People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Kosovo | 73% | 2013 | ||
2 | Namibia | 58.9% | 2013 | ||
3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.5% | 2013 | ||
4 | Republic of Macedonia | 55.3% | 2013 | ||
5 | South Africa | 49.8% | 2013 | ||
6 | Spain | 46.4% | 2013 | ||
7 | Guyana | 46.05% | 2013 | ||
8 | Armenia | 45.5% | 2013 | ||
9 | Greece | 44.4% | 2013 | ||
10 | Serbia | 42.5% | 2011 | ||
11 | Saint Lucia | 40.8% | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 40.43% | 2013 | |||
=12 | West Bank | 38.8% | 2013 | ||
=12 | Gaza Strip | 38.8% | 2013 | ||
14 | Montenegro | 37% | 2013 | ||
15 | Croatia | 36.1% | 2013 | ||
16 | Georgia | 35.5% | 2012 | ||
17 | Lesotho | 34.4% | 2013 | ||
=18 | French Polynesia | 33.2% | 2013 | ||
=18 | Slovakia | 33.2% | 2013 | ||
20 | Lithuania | 32.9% | 2013 | ||
21 | Tunisia | 30.7% | 2013 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 30.32% | 2013 | |||
22 | Dominican Republic | 30.3% | 2013 | ||
=23 | Jamaica | 30.1% | 2013 | ||
=23 | Portugal | 30.1% | 2013 | ||
=25 | Puerto Rico | 29.9% | 2013 | ||
=25 | Jordan | 29.9% | 2013 | ||
27 | Ireland | 29.4% | 2013 | ||
=28 | Latvia | 29.1% | 2013 | ||
=28 | Italy | 29.1% | 2013 | ||
30 | Poland | 28.9% | 2013 | ||
31 | Bahrain | 28.3% | 2013 | ||
32 | Saudi Arabia | 28.2% | 2013 | ||
33 | Albania | 27.2% | 2013 | ||
34 | Bulgaria | 26.6% | 2013 | ||
35 | Barbados | 26.2% | 2013 | ||
36 | Hungary | 26.1% | 2013 | ||
37 | Dominica | 26% | 2013 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 25.23% | 2013 | |||
38 | Ethiopia | 24.9% | 2013 | ||
39 | Egypt | 24.8% | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 23.92% | 2013 | |||
40 | Romania | 23.7% | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 23.59% | 2013 | |||
41 | Zambia | 23.4% | 2005 | ||
42 | Aruba | 23.2% | 2013 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 23.17% | 2013 | |||
=43 | Iran | 23% | 2013 | ||
=43 | Colombia | 23% | 2013 | ||
45 | Sweden | 22.9% | 2013 | ||
46 | Estonia | 22.4% | 2013 | ||
47 | Cyprus | 22.3% | 2013 | ||
=48 | Maldives | 22.2% | 2013 | ||
=48 | Indonesia | 22.2% | 2013 | ||
=50 | Lebanon | 22.1% | 2013 | ||
=50 | France | 22.1% | 2013 | ||
52 | Mauritius | 21.7% | 2013 | ||
=53 | Algeria | 21.5% | 2013 | ||
=53 | Suriname | 21.5% | 2004 | ||
55 | Czech Republic | 21.3% | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 20.75% | 2013 | |||
56 | Seychelles | 20.3% | 2002 | ||
=57 | Mongolia | 20% | 2013 | ||
=57 | United Kingdom | 20% | 2013 | ||
59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.9% | 2013 | ||
60 | Belize | 19.5% | 2013 | ||
61 | Sri Lanka | 19.4% | 2013 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 19.25% | 2013 | |||
62 | Syria | 19.2% | 2013 | ||
=63 | The Bahamas | 18.9% | 2013 | ||
=63 | Finland | 18.9% | 2013 | ||
=65 | Belgium | 18.7% | 2013 | ||
=65 | Argentina | 18.7% | 2013 | ||
67 | Ukraine | 18.6% | 2013 | ||
68 | Turkey | 18.4% | 2013 | ||
