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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 (1997) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Swaziland: 55.2 %   1997 Time series
# 2     Lesotho: 47.4 %   1997 Time series
# 3     Dominica: 40.6 %   1997 Time series
# 4     Spain: 37.2 %   1997 Time series
# 5     Namibia: 37 %   1997 Time series
# 6     Saint Lucia: 36.6 %   1997 Time series
# 7     Netherlands Antilles: 33.9 %   1997 Time series
# 8     Jamaica: 33.4 %   1997 Time series
# 9     Italy: 32.1 %   1997 Time series
# 10     Tunisia: 31.8 %   1997 Time series
# 11     Greece: 31 %   1997 Time series
# 12     Barbados: 30 %   1997 Time series
# 13     Dominican Republic: 28.5 %   1997 Time series
# 14     France: 28.1 %   1997 Time series
# 15     Panama: 27.3 %   1997 Time series
# 16     Puerto Rico: 27.1 %   1997 Time series
# 17     Latvia: 25.9 %   1997 Time series
# 18     Lithuania: 25.8 %   1997 Time series
# 19     Finland: 25.3 %   1997 Time series
# 20     Poland: 24.7 %   1997 Time series
# 21     Argentina: 24.2 %   1997 Time series
# 22     Colombia: 24.2 %   1997 Time series
# 23     Belize: 23.7 %   1997 Time series
# 24     Slovakia: 22.6 %   1997 Time series
# 25     Bahamas, The: 22.2 %   1997 Time series
# 26     Belgium: 21.3 %   1997 Time series
# 27     Sweden: 21.2 %   1997 Time series
# 28     Aruba: 20.4 %   1997 Time series
# 29     Venezuela: 19.8 %   1997 Time series
# 30     Ecuador: 18.9 %   1997 Time series
# 31     Slovenia: 18.1 %   1997 Time series
# 32     Romania: 18 %   1997 Time series
# 33     Zimbabwe: 16.5 %   1997 Time series
# 34     Canada: 16.3 %   1997 Time series
# 35     Ireland: 16.1 %   1997 Time series
# 36     Australia: 15.9 %   1997 Time series
# 37     Hungary: 15.9 %   1997 Time series
# 38     Philippines: 15.7 %   1997 Time series
# 39     Indonesia: 15.5 %   1997 Time series
# 40     Israel: 14.9 %   1997 Time series
# 41     Qatar: 14.6 %   1997 Time series
# 42     Portugal: 14.6 %   1997 Time series
# 43     Brazil: 14.4 %   1997 Time series
# 44     Estonia: 14.3 %   1997 Time series
# 45     Turkey: 14.3 %   1997 Time series
# 46     United Kingdom: 13.4 %   1997 Time series
# 47     El Salvador: 13.3 %   1997 Time series
# 48     New Zealand: 13 %   1997 Time series
# 49     Peru: 13 %   1997 Time series
# 50     Chile: 13 %   1997 Time series
# 51     Costa Rica: 11.6 %   1997 Time series
# 52     United States: 11.3 %   1997 Time series
# 53     Norway: 10.6 %   1997 Time series
# 54     Germany: 10.2 %   1997 Time series
# 55     Pakistan: 10 %   1997 Time series
# 56     Cayman Islands: 9.5 %   1997 Time series
# 57     Netherlands: 9.5 %   1997 Time series
# 58     Czech Republic: 8.6 %   1997 Time series
# 59     Macau: 8.4 %   1997 Time series
# 60     Denmark: 8.1 %   1997 Time series
# 61     Iceland: 7.7 %   1997 Time series
# 62     Korea, South: 7.6 %   1997 Time series
# 63     Luxembourg: 7.3 %   1997 Time series
# 64     Japan: 6.6 %   1997 Time series
# 65     Mexico: 6.4 %   1997 Time series
# 66     Austria: 6.1 %   1997 Time series
# 67     Switzerland: 6 %   1997 Time series
# 68     Hong Kong: 5.2 %   1997 Time series
# 69     Singapore: 5.1 %   1997 Time series
# 70     Vietnam: 4.7 %   1997 Time series
# 71     Thailand: 2.2 %   1997 Time series
Weighted average: 18.9 %  


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.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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"Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 (1997) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/lab_une_you_tot_of_tot_lab_for_age_1524-total-force-ages-15-24&date=1997

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