Rica19.95%−0.53 pp2025
51Panama19.77%+0.09 pp2025
52Estonia19.70%+0.44 pp2025
53Belize19.32%+0.77 pp2025
54Bahamas, The19.25%+0.96 pp2025
55Argentina19.19%−0.04 pp2025
56Ukraine19.14%−0.21 pp2021
57France18.89%+0.29 pp202558Sri Lanka18.58%−0.48 pp2025
59South Sudan18.52%−0.19 pp2023
60Barbados18.48%+0.43 pp2025
61Slovak Republic18.43%−0.57 pp2025
62Egypt, Arab Rep.18.29%+1.00 pp2025
63Brunei Darussalam18.23%+0.36 pp2025
64Belgium17.78%+0.43 pp2025
65Colombia17.65%−1.76 pp2025
66Mauritius17.37%+0.88 pp2025
67Bhutan17.05%−0.88 pp2025
68Afghanistan16.79%−0.45 pp2025
69Croatia16.47%−0.00 pp2025
70Rwanda16.41%−0.15 pp2025
71Euro area16.34%−0.09 pp202572Turkiye16.04%−0.24 pp2025
73India16.02%+0.28 pp2025
74China15.79%+0.75 pp2025
75Equatorial Guinea15.74%+0.18 pp2025
76Maldives15.69%+0.89 pp2025
77Zimbabwe15.55%+0.12 pp2025
78Kenya15.25%−0.23 pp2025
79Fiji15.21%+0.08 pp2025
80Kuwait15.06%−0.09 pp2025
81United Kingdom14.65%+0.33 pp202582Tajikistan14.59%+0.04 pp2025
83New Zealand14.36%+0.32 pp202584Hungary14.21%−0.88 pp2025
85Channel Islands14.13%+0.43 pp2025
86Puerto Rico (US)13.98%+0.90 pp2025
87Brazil13.98%−1.69 pp2025
88Oman13.88%+0.36 pp2025
89Guam13.81%+0.94 pp2025
90Canada13.80%+0.52 pp202591Lithuania13.76%+0.07 pp2025
92Norway13.42%+1.29 pp2025
93Azerbaijan13.09%−0.45 pp2025
94Indonesia12.98%−0.10 pp2025
95Samoa12.98%+0.31 pp2025
96Latvia12.95%−0.66 pp2025
97Cyprus12.71%−0.15 pp2025
98Dominican Republic12.31%−0.56 pp2025
99Sudan12.00%−5.41 pp2022
100Malaysia11.95%−0.30 pp2025
101Denmark11.74%−0.05 pp2025
102Mongolia11.71%+0.17 pp2025
103Paraguay11.69%−1.71 pp2025
104Mozambique11.61%+0.11 pp2025
105Uzbekistan11.38%+0.57 pp2025
106Vanuatu11.34%−0.08 pp2025
107Austria11.00%+0.57 pp2025
108Gambia, The10.86%+0.03 pp2025
109Jamaica10.81%+0.43 pp2025
110Poland10.70%+0.04 pp2025
111Ireland10.49%+0.05 pp2025112Zambia10.47%+0.37 pp2025
113Venezuela, RB10.44%+0.29 pp2025
114Eritrea10.24%+0.19 pp2025
115Bulgaria10.15%−2.34 pp2025
116Central African Republic10.09%+0.10 pp2025
117Turkmenistan10.02%+0.69 pp2025
118Saudi Arabia10.01%−1.49 pp2025
119Myanmar9.81%−0.16 pp2025
120Australia9.61%+0.20 pp2025121Pakistan9.59%+0.07 pp2025
122Nicaragua9.54%−0.04 pp2025
123Slovenia9.54%−1.49 pp2025
124Peru9.45%−0.25 pp2025
125Bangladesh9.38%+0.29 pp2025
126United States9.34%+0.42 pp2025127Czechia9.22%+0.02 pp2025
128Belarus9.18%−1.36 pp2025
129Switzerland9.04%+0.80 pp2025
130Hong Kong SAR, China8.96%−0.55 pp2025
131Netherlands8.83%+0.05 pp2025
132Sao Tome and Principe8.79%+0.23 pp2025
133Comoros8.75%−0.06 pp2025
134Iceland8.67%−0.11 pp2025
135Honduras8.53%+0.22 pp2025
136Malta8.43%−0.69 pp2025
137Kyrgyz Republic8.23%−0.19 pp2025
138Trinidad and Tobago8.22%+0.22 pp2025
139Ecuador8.16%−0.41 pp2025
140Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7.90%+0.13 pp2025
141Congo, Dem. Rep.7.85%−0.10 pp2025
142El Salvador7.81%+0.30 pp2025
143Russian Federation7.61%−0.64 pp2025
144Philippines7.04%+0.08 pp2025
145Guinea7.02%−0.05 pp2025
146Malawi6.95%+0.06 pp2025
147Germany6.86%+0.26 pp2025148Singapore6.78%+0.45 pp2025149Macao SAR, China6.78%+0.09 pp2025
150Korea, Rep.6.70%+0.26 pp2025151Cameroon6.55%−0.07 pp2025
152United Arab Emirates6.45%+0.03 pp2025
153Burkina Faso6.44%−0.09 pp2025
154Viet Nam6.17%−0.17 pp2025
155Israel6.03%−0.13 pp2025
156Tonga6.03%+0.04 pp2025
157Ghana5.83%+0.48 pp2025
158Mexico5.71%−0.05 pp2025
159Bahrain5.42%−0.05 pp2025
160Ethiopia5.35%−0.10 pp2025
161Nigeria5.34%+0.25 pp2025
162Madagascar5.25%−0.21 pp2025
163Bolivia5.01%−0.16 pp2025
164Guatemala4.76%+0.14 pp2025
165Thailand4.53%−0.13 pp2025
166Cuba4.28%−0.01 pp2025
167Moldova4.20%−0.30 pp2025
168Uganda4.18%−0.03 pp2025
169Cote d'Ivoire4.01%−0.24 pp2025
170Japan3.90%−0.03 pp2025
171Mali3.88%+0.04 pp2025
172Kazakhstan3.81%−0.01 pp2025
173Papua New Guinea3.79%+0.00 pp2025
174Sierra Leone3.72%+0.23 pp2025
175Timor-Leste3.72%+0.50 pp2025
176Senegal3.62%−0.25 pp2025
177Togo3.44%+0.04 pp2025
178Benin2.89%−0.20 pp2025
179Guinea-Bissau2.84%+0.02 pp2025
180Solomon Islands2.76%−0.18 pp2025
181Lao PDR2.38%+0.21 pp2025
182Tanzania2.38%+0.05 pp2025
183Liberia2.30%+0.08 pp2025
184Burundi1.68%−0.02 pp2025
185Chad1.46%+0.01 pp2025
186Cambodia0.71%+0.01 pp2025
187Qatar0.56%−0.01 pp2025
188Niger0.46%+0.07 pp2025
Reading this series
This series is the unemployment rate restricted to people aged 15 to 24: those without work, available for and actively seeking it, as a share of the labour force in that age band. The source is World Bank Open Data indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS, an ILO modelled estimate using the same unemployment definition as the all-ages series. It is a rate among young people in the labour force, not a share of all young people: a country with few teenagers looking for work can post a high youth rate while most of its young population is in education.
The chart plots annual observations for the economies you select; the range buttons shorten the period and the legend or table adds and removes lines. The ranked ledger lists each economy’s latest published year, and those years differ. Because the series is modelled from national surveys and censuses, values are revised when inputs change, so a rebuild can print a different past reading. Youth rates are usually higher than all-ages rates.