Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
This entry gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Afghanistan
total: 20.2%
male: 18.6%
female: 26.4% (2021 est.)Albania
total: 27.8%
male: 28%
female: 27.6% (2021 est.)Algeria
total: 31.9%
male: 27.8%
female: 54% (2021 est.)Angola
total: 18.5%
male: 18.2%
female: 18.8% (2021 est.)Argentina
total: 29.9%
male: 25%
female: 37.1% (2021 est.)Armenia
total: 36.1%
male: 34%
female: 38.7% (2021 est.)Australia
total: 10.8%
male: 12.7%
female: 8.9% (2021 est.)Austria
total: 11.4%
male: 11.5%
female: 11.3% (2021 est.)Azerbaijan
total: 16.5%
male: 14.4%
female: 18.9% (2021 est.)Bahamas, The
total: 30.8%
male: 27.5%
female: 35.6% (2021 est.)Bahrain
total: 9.9%
male: 6.1%
female: 20.5% (2021 est.)Bangladesh
total: 14.7%
male: 12.5%
female: 19.6% (2021 est.)Barbados
total: 30.6%
male: 34.8%
female: 25.6% (2021 est.)Belarus
total: 11.3%
male: 14%
female: 8.4% (2021 est.)Belgium
total: 19.6%
male: 18.9%
female: 20.4% (2021 est.)Belize
total: 19.3%
male: 12.2%
female: 31.9% (2021 est.)Benin
total: 3.9%
male: 3.1%
female: 4.6% (2021 est.)Bermuda
total: 29.3%
male: 29.7%
female: 29% (2014 est.)Bhutan
total: 18.8%
male: 15.6%
female: 22% (2021 est.)Bolivia
total: 17.4%
male: 16.8%
female: 18.4% (2021 est.)Bosnia and Herzegovina
total: 32.9%
male: 28.2%
female: 39.9% (2021 est.)Botswana
total: 41.2%
male: 39.5%
female: 43.3% (2021 est.)Brazil
total: 31.9%
male: 27%
female: 38.2% (2021 est.)Brunei
total: 23.4%
male: 20.7%
female: 27.6% (2021 est.)Bulgaria
total: 14.2%
male: 14.3%
female: 14% (2021 est.)Burkina Faso
total: 7.7%
male: 7.5%
female: 8% (2021 est.)Burma
total: 6.4%
male: 6.5%
female: 6.3% (2021 est.)Burundi
total: 3.4%
male: 4.6%
female: 2.5% (2021 est.)Cabo Verde
total: 34.3%
male: 29.9%
female: 40.7% (2021 est.)Cambodia
total: 1.8%
male: 1.6%
female: 2.1% (2021 est.)Cameroon
total: 6.6%
male: 6%
female: 7.3% (2021 est.)Canada
total: 14%
male: 15%
female: 13.1% (2021 est.)Cayman Islands
total: 13.8%
male: 16.4%
female: 11.4% (2015 est.)Central African Republic
total: 11.8%
male: 10.6%
female: 13.1% (2021 est.)Chad
total: 2.4%
male: 3.3%
female: 1.4% (2021 est.)Chile
total: 21.4%
male: 20.4%
female: 22.8% (2021 est.)China
total: 11.4%
male: 12.1%
female: 10.4% (2021 est.)Colombia
total: 26.4%
male: 21.9%
female: 32.8% (2021 est.)Comoros
total: 21.7%
male: 21.8%
female: 21.5% (2021 est.)Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total: 10.1%
male: 12%
female: 8.5% (2021 est.)Congo, Republic of the
total: 42.3%
male: 42.2%
female: 42.5% (2021 est.)Costa Rica
total: 45.4%
male: 37%
female: 56.3% (2021 est.)Cote d'Ivoire
total: 5.7%
male: 4.8%
female: 6.8% (2021 est.)Croatia
total: 23.6%
male: 21.8%
female: 26.3% (2021 est.)Cuba
total: 7.4%
male: 7.6%
female: 7% (2021 est.)Curacao
total: 42.2%
male: 38.1%
female: 47.1% (2020 est.)Cyprus
total: 11.8%
male: 9.2%
female: 14.9% (2021 est.)Czechia
total: 7.6%
male: 6.9%
female: 8.7% (2021 est.)Denmark
total: 10.1%
male: 9.7%
female: 10.6% (2021 est.)Djibouti
total: 79.9%
male: 78.6%
