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Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
This entry gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Country | Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 |
---|---|
Albania |
total:
39.8%
(2015 est.)
male:
39.3%
(2015 est.)
female:
40.8%
(2015 est.)
|
Algeria |
total:
25.2%
(2014 est.)
male:
22.1%
(2014 est.)
female:
41.5%
(2014 est.)
|
Angola |
total:
16.7%
(2011 est.)
male:
16.8%
(2011 est.)
female:
16.6%
(2011 est.)
|
Argentina |
total:
18.3%
(2014 est.)
male:
15.6%
(2014 est.)
female:
22.8%
(2014 est.)
|
Armenia |
total:
36.3%
(2016 est.)
male:
29.5%
(2016 est.)
female:
45.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Aruba |
total:
28.9%
(2010 est.)
male:
29.9%
(2010 est.)
female:
27.5%
(2010 est.)
|
Australia |
total:
12.6%
(2017 est.)
male:
13.7%
(2017 est.)
female:
11.5%
(2017 est.)
|
Austria |
total:
11.3%
(2016 est.)
male:
12.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
10.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Azerbaijan |
total:
13.4%
(2015 est.)
male:
11.4%
(2015 est.)
female:
15.8%
(2015 est.)
|
Bahamas, The |
total:
30.8%
(2012 est.)
male:
29.6%
(2012 est.)
female:
32.2%
(2012 est.)
|
Bahrain |
total:
5.3%
(2012 est.)
male:
2.6%
(2012 est.)
female:
12.2%
(2012 est.)
|
Bangladesh |
total:
11.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
10.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
14.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Barbados |
total:
29.6%
(2016 est.)
male:
27.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
31.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Belarus |
total:
10.7%
(2016 est.)
male:
12.6%
(2016 est.)
female:
8.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Belgium |
total:
20.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
21.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
18.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Belize |
total:
17.7%
(2016 est.)
male:
11%
(2016 est.)
female:
28.4%
(2016 est.)
|
Benin |
total:
5.6%
(2011 est.)
male:
5.2%
(2011 est.)
female:
5.9%
(2011 est.)
|
Bermuda |
total:
29.3%
(2014 est.)
male:
29.7%
(2014 est.)
female:
29%
(2014 est.)
|
Bhutan |
total:
10.7%
(2015 est.)
male:
8.2%
(2015 est.)
female:
12.7%
(2015 est.)
|
Bolivia |
total:
6.9%
(2015 est.)
male:
5.8%
(2015 est.)
female:
8.6%
(2015 est.)
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
total:
62.3%
(2015 est.)
male:
43.5%
(2015 est.)
female:
62.3%
(2015 est.)
|
Botswana |
total:
36%
(2010 est.)
male:
29.6%
(2010 est.)
female:
43.5%
(2010 est.)
|
Brazil |
total:
30.2%
(2017 est.)
male:
26.5%
(2017 est.)
female:
35%
(2017 est.)
|
Brunei |
total:
25.4%
(2014 est.)
male:
23.5%
(2014 est.)
female:
28.1%
(2014 est.)
|
Bulgaria |
total:
17.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
17.4%
(2016 est.)
female:
16.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Burkina Faso |
total:
8.7%
male:
5.3%
female:
12.6%
|
Burma |
total:
1.6%
(2015 est.)
male:
1.4%
(2015 est.)
female:
1.8%
(2015 est.)
|
Burundi |
total:
2.9%
(2014 est.)
male:
4.4%
(2014 est.)
female:
2%
(2014 est.)
|
Cambodia |
total:
1.6%
(2012 est.)
male:
1.8%
(2012 est.)
female:
1.4%
(2012 est.)
|
Cameroon |
total:
10.6%
(2014 est.)
male:
9%
(2014 est.)
female:
12.7%
(2014 est.)
|
Canada |
total:
11.6%
(2017 est.)
male:
13.3%
(2017 est.)
female:
9.9%
(2017 est.)
|
Cayman Islands |
total:
13.8%
(2015 est.)
male:
16.4%
(2015 est.)
female:
11.4%
(2015 est.)
|
Chile |
total:
17.2%
(2017 est.)
male:
16.1%
(2017 est.)
female:
18.8%
(2017 est.)
|
Colombia |
total:
17.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
13.7%
(2016 est.)
female:
22.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
total:
8.7%
(2012 est.)
male:
11.3%
(2012 est.)
female:
6.8%
(2012 est.)
|
Costa Rica |
total:
20.6%
(2017 est.)
male:
17.6%
(2017 est.)
female:
25.9%
(2017 est.)
