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Unemployment youth total percentage of total labor force ages 15 to 24 modeled ILO estimate

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.Source:
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Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)Year
1
South Africa
52.85%
2018
2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
46.66%
2018
3
Saint Lucia
45.21%
2018
4
Republic of Macedonia
44.74%
2018
5
Namibia
44.4%
2018
6
Swaziland
44.15%
2018
7
Libya
41.93%
2018
8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
41.43%
2018
9
Greece
39.45%
2018
10
Jordan
37.24%
2018
11
Botswana
37.14%
2018
12
Armenia
36.75%
2018
13
French Polynesia
36.04%
2018
14
New Caledonia
35.76%
2018
15
Gabon
35.13%
2018
16
Tunisia
34.83%
2018
17
Spain
34.34%
2018
18
Lesotho
33.22%
2018
19
Egypt
32.6%
2018
20
Serbia
32.05%
2018
21
Italy
31.54%
2018
22
Albania
30.98%
2018
23
Georgia
30.44%
2018
24
Algeria
29.95%
2018
25
Haiti
29.47%
2018
26
Brunei
29.25%
2018
27
Montenegro
29.11%
2018
28
Brazil
28.64%
2018
29
Iran
28.35%
2018
30
Barbados
27.99%
2018
31
Sudan
26.71%
2018
32
Puerto Rico
25.82%
2018
33
Saudi Arabia
25.77%
2018
34
Jamaica
25.57%
2018
35
Croatia
25.54%
2018
36
Argentina
25.22%
2018
37
The Bahamas
25.13%
2018
38
Somalia
24.89%
2018
39
Mali
24.83%
2018
40
Uruguay
24.7%
2018
41
Yemen
23.72%
2018
42
Mauritius
23.49%
2018
43
Sri Lanka
23.17%
2018
44
Cape Verde
23.11%
2018
45
Republic of the Congo
22.83%
2018
46
Guyana
22.64%
2018
47
Morocco
21.88%
2018
48
Djibouti
21.33%
2018
49
Costa Rica
20.95%
2018
50
France
20.92%
2018
51
Tajikistan
20.57%
2018
52
Portugal
20.32%
2018
53
São Tomé and Príncipe
20.26%
2018
54
Turkey
19.98%
2018
55
Belize
19.82%
2018
56
Nigeria
19.68%
2018
57
Ukraine
19.61%
2018
58
South Sudan
19.55%
2018
59
Syria
19.45%
2018
60
Virgin Islands (US)
19.21%
2018
61
Colombia
18.95%
2018
62
Equatorial Guinea
18.55%
2018
63
Kenya
18.47%
2018
64
Slovakia
18.21%
2018
65
Chile
18.15%
2018
66
Cyprus
18.13%
2018
67
Samoa
17.94%
2018
68
Belgium
17.61%
2018
69
Lebanon
17.36%
2018
70
Finland
17.33%
2018
71
Maldives
17.29%
2018
72
Angola
17.06%
2018
73
Venezuela
16.97%
2018
74
Sweden
16.95%
2018
75
Mongolia
16.56%
2018
76
Iraq
16.56%
2018
77
Zambia
16.09%
2018
78
Mauritania
15.99%
2018
79
Suriname
15.86%
2018
80
Indonesia
15.84%
2018
81
Romania
15.32%
2018
82
Russia
15.28%
2018
83
Kyrgyzstan
14.98%
2018
84
Luxembourg
14.69%
2018
85
Latvia
14.68%
2018
86
Fiji
14.57%
2018
87
Guam
14.3%
2018
88
Kuwait
13.9%
2018
89
Azerbaijan
13.75%
2018
90
Ghana
13.7%
2018
91
Republic of Ireland
13.49%
2018
92
Bulgaria
13.45%
2018
93
Dominican Republic
13.37%
2018
94
Lithuania
12.45%
2018
95
Gambia
12.32%
2018
96
Australia
12.21%
2018
97
New Zealand
12.15%
2018
98
Bangladesh
12%
2018
99
Canada
11.57%
2018
100
Eritrea
11.57%
2018
101
Central African Republic
11.52%
2018
102
Estonia
11.47%
2018
103
Poland
11.43%
2018
104
Malaysia
11.18%
2018
105
United Kingdom
11.17%
2018
106
Paraguay
11.14%
2018
107
Vanuatu
10.86%
2018
108
China
10.59%
2018
109
East Timor
10.48%
2018
110
India
10.42%
2018
111
Hungary
10.27%
2018
112
Malta
10.24%
2018
113
Slovenia
10.21%
2018
114
South Korea
10.13%
2018
115
Panama
10.06%
2018
116
Moldova
9.97%
2018
117
Belarus
9.8%
2018
118
El Salvador
9.77%
2018
119
Uzbekistan
9.72%
2018
120
Norway
9.7%
2018
121
Bhutan
9.58%
2018
122
Austria
9.18%
2018
123
Denmark
9.18%
2018
124
Ecuador
8.94%
2018
125
Nicaragua
8.64%
2018
126
Singapore
8.61%
2018
127
Sierra Leone
8.51%
2018
128
Comoros
8.47%
2018
129
Oman
8.3%
2018
130
Zimbabwe
8.16%
2018
131
United States
8.16%
2018
132
Czech Republic
8.03%
2018
133
Hong Kong
8.03%
2018
134
Senegal
7.99%
2018
135
Burkina Faso
7.95%
2018
136
Switzerland
7.94%
2018
137
Honduras
7.9%
2018
138
United Arab Emirates
7.77%
2018
139
Democratic Republic Of Congo
7.75%
2018
140
Bolivia
7.4%
2018
141
Guinea-Bissau
7.38%
2018
142
Turkmenistan
7.37%
2018
143
North Korea
7.29%
2018
144
Iceland
7.26%
2018
145
Malawi
7.16%
2018
146
Netherlands
6.97%
2018
147
Vietnam
6.95%
2018
148
Israel
6.9%
2018
149
Mexico
6.84%
2018
150
Philippines
6.76%
2018
151
Mozambique
6.76%
2018
152
Trinidad and Tobago
6.6%
2018
153
Germany
6.4%
2018
154
Pakistan
6.04%
2018
155
Cameroon
5.76%
2018
156
Cuba
5.71%
2018
157
Guatemala
5.65%
2018
158
Peru
5.58%
2018
159
Macao
5.17%
2018
160
Bahrain
4.98%
2018
161
Solomon Islands
4.47%
2018
162
Guinea
4.41%
2018
163
Papua New Guinea
4.34%
2018
164
Benin
4.23%
2018
165
Kazakhstan
4.09%
2018
166
Chad
3.96%
2018
167
Myanmar
3.87%
2018
168
Japan
3.69%
2018
169
Thailand
3.54%
2018
170
Ivory Coast
3.49%
2018
171
Tanzania
3.45%
2018
172
Tonga
3.41%
2018
173
Liberia
2.92%
2018
174
Burundi
2.86%
2018
175
Ethiopia
2.78%
2018
176
Madagascar
2.72%
2018
177
Afghanistan
2.64%
2018
178
Uganda
2.59%
2018
179
Togo
2.53%
2018
180
Nepal
2.14%
2018
181
Laos
1.63%
2018
182
Rwanda
1.61%
2018
183
Cambodia
1.28%
2018
184
Qatar
0.57%
2018
185
Niger
0.4%
2018
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