female: 82.2% (2021 est.)Dominican Republic
total: 20.6%
male: 16.6%
female: 27.9% (2021 est.)Ecuador
total: 14.2%
male: 11.4%
female: 18.8% (2021 est.)Egypt
total: 24.3%
male: 15.6%
female: 59.5% (2021 est.)El Salvador
total: 13.7%
male: 11.3%
female: 18.3% (2021 est.)Equatorial Guinea
total: 18.3%
male: 17.1%
female: 19.9% (2021 est.)Eritrea
total: 14.6%
male: 13.1%
female: 16.4% (2021 est.)Estonia
total: 17.1%
male: 16.5%
female: 17.8% (2021 est.)Eswatini
total: 50.9%
male: 47.7%
female: 54.1% (2021 est.)Ethiopia
total: 5.7%
male: 4.4%
female: 7.2% (2021 est.)European Union
total: 19.5%
male: 18.9%
female: 20.4% (2021 est.)Fiji
total: 18.1%
male: 14.1%
female: 25.9% (2021 est.)Finland
total: 18.1%
male: 19%
female: 17.1% (2021 est.)France
total: 20.1%
male: 19.9%
female: 20.3% (2021 est.)French Polynesia
total: 38.9%
male: 35.4%
female: 43.9% (2021 est.)Gabon
total: 38.4%
male: 33.7%
female: 44.4% (2021 est.)Gambia, The
total: 15.5%
male: 11.4%
female: 20.5% (2021 est.)Gaza Strip
total: 39.6%
male: 33.7%
female: 69% (2021 est.)
note: includes the West BankGeorgia
total: 28.3%
male: 27.4%
female: 29.9% (2021 est.)Germany
total: 7%
male: 7.2%
female: 6.6% (2021 est.)Ghana
total: 9.6%
male: 9.7%
female: 9.4% (2021 est.)Greece
total: 36.9%
male: 33.5%
female: 41.5% (2021 est.)Guam
total: 15.3%
male: 14.7%
female: 16.1% (2021 est.)Guatemala
total: 7.2%
male: 6.3%
female: 9.4% (2021 est.)Guernsey
total: 15.8%
male: 15.9%
female: 15.6% (2021 est.)Guinea
total: 8.2%
male: 7%
female: 9.2% (2021 est.)Guinea-Bissau
total: 12.8%
male: 11.6%
female: 14.2% (2021 est.)Guyana
total: 29.9%
male: 23.5%
female: 39.6% (2021 est.)Haiti
total: 35.7%
male: 28.1%
female: 45.6% (2021 est.)Honduras
total: 15.5%
male: 11.4%
female: 24.6% (2021 est.)Hong Kong
total: 15%
male: 16.3%
female: 13.6% (2021 est.)Hungary
total: 13.5%
male: 11.5%
female: 16.2% (2021 est.)Iceland
total: 13.4%
male: 13%
female: 13.7% (2021 est.)India
total: 28.3%
male: 28.6%
female: 26.7% (2021 est.)Indonesia
total: 16.1%
male: 16.3%
female: 15.7% (2021 est.)Iran
total: 27.2%
male: 24%
female: 41.7% (2021 est.)Iraq
total: 27.2%
male: 23.5%
female: 65.2% (2021 est.)Ireland
total: 17.4%
male: 16.1%
female: 18.8% (2021 est.)Isle of Man
total: 10.1%
male: 11.8%
female: 8.2% (2011 est.)Israel
total: 8.8%
male: 8.4%
female: 9.2% (2021 est.)Italy
total: 30.9%
male: 29.1%
female: 33.8% (2021 est.)Jamaica
total: 26.1%
male: 22.1%
female: 31.4% (2021 est.)Japan
total: 4.4%
male: 4.6%
female: 4.1% (2021 est.)Jersey
total: 15.8%
male: 15.9%
female: 15.6% (2021 est.)Jordan
total: 40.5%
male: 37.4%
female: 53.8% (2021 est.)Kazakhstan
total: 3.7%
male: 3.3%
female: 4.3% (2021 est.)Kenya
total: 13.8%
male: 12.8%
female: 14.9% (2021 est.)Kiribati
total: 22.5%
male: 21.2%
female: 24.6% (2019 est.)Korea, North
total: 6.1%
male: 5.4%
female: 6.9% (2021 est.)Korea, South
total: 7.8%
male: 8.8%
female: 6.9% (2021 est.)Kosovo
total: 48.8%
male: 44.9%
female: 57.3% (2020 est.)Kuwait
total: 25.5%
male: 17.1%
female: 46.2% (2021 est.)Kyrgyzstan
total: 19.3%
male: 15.6%
female: 27.3% (2021 est.)Laos
total: 3.3%