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
total:
3.9%
(2016 est.)
male:
2.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
5.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Croatia |
total:
31.3%
(2016 est.)
male:
31.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
31.3%
(2016 est.)
|
Cuba |
total:
6.1%
(2010 est.)
male:
6.4%
(2010 est.)
female:
5.6%
(2010 est.)
|
Curacao |
total:
29.7%
(2015 est.)
male:
NA
(2015 est.)
female:
NA
(2015 est.)
|
Cyprus |
total:
29.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
25.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
31.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Czechia |
total:
10.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
9.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
11.4%
(2016 est.)
|
Denmark |
total:
12%
(2016 est.)
male:
13.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
10.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Dominican Republic |
total:
13.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
8.5%
(2016 est.)
female:
21.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Ecuador |
total:
8.4%
(2017 est.)
male:
6.6%
(2017 est.)
female:
11.4%
(2017 est.)
|
Egypt |
total:
30.8%
(2016 est.)
male:
27.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
38.5%
(2016 est.)
|
El Salvador |
total:
9.8%
(2016)
male:
9.6%
(2016)
female:
10.1%
(2016)
|
Estonia |
total:
13.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
15.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
10.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Ethiopia |
total:
25.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
17.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
30.9%
(2016 est.)
|
European Union |
total:
21%
(2016 est.)
male:
21.3%
(2016 est.)
female:
20.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Fiji |
total:
15.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
11.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
22.4%
(2016 est.)
|
Finland |
total:
20.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
21.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
18.6%
(2016 est.)
|
France |
total:
24.6%
(2016 est.)
male:
25.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
24.1%
(2016 est.)
|
French Polynesia |
total:
56.7%
(2012 est.)
male:
54.5%
(2012 est.)
female:
59.7%
(2012 est.)
|
Gabon |
total:
35.7%
(2010 est.)
male:
30.5%
(2010 est.)
female:
41.9%
(2010 est.)
|
Gambia, The |
total:
13.1%
(2012 est.)
male:
9.1%
(2012 est.)
female:
17.2%
(2012 est.)
|
Gaza Strip |
total:
40.7%
(2015 est.)
male:
36.4%
(2015 est.)
female:
60.8%
(2015 est.)
note: includes the West Bank |
Georgia |
total:
30.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
31.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
28.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Germany |
total:
7.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
7.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
6.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Ghana |
total:
15.2%
(2015 est.)
male:
15.8%
(2015 est.)
female:
14.6%
(2015 est.)
|
Greece |
total:
47.3%
(2016 est.)
male:
44.3%
(2016 est.)
female:
50.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Guam |
total:
29.4%
(2011 est.)
male:
29.7%
(2011 est.)
female:
28.9%
(2011 est.)
|
Guatemala |
total:
6.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
4.6%
(2016 est.)
female:
9.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Guinea |
total:
1%
(2012 est.)
male:
1.5%
(2012 est.)
female:
0.6%
(2012 est.)
|
Guyana |
total:
21.6%
(2017 est.)
male:
17.3%
(2017 est.)
female:
28%
(2017 est.)
|
Honduras |
total:
8.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
6.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
13.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Hong Kong |
total:
9.8%
(2016 est.)
male:
11%
(2016 est.)
female:
8.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Hungary |
total:
12.9%
(2016 est.)
male:
12.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
12.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Iceland |
total:
6.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
6.7%
(2016 est.)
female:
6.3%
(2016 est.)
|
India |
total:
10.1%
(2012 est.)
male:
9.5%
(2012 est.)
female:
12%
(2012 est.)
|
Indonesia |
total:
13.4%
(2017 est.)
male:
13.5%
(2017 est.)
female:
13.3%
(2017 est.)
|
Iran |
total:
29.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
25.4%
(2016 est.)
female:
44.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Ireland |
total:
17.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
19.5%
(2016 est.)
female:
14.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Isle of Man |
total:
10.1%
(2011 est.)