69 | Morocco | 17.9% | 2013 | ||
=70 | Brazil | 17.8% | 2013 | ||
=70 | Paraguay | 17.8% | 2013 | ||
=72 | Chile | 17.5% | 2013 | ||
=72 | Venezuela | 17.5% | 2013 | ||
=74 | Uruguay | 17.4% | 2013 | ||
=74 | Philippines | 17.4% | 2013 | ||
=76 | United States | 17.3% | 2013 | ||
=76 | New Zealand | 17.3% | 2013 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 17.01% | 2013 | |||
78 | Luxembourg | 16.8% | 2013 | ||
=79 | Ghana | 16.6% | 2013 | ||
=79 | Costa Rica | 16.6% | 2013 | ||
81 | Slovenia | 15.7% | 2013 | ||
82 | Russia | 15.5% | 2013 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 14.94% | 2013 | |||
83 | Moldova | 14.9% | 2013 | ||
84 | Senegal | 14.8% | 2013 | ||
85 | Azerbaijan | 14.7% | 2013 | ||
=86 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.6% | 2013 | ||
=86 | Iceland | 14.6% | 2013 | ||
=86 | Panama | 14.6% | 2013 | ||
89 | Denmark | 14.2% | 2013 | ||
=90 | Ecuador | 14.1% | 2013 | ||
=90 | Canada | 14.1% | 2013 | ||
92 | Peru | 14% | 2012 | ||
93 | Malta | 13.9% | 2013 | ||
94 | Botswana | 13.6% | 2013 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 13.57% | 2013 | |||
95 | Cayman Islands | 13.5% | 2013 | ||
96 | Singapore | 12.9% | 2012 | ||
97 | Samoa | 12.2% | 2013 | ||
98 | United Arab Emirates | 12.1% | 2013 | ||
99 | Tonga | 11.9% | 2013 | ||
100 | Israel | 11.6% | 2013 | ||
101 | El Salvador | 11.4% | 2013 | ||
=102 | Kuwait | 11.3% | 2013 | ||
=102 | Australia | 11.3% | 2013 | ||
=102 | Kiribati | 11.3% | 2012 | ||
105 | Malaysia | 10.9% | 2012 | ||
106 | Bermuda | 10.8% | 2013 | ||
107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5% | 2013 | ||
108 | India | 10.2% | 2013 | ||
109 | Mexico | 9.8% | 2013 | ||
110 | South Korea | 9.6% | 2013 | ||
=111 | Bhutan | 9.4% | 2013 | ||
=111 | Faroe Islands | 9.4% | 2013 | ||
=111 | Hong Kong | 9.4% | 2013 | ||
114 | Bangladesh | 9.3% | 2013 | ||
115 | Bolivia | 9.2% | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 9.15% | 2013 | |||
116 | Tanzania | 8.8% | 2013 | ||
=117 | Nicaragua | 8.6% | 2013 | ||
=117 | Norway | 8.6% | 2013 | ||
119 | Germany | 8.5% | 2013 | ||
120 | Austria | 8.3% | 2013 | ||
121 | Japan | 8% | 2013 | ||
=122 | Switzerland | 7.7% | 2013 | ||
=122 | Pakistan | 7.7% | 2013 | ||
=122 | Netherlands | 7.7% | 2013 | ||
125 | Zimbabwe | 7.6% | 2013 | ||
126 | Isle of Man | 7.2% | 2013 | ||
127 | Guatemala | 7.1% | 2011 | ||
128 | Honduras | 7% | 2013 | ||
129 | Monaco | 6.9% | 2013 | ||
130 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.9% | 2013 | ||
131 | Macau | 5.8% | 2013 | ||
132 | Uganda | 5.4% | 2009 | ||
133 | Sierra Leone | 5.2% | 2012 | ||
134 | Liberia | 5.1% | 2013 | ||
=135 | Kazakhstan | 4.6% | 2013 | ||
=135 | Vietnam | 4.6% | 2013 | ||
137 | Burkina Faso | 3.8% | 2013 | ||
138 | Cambodia | 3.4% | 2013 | ||
139 | Niger | 3.2% | 2013 | ||
140 | Cuba | 3.1% | 2013 | ||
141 | Thailand | 2.7% | 2013 | ||
142 | Madagascar | 2.3% | 2013 | ||
143 | Qatar | 1.3% | 2013 | ||
144 | Benin | 0.8% | 2013 |