male: 3.4%
female: 3.2% (2021 est.)Latvia
total: 15.5%
male: 12%
female: 19.6% (2021 est.)Lebanon
total: 29.6%
male: 30.8%
female: 26.7% (2021 est.)Lesotho
total: 37.4%
male: 32.8% NA
female: 43.8% (2021 est.) NALiberia
total: 3.2%
male: 3.2%
female: 3.2% (2021 est.)Libya
total: 50.5%
male: 41.4%
female: 73.8% (2021 est.)Lithuania
total: 19%
male: 18.5%
female: 19.6% (2021 est.)Luxembourg
total: 15.2%
male: 16.3%
female: 14.1% (2021 est.)Macau
total: 9.2%
male: 11.7%
female: 6.6% (2021 est.)Madagascar
total: 4.8%
male: 5.2%
female: 4.4% (2021 est.)Malawi
total: 9.9%
male: 7.6%
female: 12.2% (2021 est.)Malaysia
total: 15.6%
male: 14.2%
female: 17.8% (2021 est.)Maldives
total: 17.7%
male: 19.9%
female: 12.6% (2021 est.)Mali
total: 17.3%
male: 15.4%
female: 19.8% (2021 est.)Malta
total: 9.8%
male: 13.6%
female: 5.8% (2021 est.)Marshall Islands
total: 26%
male: 31%
female: 14.2% (2019 est.)Mauritania
total: 23%
male: 20.8%
female: 27.9% (2021 est.)Mauritius
total: 25.3%
male: 19.7%
female: 32.9% (2021 est.)Mexico
total: 8.1%
male: 7.9%
female: 8.6% (2021 est.)Micronesia, Federated States of
total: 18.9%
male: 10.4%
female: 29.9% (2014)Moldova
total: 8.6%
male: 5.3%
female: 14.7% (2021 est.)Monaco
total: 26.6%
male: 25.7%
female: 27.9% (2016 est.)Mongolia
total: 21%
male: 20.1%
female: 22.4% (2021 est.)Montenegro
total: 31.6%
male: 28.3%
female: 36.7% (2021 est.)Morocco
total: 27.2%
male: 26.7%
female: 28.7% (2021 est.)
note: does not include data from the former Western SaharaMozambique
total: 8.1%
male: 8.1%
female: 8.2% (2021 est.)Namibia
total: 40.4%
male: 39.4%
female: 41.7% (2021 est.)Nauru
total: 26.6%
male: 20.9%
female: 37.5% (2013)Nepal
total: 9.5%
male: 10.6%
female: 8.6% (2021 est.)Netherlands
total: 9.6%
male: 10%
female: 9.2% (2021 est.)New Caledonia
total: 41%
male: 39.2%
female: 43.2% (2021 est.)New Zealand
total: 11.4%
male: 12.2%
female: 10.6% (2021 est.)Nicaragua
total: 11.6%
male: 10.2%
female: 15.5% (2021 est.)Niger
total: 1%
male: 1.2%
female: 0.7% (2021 est.)Nigeria
total: 19.6%
male: 19.8% NA
female: 19.4% (2021 est.) NANorth Macedonia
total: 34.1%
male: 31.6%
female: 38.4% (2021 est.)Norway
total: 13%
male: 13.5%
female: 12.5% (2021 est.)Oman
total: 14.6%
male: 11.6%
female: 29.6% (2021 est.)Pakistan
total: 9.4%
male: 9.7%
female: 8.2% (2021 est.)Palau
total: 5.6%
male: NA
female: (2014) NAPanama
total: 30%
male: 21.8%
female: 43.6% (2021 est.)Papua New Guinea
total: 5.3%
male: 6.3%
female: 4.2% (2021 est.)Paraguay
total: 16.3%
male: 12.7%
female: 21.9% (2021 est.)Peru
total: 11.2%
male: 9.2%
female: 13.2% (2021 est.)Philippines
total: 7.3%
male: 6.3%
female: 9% (2021 est.)Poland
total: 13.4%
male: 12.3%
female: 15% (2021 est.)Portugal
total: 23.1%
male: 20.6%
female: 26.2% (2021 est.)Puerto Rico
total: 18.5%
male: 19.4%
female: 15.6% (2021 est.)Qatar
total: 1.1%
male: 0.9%
female: 2.1% (2021 est.)Romania
total: 20.6%
male: 20.9%
female: 20.1% (2021 est.)Russia
total: 16.9%
male: 15.7%
female: 18.4% (2021 est.)Rwanda
total: 2.9%
male: 2.2%
female: 3.6% (2021 est.)Saint Lucia
total: 38.7%
