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

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)    Date  
#1   Macedonia, Republic of: 62.6 %   2005 ...
#2   South Africa: 60.1 %   2003 ...
#3   Swaziland: 55.2 %   1997 ...
#4   Lesotho: 47.4 %   1997 ...
#5   Namibia: 44.8 %   2001 ...
#6   Algeria: 43.4 %   2004 ...
#7   Dominica: 40.6 %   1997 ...
#8   Saint Lucia: 40 %   2003 ...
#9   Botswana: 39.7 %   2001 ...
#10   Poland: 37.7 %   2005 ...
#11   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 36.3 %   1991 ...
#12   Albania: 35.5 %   2001 ...
#13   Suriname: 34.1 %   1999 ...
#14   New Caledonia: 33.5 %   1996 ...
#15   Croatia: 32.5 %   2005 ...
#16   Grenada: 31.5 %   1998 ...
#17   Tunisia: 30.7 %   2005 ...
#18   Jordan: 30.3 %   2003 ...
#19   Slovakia: 29.7 %   2005 ...
#20   Uruguay: 29.5 %   2005 ...
#21   Georgia: 28.3 %   2005 ...
#22   Jamaica: 28.1 %   2004 ...
#23   Venezuela: 28 %   2003 ...
#24   Netherlands Antilles: 27.2 %   2000 ...
#25   Egypt: 27.1 %   2002 ...
#26   Syria: 26.3 %   2002 ...
#27   Sri Lanka: 26.2 %   2005 ...
#28   Barbados: 26.2 %   2003 ...
#29   Mauritius: 25.9 %   2005 ...
#30   Greece: 25.3 %   2005 ...
#31   Colombia: 25 %   2004 ...
#32   Zimbabwe: 24.9 %   2002 ...
#33   Russia: 24.7 %   1999 ...
#34   Argentina: 24.2 %   2005 ...
#35   Italy: 23.4 %   2005 ...
#36   Puerto Rico: 23.3 %   2005 ...
#37   Dominican Republic: 23.1 %   2000 ...
#38   Iran: 23.1 %   2005 ...
#39   France: 22.7 %   2004 ...
#40   Panama: 22.5 %   2005 ...
#41   Belize: 22.5 %   1999 ...
#42   Bulgaria: 22.3 %   2005 ...
#43   Trinidad and Tobago: 21.1 %   2002 ...
#44   Peru: 20.9 %   2005 ...
#45   Zambia: 20.9 %   1990 ...
#46   Aruba: 20.4 %   1997 ...
#47   Bahamas, The: 20.2 %   2005 ...
#48   Kyrgyzstan: 20.1 %   2002 ...
#49   Mongolia: 20 %   2002 ...
#50   Guyana: 20 %   2001 ...
#51   Romania: 19.7 %   2005 ...
#52   Spain: 19.7 %   2005 ...
#53   Hungary: 19.4 %   2005 ...
#54   Turkey: 19.3 %   2005 ...
#55   Czech Republic: 19.1 %   2005 ...
#56   Indonesia: 19 %   1999 ...
#57   Finland: 18.8 %   2005 ...
#58   Moldova: 18.8 %   2005 ...
#59   Luxembourg: 18.3 %   2004 ...
#60   Brazil: 18.1 %   2004 ...
#61   Haiti: 17.9 %   1999 ...
#62   Israel: 17.8 %   2005 ...
#63   Belgium: 17.5 %   2004 ...
#64   Chile: 17.3 %   2005 ...
#65   Morocco: 17 %   2003 ...
#66   Malta: 16.6 %   2004 ...
#67   Ukraine: 16.6 %   2003 ...
#68   Philippines: 16.4 %   2005 ...
#69   Portugal: 16.1 %   2005 ...
#70   Ghana: 15.9 %   2000 ...
#71   Estonia: 15.8 %   2005 ...
#72   Lithuania: 15.7 %   2005 ...
#73   Ecuador: 15.5 %   2005 ...
#74   Germany: 15.2 %   2005 ...
#75   Costa Rica: 15 %   2005 ...
#76   Qatar: 14.6 %   1997 ...
#77   Sweden: 14.4 %   2005 ...
#78   Kazakhstan: 14.3 %   2004 ...
#79   Cyprus: 13.9 %   2005 ...
#80   Paraguay: 13.8 %   2001 ...
#81   Slovenia: 13.4 %   2005 ...
#82   Antigua and Barbuda: 13.1 %   1991 ...
#83   Latvia: 13 %   2005 ...
#84   Nicaragua: 12.5 %   2003 ...
#85   Canada: 12.4 %   2005 ...
#86   Cambodia: 12.2 %   1998 ...
#87   Norway: 12.1 %   2005 ...
#88   United Kingdom: 11.8 %   2005 ...
#89   Pakistan: 11.7 %   2004 ...
#90   El Salvador: 11.5 %   2004 ...
#91   United States: 11.3 %   2005 ...
#92   Hong Kong: 10.9 %   2005 ...
#93   Australia: 10.5 %   2005 ...
#94   India: 10.5 %   2004 ...
#95   Austria: 10.3 %   2005 ...
#96   Korea, South: 10.2 %   2005 ...
#97   Netherlands: 9.6 %   2005 ...
#98   Cayman Islands: 9.5 %   1997 ...
#99   New Zealand: 9.4 %   2005 ...
#100   Switzerland: 8.9 %   2005 ...
#101   Japan: 8.7 %   2005 ...
#102   Denmark: 8.6 %   2005 ...
#103   Bolivia: 8.6 %   1996 ...
#104   Ireland: 8.3 %   2005 ...
#105   Malaysia: 8.3 %   2000 ...
#106   Macau: 8.2 %   2005 ...
#107   Iceland: 8.1 %   2004 ...
#108   Ethiopia: 7.7 %   2005 ...
#109   Honduras: 7 %   2005 ...
#110   Mexico: 6.6 %   2005 ...
#111   Bangladesh: 6.6 %   2003 ...
#112   United Arab Emirates: 6.3 %   1995 ...
#113   Papua New Guinea: 5.3 %   2000 ...
#114   Singapore: 5.2 %   2005 ...
#115   Laos: 5 %   1995 ...
#116   Thailand: 4.8 %   2005 ...
#117   Vietnam: 4.6 %   2004 ...
#118   Maldives: 4.4 %   2000 ...
#119   Burkina Faso: 2.1 %   1985 ...
#120   China: 1 %   1994 ...
#121   Malawi: 0.8 %   1987 ...
#122   Rwanda: 0.7 %   1996 ...
Weighted average: 19.4 %   


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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