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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.
Labor Statistics > Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Macedonia, Republic of :
63 %
2005 ...
#2
South Africa :
55.8 %
2003 ...
#3
Algeria :
42.8 %
2004 ...
#4
Swaziland :
41.7 %
1997 ...
#5
Albania :
41.6 %
2001 ...
#6
Namibia :
40.4 %
2001 ...
#7
Lesotho :
37.9 %
1997 ...
#8
Poland :
36.6 %
2005 ...
#9
Dominica :
36.3 %
1997 ...
#10
Botswana :
33.9 %
2001 ...
#11
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
32.8 %
1991 ...
#12
Saint Lucia :
31.8 %
2003 ...
#13
Tunisia :
31.4 %
2005 ...
#14
Croatia :
30.4 %
2005 ...
#15
Slovakia :
30.4 %
2005 ...
#16
New Caledonia :
29.7 %
1996 ...
#17
Zimbabwe :
28.2 %
2002 ...
#18
Jordan :
28 %
2003 ...
#19
Georgia :
26.8 %
2005 ...
#20
Uruguay :
25.4 %
2005 ...
#21
Grenada :
25.4 %
1998 ...
#22
Netherlands Antilles :
24.9 %
2000 ...
#23
Puerto Rico :
24.8 %
2005 ...
#24
Barbados :
24.1 %
2003 ...
#25
Suriname :
23.9 %
1999 ...
#26
Russia :
23.9 %
1999 ...
#27
Venezuela :
23.7 %
2003 ...
#28
Bulgaria :
23.3 %
2005 ...
#29
Jamaica :
22 %
2004 ...
#30
France :
21.6 %
2004 ...
#31
Argentina :
21.6 %
2005 ...
#32
Syria :
21.4 %
2002 ...
#33
Egypt :
21.4 %
2002 ...
#34
Peru :
21 %
2005 ...
#35
Italy :
20.7 %
2005 ...
#36
Zambia :
20.7 %
1990 ...
#37
Mauritius :
20.5 %
2005 ...
#38
Romania :
20.5 %
2005 ...
#39
Iran :
20.3 %
2005 ...
#40
Colombia :
20.2 %
2004 ...
#41
Sri Lanka :
20.1 %
2005 ...
#42
Hungary :
19.7 %
2005 ...
#43
Mongolia :
19.5 %
2002 ...
#44
Turkey :
19.3 %
2005 ...
#45
Czech Republic :
19.3 %
2005 ...
#46
Kyrgyzstan :
19.3 %
2002 ...
#47
Moldova :
19.1 %
2005 ...
#48
Panama :
18.5 %
2005 ...
#49
Finland :
18.3 %
2005 ...
#50
Indonesia :
17.9 %
1999 ...
#51
Greece :
17.5 %
2005 ...
#52
Guyana :
17.5 %
2001 ...
#53
Morocco :
17.4 %
2003 ...
#54
Trinidad and Tobago :
17.4 %
2002 ...
#55
Israel :
17 %
2005 ...
#56
Bahamas, The :
16.9 %
2005 ...
#57
Aruba :
16.8 %
1997 ...
#58
Spain :
16.7 %
2005 ...
#59
Estonia :
16.4 %
2005 ...
#60
Ukraine :
16.2 %
2003 ...
#61
Dominican Republic :
16.2 %
2000 ...
#62
Germany :
16.1 %
2005 ...
#63
Lithuania :
15.9 %
2005 ...
#64
Malta :
15.8 %
2004 ...
#65
Belgium :
15.8 %
2004 ...
#66
Sweden :
15.7 %
2005 ...
#67
Belize :
15.4 %
1999 ...
#68
Chile :
15.2 %
2005 ...
#69
Haiti :
15.1 %
1999 ...
#70
Philippines :
14.9 %
2005 ...
#71
Canada :
14.2 %
2005 ...
#72
Brazil :
14.2 %
2004 ...
#73
Hong Kong :
13.8 %
2005 ...
#74
Portugal :
13.7 %
2005 ...
#75
Cyprus :
13.6 %
2005 ...
#76
Luxembourg :
13.5 %
2004 ...
#77
United Kingdom :
13.4 %
2005 ...
#78
Kazakhstan :
13.1 %
2004 ...
#79
El Salvador :
12.7 %
2004 ...
#80
Ghana :
12.7 %
2000 ...
#81
Norway :
12.6 %
2005 ...
#82
United States :
12.4 %
2005 ...
#83
Cambodia :
12.4 %
1998 ...
#84
Korea, South :
12.3 %
2005 ...
#85
Ecuador :
12.2 %
2005 ...
#86
Latvia :
11.9 %
2005 ...
#87
Paraguay :
11.7 %
2001 ...
#88
Costa Rica :
11.3 %
2005 ...
#89
Australia :
11 %
2005 ...
#90
Pakistan :
11 %
2004 ...
#91
Nicaragua :
10.8 %
2003 ...
#92
Macau :
10.8 %
2005 ...
#93
Austria :
10.7 %
2005 ...
#94
Slovenia :
10.7 %
2005 ...
#95
Qatar :
10.6 %
1997 ...
#96
India :
10.4 %
2004 ...
#97
Japan :
9.9 %
2005 ...
#98
Netherlands :
9.5 %
2005 ...
#99
Iceland :
9.4 %
2004 ...
#100
Ireland :
9.1 %
2005 ...
#101
New Zealand :
9.1 %
2005 ...
#102
Switzerland :
8.5 %
2005 ...
#103
Denmark :
8.5 %
2005 ...
#104
Malaysia :
8.3 %
2000 ...
#105
Bolivia :
7.4 %
1996 ...
#106
Bangladesh :
7 %
2003 ...
#107
United Arab Emirates :
6.4 %
1995 ...
#108
Laos :
6.4 %
1995 ...
#109
Mexico :
6.1 %
2005 ...
#110
Cayman Islands :
5.9 %
1991 ...
#111
Honduras :
5.2 %
2005 ...
#112
Thailand :
4.9 %
2005 ...
#113
Vietnam :
4.4 %
2004 ...
#114
Ethiopia :
4.1 %
2005 ...
#115
Singapore :
4.1 %
2005 ...
#116
Burkina Faso :
4.1 %
1985 ...
#117
Maldives :
4 %
2000 ...
#118
Malawi :
1.6 %
1987 ...
#119
Rwanda :
1 %
1996 ...
#120
China :
0.8 %
1994 ...
Weighted average:
17.9 %
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.
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