male:
11.8%
(2011 est.)
female:
8.2%
(2011 est.)
|
Israel |
total:
7.3%
(2017 est.)
male:
6.7%
(2017 est.)
female:
7.8%
(2017 est.)
|
Italy |
total:
37.8%
(2016 est.)
male:
36.5%
(2016 est.)
female:
39.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Jamaica |
total:
28.3%
(2017 est.)
male:
23.2%
(2017 est.)
female:
34.4%
(2017 est.)
|
Japan |
total:
5.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
5.7%
(2016 est.)
female:
4.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Jordan |
total:
29.3%
(2012 est.)
male:
25.2%
(2012 est.)
female:
48.8%
(2012 est.)
|
Kazakhstan |
total:
3.9%
(2013 est.)
male:
3.6%
(2013 est.)
female:
4.3%
(2013 est.)
|
Kiribati |
total:
54%
(2010 est.)
male:
47.6%
(2010 est.)
female:
61.8%
(2010 est.)
|
Korea, South |
total:
10.4%
(2017 est.)
male:
11.3%
(2017 est.)
female:
9.7%
(2017 est.)
|
Kosovo |
total:
52.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
47.3%
(2016 est.)
female:
65.4%
(2016 est.)
|
Kuwait |
total:
14.6%
(2011 est.)
male:
N/A
(2011 est.)
female:
N/A
(2011 est.)
|
Kyrgyzstan |
total:
15.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
12.7%
(2016 est.)
female:
20.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Laos |
total:
1.8%
(2010 est.)
male:
1.9%
(2010 est.)
female:
1.6%
(2010 est.)
|
Latvia |
total:
17.3%
(2016 est.)
male:
21.4%
(2016 est.)
female:
12.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Lesotho |
total:
34.4%
(2013 est.)
male:
NA
(2013 est.)
female:
NA
(2013 est.)
|
Liberia |
total:
3.3%
(2010 est.)
male:
2.5%
(2010 est.)
female:
4.1%
(2010 est.)
|
Libya |
total:
48.7%
(2012 est.)
male:
40.8%
(2012 est.)
female:
67.8%
(2012 est.)
|
Lithuania |
total:
14.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
15.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
12.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Luxembourg |
total:
18.9%
(2016 est.)
male:
19.7%
(2016 est.)
female:
18%
(2016 est.)
|
Macau |
total:
5.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
6.5%
(2016 est.)
female:
2.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Macedonia |
total:
48.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
47.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
48.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Madagascar |
total:
1%
(2012 est.)
male:
1%
(2012 est.)
female:
1%
(2012 est.)
|
Malawi |
total:
8%
(2013 est.)
male:
7.4%
(2013 est.)
female:
8.5%
(2013 est.)
|
Malaysia |
total:
10.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
9.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
11.4%
(2016 est.)
|
Maldives |
total:
12.4%
(2014 est.)
male:
12.5%
(2014 est.)
female:
12.3%
(2014 est.)
|
Mali |
total:
30.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
29.6%
(2016 est.)
female:
31.3%
(2016 est.)
|
Malta |
total:
11%
(2016 est.)
male:
11.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
10.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Marshall Islands |
total:
11%
(2010 est.)
male:
12.2%
(2010 est.)
female:
8.7%
(2010 est.)
|
Mauritania |
total:
15.2%
(2012 est.)
male:
14.1%
(2012 est.)
female:
17%
(2012 est.)
|
Mauritius |
total:
23.9%
(2016 est.)
male:
18.3%
(2016 est.)
female:
31.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Mexico |
total:
6.9%
(2017 est.)
male:
6.3%
(2017 est.)
female:
8.8%
(2017 est.)
|
Moldova |
total:
11.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
10.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
11.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Monaco |
total:
26.6%
(2016 est.)
male:
25.7%
(2016 est.)
female:
27.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Mongolia |
total:
20.8%
(2016 est.)
male:
20%
(2016 est.)
female:
22.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Montenegro |
total:
37.7%
(2015 est.)
male:
39.9%
(2015 est.)
female:
34.5%
(2015 est.)
|
Morocco |
total:
19.9%
(2014 est.)
male:
20.8%
(2014 est.)
female:
17.7%
(2014 est.)
