Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Djibouti has the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) (77.7% in 2025) and Niger the lowest (0.32% in 2025). The world figure is 14.92% (2025).
What this measures
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 77.7% | 2025 |
| 2 | Libya | 69.2% | 2025 |
| 3 | Iraq | 66.37% | 2025 |
| 4 | South Africa | 64.05% | 2025 |
| 5 | Eswatini | 57.73% | 2025 |
| 6 | West Bank and Gaza | 56.62% | 2022 |
| 7 | Botswana | 51.71% | 2025 |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.95% | 2025 |
| 9 | Haiti | 47.89% | 2025 |
| 10 | Algeria | 45% | 2025 |
| 11 | Gabon | 42.41% | 2025 |
| 12 | Jordan | 41.76% | 2025 |
| 13 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.36% | 2025 |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 41.07% | 2025 |
| 15 | Namibia | 39.53% | 2025 |
| 16 | Congo, Rep. | 39.45% | 2025 |
| 17 | Yemen, Rep. | 39.22% | 2025 |
| 18 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 38.71% | 2025 |
| 19 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 37.41% | 2025 |
| 20 | Suriname | 37.17% | 2025 |
| 21 | Lesotho | 37.14% | 2025 |
| 22 | New Caledonia | 36.56% | 2025 |
| 23 | Tunisia | 35.98% | 2025 |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 33.9% | 2025 |
| 25 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 32.04% | 2025 |
| 26 | Georgia | 31.94% | 2025 |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.41% | 2025 |
| 28 | Armenia | 30.57% | 2025 |
| 29 | Guyana | 30.18% | 2025 |
| 30 | Mauritania | 29.8% | 2025 |
| 31 | Belize | 29.5% | 2025 |
| 32 | Kuwait | 29.46% | 2025 |
| 33 | Oman | 29.03% | 2025 |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 28.5% | 2025 |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 28.5% | 2025 |
| 36 | Uruguay | 27.98% | 2025 |
| 37 | Virgin Islands (US) | 27.48% | 2025 |
| 38 | Angola | 26.67% | 2025 |
| 39 | Panama | 26.2% | 2025 |
| 40 | Albania | 25.86% | 2025 |
| 41 | Spain | 25.75% | 2025 |
| 42 | Greece | 25.01% | 2025 |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 24.77% | 2025 |
| 44 | Chile | 24.72% | 2025 |
| 45 | Romania | 24.72% | 2025 |
| 46 | Montenegro | 24.05% | 2025 |
| 47 | Sweden | 23.37% | 2025 |
| 48 | Nepal | 23.19% | 2025 |
| 49 | Morocco | 22.59% | 2025 |
| 50 | Italy | 22.56% | 2025 |
| 51 | Colombia | 22.33% | 2025 |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 22.16% | 2025 |
| 53 | Türkiye | 21.84% | 2025 |
| 54 | Serbia | 21.68% | 2025 |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.55% | 2025 |
| 56 | Samoa | 21.37% | 2025 |
| 57 | Lebanon | 21.31% | 2023 |
| 58 | Argentina | 21.01% | 2025 |
| 59 | Portugal | 20.84% | 2025 |
| 60 | Finland | 20.76% | 2025 |
| 61 | Ukraine | 20.43% | 2021 |
| 62 | Fiji | 19.72% | 2025 |
| 63 | Mauritius | 19.68% | 2025 |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 19.68% | 2025 |
| 65 | Bahamas, The | 19.6% | 2025 |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 19.54% | 2025 |
| 67 | Estonia | 19.38% | 2025 |
| 68 | St. Lucia | 18.97% | 2025 |
| 69 | Kenya | 18.96% | 2025 |
| 70 | France | 18.83% | 2025 |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 18.57% | 2025 |
| 72 | Rwanda | 18.44% | 2025 |
| 73 | Bhutan | 18.41% | 2025 |
| 74 | Croatia | 17.77% | 2025 |
| 75 | South Sudan | 17.66% | 2023 |
| 76 | Slovak Republic | 17.65% | 2025 |
