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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)    Date  
#1   Qatar: 74.7 %   1997 ...
#2   South Africa: 64.8 %   2003 ...
#3   Macedonia, Republic of: 62.1 %   2005 ...
#4   Lesotho: 58.5 %   1997 ...
#5   Suriname: 58.2 %   1999 ...
#6   Namibia: 49.3 %   2001 ...
#7   Saint Lucia: 49.2 %   2003 ...
#8   Swaziland: 48.3 %   1997 ...
#9   Dominica: 46.3 %   1997 ...
#10   Algeria: 46.3 %   2004 ...
#11   Botswana: 46.1 %   2001 ...
#12   Jordan: 43.2 %   2003 ...
#13   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 43 %   1991 ...
#14   Egypt: 40 %   2002 ...
#15   Grenada: 39.4 %   1998 ...
#16   Poland: 39.2 %   2005 ...
#17   Syria: 38.9 %   2002 ...
#18   New Caledonia: 38.8 %   1996 ...
#19   Sri Lanka: 37.1 %   2005 ...
#20   Jamaica: 36.3 %   2004 ...
#21   Croatia: 35.5 %   2005 ...
#22   Uruguay: 34.9 %   2005 ...
#23   Venezuela: 34.8 %   2003 ...
#24   Greece: 34.8 %   2005 ...
#25   Belize: 34.7 %   1999 ...
#26   Dominican Republic: 34.3 %   2000 ...
#27   Mauritius: 34.3 %   2005 ...
#28   Iran: 32.1 %   2005 ...
#29   Colombia: 31.7 %   2004 ...
#30   Georgia: 30.6 %   2005 ...
#31   Netherlands Antilles: 30 %   2000 ...
#32   Panama: 29.6 %   2005 ...
#33   Tunisia: 29.3 %   2005 ...
#34   Slovakia: 28.8 %   2005 ...
#35   Barbados: 28.7 %   2003 ...
#36   Argentina: 28 %   2005 ...
#37   Italy: 27.4 %   2005 ...
#38   Albania: 27.1 %   2001 ...
#39   Trinidad and Tobago: 26.4 %   2002 ...
#40   Russia: 25.9 %   1999 ...
#41   Aruba: 24.5 %   1997 ...
#42   Guyana: 24.4 %   2001 ...
#43   France: 24.2 %   2004 ...
#44   Bahamas, The: 24.1 %   2005 ...
#45   Spain: 23.5 %   2005 ...
#46   Luxembourg: 23.4 %   2004 ...
#47   Brazil: 23.3 %   2004 ...
#48   Costa Rica: 21.5 %   2005 ...
#49   Zimbabwe: 21.4 %   2002 ...
#50   Kyrgyzstan: 21.2 %   2002 ...
#51   Bulgaria: 21.1 %   2005 ...
#52   Haiti: 21.1 %   1999 ...
#53   Zambia: 21.1 %   1990 ...
#54   Chile: 21 %   2005 ...
#55   Puerto Rico: 20.9 %   2005 ...
#56   Mongolia: 20.7 %   2002 ...
#57   Peru: 20.7 %   2005 ...
#58   Ecuador: 20.6 %   2005 ...
#59   Indonesia: 20.5 %   1999 ...
#60   Belgium: 19.5 %   2004 ...
#61   Ghana: 19.4 %   2000 ...
#62   Finland: 19.3 %   2005 ...
#63   Turkey: 19.3 %   2005 ...
#64   Portugal: 19.1 %   2005 ...
#65   Hungary: 19.1 %   2005 ...
#66   Philippines: 18.9 %   2005 ...
#67   Czech Republic: 18.9 %   2005 ...
#68   Israel: 18.6 %   2005 ...
#69   Romania: 18.4 %   2005 ...
#70   Moldova: 18.3 %   2005 ...
#71   Malta: 17.5 %   2004 ...
#72   Paraguay: 17.3 %   2001 ...
#73   Ukraine: 16.9 %   2003 ...
#74   Morocco: 15.9 %   2003 ...
#75   Nicaragua: 15.8 %   2003 ...
#76   Kazakhstan: 15.7 %   2004 ...
#77   Lithuania: 15.3 %   2005 ...
#78   Estonia: 15.1 %   2005 ...
#79   Pakistan: 14.9 %   2004 ...
#80   Cyprus: 14.6 %   2005 ...
#81   Latvia: 14.2 %   2005 ...
#82   Germany: 14 %   2005 ...
#83   Sweden: 13 %   2005 ...
#84   Slovenia: 12.2 %   2005 ...
#85   Cambodia: 12 %   1998 ...
#86   Norway: 11.6 %   2005 ...
#87   Honduras: 11.2 %   2005 ...
#88   Ethiopia: 11.2 %   2005 ...
#89   India: 10.8 %   2004 ...
#90   Canada: 10.6 %   2005 ...
#91   United States: 10.1 %   2005 ...
#92   Australia: 10 %   2005 ...
#93   United Kingdom: 10 %   2005 ...
#94   Bolivia: 9.9 %   1996 ...
#95   Austria: 9.8 %   2005 ...
#96   New Zealand: 9.8 %   2005 ...
#97   Netherlands: 9.7 %   2005 ...
#98   Cayman Islands: 9.5 %   1997 ...
#99   El Salvador: 9.4 %   2004 ...
#100   Switzerland: 9.3 %   2005 ...
#101   Korea, South: 9 %   2005 ...
#102   Denmark: 8.8 %   2005 ...
#103   Malaysia: 8.3 %   2000 ...
#104   Hong Kong: 8 %   2005 ...
#105   Japan: 7.4 %   2005 ...
#106   Mexico: 7.4 %   2005 ...
#107   Ireland: 7.3 %   2005 ...
#108   Iceland: 6.8 %   2004 ...
#109   Singapore: 6.3 %   2005 ...
#110   Macau: 5.8 %   2005 ...
#111   Bangladesh: 5.8 %   2003 ...
#112   United Arab Emirates: 5.7 %   1995 ...
#113   Papua New Guinea: 5.3 %   2000 ...
#114   Maldives: 5.1 %   2000 ...
#115   Vietnam: 4.9 %   2004 ...
#116   Thailand: 4.6 %   2005 ...
#117   Laos: 3.9 %   1995 ...
#118   China: 1.1 %   1994 ...
#119   Rwanda: 0.5 %   1996 ...
#120   Malawi: 0.3 %   1987 ...
Weighted average: 22.5 %   


DEFINITION: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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