|
Mozambique |
total:
7.4%
(2015 est.)
male:
7.7%
(2015 est.)
female:
7.1%
(2015 est.)
|
Namibia |
total:
44.9%
(2016 est.)
male:
37.7%
(2016 est.)
female:
52.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Nepal |
total:
3.5%
(2008 est.)
male:
4.2%
(2008 est.)
female:
2.9%
(2008 est.)
|
Netherlands |
total:
10.8%
(2016 est.)
male:
11.4%
(2016 est.)
female:
10.3%
(2016 est.)
|
New Caledonia |
total:
38.4%
(2014 est.)
male:
37.1%
(2014 est.)
female:
40%
(2014 est.)
|
New Zealand |
total:
12.7%
(2017 est.)
male:
12.4%
(2017 est.)
female:
13%
(2017 est.)
|
Nicaragua |
total:
8.5%
(2014 est.)
male:
6.4%
(2014 est.)
female:
12.9%
(2014 est.)
|
Niger |
total:
0.5%
(2011 est.)
male:
0.8%
(2011 est.)
female:
0.2%
(2011 est.)
|
Nigeria |
total:
12.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
NA
(2016 est.)
female:
NA
(2016 est.)
|
Norway |
total:
10.4%
(2017 est.)
male:
11.7%
(2017 est.)
female:
9%
(2017 est.)
|
Pakistan |
total:
6.6%
ILO data cited at World Bank, accessed 7/25/18
(2015 est.)
male:
5.7%
(2015 est.)
female:
9.4%
(2015 est.)
|
Panama |
total:
11.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
9%
(2016 est.)
female:
16%
(2016 est.)
|
Papua New Guinea |
total:
3.6%
(2010 est.)
male:
4.3%
(2010 est.)
female:
3%
(2010 est.)
|
Paraguay |
total:
20.8%
(2016 est.)
male:
16.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
25.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Peru |
total:
15.2%
(2017 est.)
male:
14.8%
(2017 est.)
female:
15.6%
(2017 est.)
|
Philippines |
total:
7.7%
(2016 est.)
male:
6.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
9.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Poland |
total:
17.7%
(2016 est.)
male:
17.4%
(2016 est.)
female:
18%
(2016 est.)
|
Portugal |
total:
23.9%
(2017 est.)
male:
22.4%
(2017 est.)
female:
25.5%
(2017 est.)
|
Puerto Rico |
total:
26.6%
(2012 est.)
male:
28.9%
(2012 est.)
female:
23.1%
(2012 est.)
|
Qatar |
total:
0.5%
(2016 est.)
male:
0.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
2.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Romania |
total:
20.6%
(2016 est.)
male:
19.9%
(2016 est.)
female:
21.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Russia |
total:
16.1%
(2015 est.)
male:
15.4%
(2015 est.)
female:
17%
(2015 est.)
|
Rwanda |
total:
1.9%
(2014 est.)
male:
1.4%
(2014 est.)
female:
2.5%
(2014 est.)
|
Saint Lucia |
total:
46.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
42.6%
(2016 est.)
female:
51%
(2016 est.)
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
total:
33.8%
(2008 est.)
male:
27.8%
(2008 est.)
female:
41.4%
(2008 est.)
|
Samoa |
total:
19.1%
(2014 est.)
male:
15.6%
(2014 est.)
female:
25.3%
(2014 est.)
|
San Marino |
total:
27.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
21.4%
(2016 est.)
female:
36%
(2016 est.)
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
total:
20.8%
(2012 est.)
male:
NA
(2012 est.)
female:
NA
(2012 est.)
|
Saudi Arabia |
total:
24.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
17.4%
(2016 est.)
female:
46.3%
(2016 est.)
|
Senegal |
total:
5.3%
(2015 est.)
male:
5.2%
(2015 est.)
female:
5.5%
(2015 est.)
|
Serbia |
total:
34.9%
(2016 est.)
male:
32.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
39.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Seychelles |
total:
14%
(2015 est.)
male:
12.1%
(2015 est.)
female:
16.2%
(2015 est.)
|
Sierra Leone |
total:
9.4%
(2014 est.)
male:
14.8%
(2014 est.)
female:
6.1%
(2014 est.)
