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Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 (%)

See how world countries compare to each other in terms of Unemployment, youth ages 15-24. Follow the color coded map to visually see how Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 is distributed between world countries. The darker the color, the higher the value. You can filter which regions to display in the table. When filters are used the two ranks are displayed: the one within the current filter set and the global rank.

This entry gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.

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# Country Value Last update
1 / 1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.80 2012
2 / 2 Flag of Greece Greece 55.30 2012
3 / 3 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 55.30 2012
4 / 4 Flag of Macedonia Macedonia 53.90 2012
5 / 5 Flag of Spain Spain 53.20 2012
6 / 6 Flag of South Africa South Africa 51.50 2012
7 / 7 Flag of Serbia Serbia 51.10 2012
8 / 8 Flag of Guyana Guyana 46.10 2011
9 / 9 Flag of Croatia Croatia 43.10 2012
10 / 10 Flag of Tunisia Tunisia 42.30 2011
11 / 11 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 41.10 2012
12 / 12 Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 40.80 2004
13 / 13 Flag of Namibia Namibia 40.10 2012
14 / 14 Flag of Armenia Armenia 39.20 2011
15 / 15 Flag of Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 38.80 2012
16 / 16 Flag of West Bank West Bank 38.80 2012
17 / 17 Flag of Portugal Portugal 37.60 2012
18 / 18 Flag of Italy Italy 35.30 2012
19 / 19 Flag of Lesotho Lesotho 34.40 2008
20 / 20 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 34.00 2012
21 / 21 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 34.00 2012
22 / 22 Flag of Yemen Yemen 33.70 2010
23 / 23 Flag of Georgia Georgia 33.30 2012
24 / 24 Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia 33.20 2002
25 / 25 Flag of Bahamas, The Bahamas, The 30.80 2012
26 / 26 Flag of Guam Guam 29.40 2011
27 / 27 Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 29.40 2011
28 / 28 Flag of Jordan Jordan 29.30 2012
29 / 29 Flag of Algeria Algeria 28.40 2011
30 / 30 Flag of Latvia Latvia 28.40 2012
31 / 31 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 28.30 2012
32 / 32 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 28.10 2012
33 / 33 Flag of Hungary Hungary 28.10 2012
34 / 34 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 27.80 2012
35 / 35 Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 26.60 2012
36 / 36 Flag of Poland Poland 26.50 2012
37 / 37 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 26.40 2012
38 / 38 Flag of Barbados Barbados 26.20 2003
39 / 39 Flag of Dominica Dominica 26.00 2001
40 / 40 Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 24.90 2006
41 / 41 Flag of Egypt Egypt 24.80 2010
42 / 42 Flag of Ireland Ireland 24.00 2012
43 / 43 Flag of France France 23.80 2012
44 / 44 Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 23.70 2012
45 / 45 Flag of Sweden Sweden 23.70 2012
46 / 46 Flag of Zambia Zambia 23.40 2005
47 / 47 Flag of Aruba Aruba 23.20 2007
48 / 48 Flag of Iran Iran 23.00 2008
49 / 49 Flag of Romania Romania 22.70 2012
50 / 50 Flag of Albania Albania 22.50 2011
51 / 51 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 22.20 2009
52 / 52 Flag of Maldives Maldives 22.20 2006
53 / 53 Flag of Colombia Colombia 21.90 2011
54 / 54 Flag of Suriname Suriname 21.50 2004
55 / 55 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 21.00 2012
56 / 56 Flag of Estonia Estonia 20.90 2012
57 / 57 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 20.60 2012
58 / 58 Flag of Seychelles Seychelles 20.30 2002
59 / 59 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 19.90 2001
60 / 60 Flag of Belgium Belgium 19.80 2012
61 / 61 Flag of Belize Belize 19.50 2005
62 / 62 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic 19.50 2012
63 / 63 Flag of Syria Syria 19.20 2010
64 / 64 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 18.80 2012
65 / 65 Flag of Morocco Morocco 18.60 2012
66 / 66 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 18.50 2012
67 / 67 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 18.40 2012
68 / 68 Flag of Argentina Argentina 18.30 2011
69 / 69 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 17.70 2012
70 / 70 Flag of Finland Finland 17.70 2012