male: 41%
female: 36.2% (2021 est.)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total: 41.1%
male: 39.7%
female: 43.9% (2021 est.)Samoa
total: 19.7%
male: 16.7%
female: 24.5% (2021 est.)San Marino
total: 27.4%
male: 21.4%
female: 36% (2016 est.)Sao Tome and Principe
total: 22.9%
male: 18% NA
female: 34.3% (2021 est.) NASaudi Arabia
total: 28.8%
male: 22.4%
female: 47.9% (2021 est.)Senegal
total: 5%
male: 3.5%
female: 7.5% (2021 est.)Serbia
total: 30.4%
male: 28.5%
female: 33.7% (2021 est.)Seychelles
total: 16.5%
male: 17.5%
female: 15.6% (2020 est.)Sierra Leone
total: 10.8%
male: 15.8%
female: 7.6% (2021 est.)Singapore
total: 9.1%
male: 7%
female: 11.8% (2021 est.)Slovakia
total: 21.5%
male: 19.6%
female: 24.6% (2021 est.)Slovenia
total: 13.9%
male: 12.7%
female: 15.5% (2021 est.)Solomon Islands
total: 1.9%
male: 1.6%
female: 2.3% (2021 est.)Somalia
total: 34.7%
male: 32.5%
female: 38.5% (2021 est.)South Africa
total: 64.2%
male: 59.8%
female: 69.3% (2021 est.)South Sudan
total: 21%
male: 21.8%
female: 20.2% (2021 est.)Spain
total: 36.9%
male: 35.9%
female: 38.2% (2021 est.)Sri Lanka
total: 26.1%
male: 21.1%
female: 35.6% (2021 est.)Sudan
total: 35.6%
male: 30.5%
female: 45.8% (2021 est.)Suriname
total: 30.5%
male: 22.1%
female: 46.1% (2021 est.)Sweden
total: 24.5%
male: 26.1%
female: 23% (2021 est.)Switzerland
total: 9.1%
male: 9.4%
female: 8.8% (2021 est.)Syria
total: 26.2%
male: 21.6%
female: 51.1% (2021 est.)Tajikistan
total: 17.4%
male: 19.4%
female: 14.4% (2021 est.)Tanzania
total: 4.6%
male: 3.7%
female: 5.5% (2021 est.)Thailand
total: 7%
male: 6.2%
female: 8.1% (2021 est.)Timor-Leste
total: 13.8%
male: 11.4%
female: 16.8% (2021 est.)Togo
total: 9.7%
male: 12.3%
female: 7.7% (2021 est.)Tonga
total: 11.1%
male: 7.5%
female: 16.3% (2021 est.)Trinidad and Tobago
total: 12.7%
male: 12.8%
female: 12.6% (2021 est.)Tunisia
total: 38.3%
male: 37.1%
female: 41.2% (2021 est.)Turkey (Turkiye)
total: 24.3%
male: 21.4%
female: 29.9% (2021 est.)Turkmenistan
total: 11%
male: 13.4%
female: 7.6% (2021 est.)Tuvalu
total: 20.6%
male: 9.8%
female: 45.9% (2016)Uganda
total: 4.3%
male: 3.4%
female: 5.3% (2021 est.)Ukraine
total: 16.5%
male: 16.3%
female: 16.7% (2021 est.)United Arab Emirates
total: 10.7%
male: 7.9%
female: 19.9% (2021 est.)United Kingdom
total: 13.2%
male: 14.6%
female: 11.8% (2021 est.)United States
total: 9.6%
male: 10.5%
female: 8.6% (2021 est.)Uruguay
total: 32.9%
male: 28.3%
female: 38.7% (2021 est.)Uzbekistan
total: 16%
male: 15.8%
female: 16.2% (2021 est.)Vanuatu
total: 5.4%
male: 5.2%
female: 5.6% (2021 est.)Venezuela
total: 14.9%
male: 13.4% NA
female: 19.3% (2021 est.) NAVietnam
total: 7.2%
male: 7.1%
female: 7.5% (2021 est.)Virgin Islands
total: 27%
male: 24.1%
female: 37.3% (2021 est.)West Bank
total: 39.6%
male: 33.7%
female: 69% (2021 est.)
note: includes Gaza StripWorld
total: 17.9%
male: 17.3%
female: 19.7% (2021 est.)Yemen
total: 25.5%
male: 24.3%
female: 36.3% (2021 est.)Zambia
total: 26.1%
male: 26.7%
female: 25.4% (2021 est.)Zimbabwe
total: 7.3%
male: 6.2%
female: 8.5% (2021 est.)