|
Singapore |
total:
9.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
6.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
12.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Slovakia |
total:
22.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
19.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
26.3%
(2016 est.)
|
Slovenia |
total:
15.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
15.6%
(2016 est.)
female:
14.7%
(2016 est.)
|
South Africa |
total:
53.5%
(2017 est.)
male:
49.3%
(2017 est.)
female:
58.7%
(2017 est.)
|
South Sudan |
total:
18.5%
(2008 est.)
male:
20%
(2008 est.)
female:
17%
(2008 est.)
|
Spain |
total:
38.6%
(2017 est.)
male:
39.5%
(2017 est.)
female:
37.4%
(2017 est.)
|
Sri Lanka |
total:
21.6%
(2016 est.)
male:
17.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
29.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Sudan |
total:
20%
(2009 est.)
male:
16%
(2009 est.)
female:
32%
(2009 est.)
|
Suriname |
total:
13.4%
(2015 est.)
male:
9%
(2015 est.)
female:
21.9%
(2015 est.)
|
Sweden |
total:
17.9%
(2017 est.)
male:
18.8%
(2017 est.)
female:
17%
(2017 est.)
|
Switzerland |
total:
8.1%
(2017 est.)
male:
8.1%
(2017 est.)
female:
8%
(2017 est.)
|
Syria |
total:
35.8%
(2011 est.)
male:
26.6%
(2011 est.)
female:
71.1%
(2011 est.)
|
Tajikistan |
total:
16.7%
(2009 est.)
male:
19.2%
(2009 est.)
female:
13.7%
(2009 est.)
|
Tanzania |
total:
3.9%
(2014 est.)
male:
3.1%
(2014 est.)
female:
4.6%
(2014 est.)
|
Thailand |
total:
3.7%
(2016 est.)
male:
3%
(2016 est.)
female:
4.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Timor-Leste |
total:
21.8%
(2013 est.)
male:
25.1%
(2013 est.)
female:
16.7%
(2013 est.)
|
Togo |
total:
2.8%
(2011 est.)
male:
3.4%
(2011 est.)
female:
2.2%
(2011 est.)
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
total:
7.1%
(2016 est.)
male:
7.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
6.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Tunisia |
total:
34.7%
(2013 est.)
male:
33.4%
(2013 est.)
female:
37.7%
(2013 est.)
|
Turkey |
total:
20.5%
(2017 est.)
male:
17.7%
(2017 est.)
female:
25.6%
(2017 est.)
|
Uganda |
total:
2.6%
(2013 est.)
male:
2%
(2013 est.)
female:
3.2%
(2013 est.)
|
Ukraine |
total:
23%
(2016 est.)
male:
24%
(2016 est.)
female:
21.5%
(2016 est.)
|
United Arab Emirates |
total:
12.1%
(2008 est.)
male:
7.9%
(2008 est.)
female:
21.8%
(2008 est.)
|
United Kingdom |
total:
13%
(2016 est.)
male:
14.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
11.1%
(2016 est.)
|
United States |
total:
9.2%
(2017 est.)
male:
10.3%
(2017 est.)
female:
8.1%
(2017 est.)
|
Uruguay |
total:
23.8%
(2016 est.)
male:
20.2%
(2016 est.)
female:
28.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Vanuatu |
total:
10.6%
(2009 est.)
male:
10.2%
(2009 est.)
female:
11.2%
(2009 est.)
|
Venezuela |
total:
14.6%
(2015 est.)
male:
NA
(2015 est.)
female:
NA
(2015 est.)
|
Vietnam |
total:
7.2%
(2016 est.)
male:
7.1%
(2016 est.)
female:
7.2%
(2016 est.)
|
West Bank |
total:
40.7%
(2015 est.)
male:
36.4%
(2015 est.)
female:
60.8%
(2015 est.)
note: includes Gaza Strip |
Yemen |
total:
24.5%
(2014 est.)
male:
23.5%
(2014 est.)
female:
34.6%
(2014 est.)
|
Zambia |
total:
15.2%
(2012 est.)
male:
14.6%
(2012 est.)
female:
15.8%
(2012 est.)
|
Zimbabwe |
total:
16.5%
(2014 est.)
male:
11.7%
(2014 est.)
female:
21.1%
(2014 est.)
|