71 / 71 Flag of Turkey Turkey 17.50 2012
72 / 72 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 17.30 2012
73 / 73 Flag of United States United States 17.30 2011
74 / 74 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 17.30 2012
75 / 75 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 17.10 2012
76 / 76 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 16.80 2009
77 / 77 Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 16.70 2009
78 / 78 Flag of Ghana Ghana 16.60 2000
79 / 79 Flag of Philippines Philippines 16.30 2011
80 / 80 Flag of Chile Chile 16.30 2012
81 / 81 Flag of Samoa Samoa 16.10 2011
82 / 82 Flag of Brazil Brazil 15.40 2011
83 / 83 Flag of Senegal Senegal 14.80 2006
84 / 84 Flag of Russia Russia 14.80 2012
85 / 85 Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 14.80 2010
86 / 86 Flag of Panama Panama 14.60 2012
87 / 87 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 14.60 2006
88 / 88 Flag of Canada Canada 14.30 2012
89 / 89 Flag of Denmark Denmark 14.20 2012
90 / 90 Flag of Malta Malta 14.20 2012
91 / 91 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 14.20 2012
92 / 92 Flag of Botswana Botswana 13.60 2000
93 / 93 Flag of Iceland Iceland 13.60 2012
94 / 94 Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 13.50 2008
95 / 95 Flag of Moldova Moldova 13.10 2012
96 / 96 Flag of Belarus Belarus 12.60 2009
97 / 97 Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 12.40 2012
98 / 98 Flag of Israel Israel 12.10 2012
99 / 99 Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 12.10 2008
100 / 100 Flag of Tonga Tonga 11.90 2003
101 / 101 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 11.90 2011
102 / 102 Flag of Australia Australia 11.70 2012
103 / 103 Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 11.30 2005
104 / 104 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 11.20 2012
105 / 105 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 11.10 2011
106 / 106 Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 10.80 2000
107 / 107 Flag of India India 10.70 2012
108 / 108 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 10.50 2008
109 / 109 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 10.30 2012
110 / 110 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 9.50 2012
111 / 111 Flag of Peru Peru 9.50 2011
112 / 112 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 9.40 2005
113 / 113 Flag of Mexico Mexico 9.40 2012
114 / 114 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 9.30 2012
115 / 115 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 9.30 2005
116 / 116 Flag of Korea, South Korea, South 9.00 2012
117 / 117 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 8.60 2006
118 / 118 Flag of Norway Norway 8.60 2012
119 / 119 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 8.40 2012
120 / 120 Flag of Austria Austria 8.30 2012
121 / 121 Flag of Germany Germany 8.10 2012
122 / 122 Flag of Honduras Honduras 8.00 2011
123 / 123 Flag of Japan Japan 7.90 2012
124 / 124 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 7.70 2008
125 / 125 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 7.60 2004
126 / 126 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 7.50 2011
127 / 127 Flag of Isle of Man Isle of Man 7.20 2006
128 / 128 Flag of Bhutan Bhutan 7.20 2012
129 / 129 Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 7.10 2011
130 / 130 Flag of Monaco Monaco 6.90 2000
131 / 131 Flag of Singapore Singapore 6.70 2012
132 / 132 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 6.20 2009
133 / 133 Flag of Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 5.90 2003
134 / 134 Flag of Macau Macau 5.80 2011
135 / 135 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 5.50 2012
136 / 136 Flag of Uganda Uganda 5.40 2009
137 / 137 Flag of Liberia Liberia 5.10 2010
138 / 138 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 5.00 2010
139 / 139 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3.90 2012
140 / 140 Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 3.80 2006
141 / 141 Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 3.40 2008
142 / 142 Flag of Niger Niger 3.20 2001
143 / 143 Flag of Cuba Cuba 3.10 2008
144 / 144 Flag of Thailand Thailand 2.80 2012
145 / 145 Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 2.30 2005
146 / 146 Flag of Qatar Qatar 1.30 2011
147 / 147 Flag of Benin Benin 0.80 2002