| 77 | Barbados | 17.61% | 2025 |
| 78 | India | 17.53% | 2025 |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.06% | 2025 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 16.86% | 2025 |
| 81 | Brazil | 16.59% | 2025 |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 16.22% | 2025 |
| 83 | Belgium | 15.59% | 2025 |
| 84 | Paraguay | 15.17% | 2025 |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 14.71% | 2025 |
| 86 | Guam | 14.25% | 2025 |
| 87 | China | 14.21% | 2025 |
| 88 | Channel Islands | 14.13% | 2025 |
| 89 | Hungary | 13.88% | 2025 |
| 90 | New Zealand | 13.69% | 2025 |
| 91 | Malaysia | 13.29% | 2025 |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 13.27% | 2025 |
| 93 | Latvia | 13.15% | 2025 |
| 94 | Venezuela, RB | 13.11% | 2025 |
| 95 | Sudan | 13.1% | 2022 |
| 96 | Cyprus | 13.06% | 2025 |
| 97 | Jamaica | 12.95% | 2025 |
| 98 | Indonesia | 12.75% | 2025 |
| 99 | Bahrain | 12.55% | 2025 |
| 100 | Norway | 12.44% | 2025 |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 12.43% | 2025 |
| 102 | Honduras | 12.42% | 2025 |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 12.39% | 2025 |
| 104 | Canada | 12.11% | 2025 |
| 105 | United Kingdom | 11.66% | 2025 |
| 106 | Eritrea | 11.44% | 2025 |
| 107 | Denmark | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 108 | Mozambique | 11.31% | 2025 |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 11.3% | 2025 |
| 110 | Gambia, The | 11.28% | 2025 |
| 111 | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.26% | 2025 |
| 112 | Lithuania | 11.08% | 2025 |
| 113 | Poland | 10.77% | 2025 |
| 114 | Austria | 10.73% | 2025 |
| 115 | Ecuador | 10.68% | 2025 |
| 116 | Peru | 10.49% | 2025 |
| 117 | El Salvador | 10.34% | 2025 |
| 118 | Mongolia | 10.24% | 2025 |
| 119 | Pakistan | 10.14% | 2025 |
| 120 | Zambia | 10.13% | 2025 |
| 121 | Ireland | 9.81% | 2025 |
| 122 | Tonga | 9.66% | 2025 |
| 123 | Czechia | 9.65% | 2025 |
| 124 | Slovenia | 9.56% | 2025 |
| 125 | Comoros | 9.47% | 2025 |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 9.45% | 2025 |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.4% | 2025 |
| 128 | Maldives | 9.36% | 2025 |
| 129 | São Tomé and Principe | 9.36% | 2025 |
| 130 | Switzerland | 9.04% | 2025 |
| 131 | Myanmar | 8.75% | 2025 |
| 132 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 8.62% | 2025 |
| 133 | Philippines | 8.58% | 2025 |
| 134 | Singapore | 8.53% | 2025 |
| 135 | Netherlands | 8.53% | 2025 |
| 136 | United States | 8.52% | 2025 |
| 137 | Australia | 8.43% | 2025 |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 8.41% | 2025 |
| 139 | Iceland | 8.08% | 2025 |
| 140 | Kyrgyz Republic | 8.06% | 2025 |
| 141 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8% | 2025 |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 7.82% | 2025 |
| 143 | Belarus | 7.78% | 2025 |
| 144 | Guinea | 7.73% | 2025 |
| 145 | Malawi | 7.31% | 2025 |
| 146 | Malta | 7.22% | 2025 |
| 147 | Cameroon | 7.14% | 2025 |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 7.08% | 2025 |
| 149 | Korea, Rep. | 6.71% | 2025 |
| 150 | Mexico | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 151 | Nigeria | 6.29% | 2025 |
| 152 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 6.11% | 2025 |
| 153 | Israel | 5.99% | 2025 |
| 154 | Germany | 5.89% | 2025 |
| 155 | Turkmenistan | 5.79% | 2025 |
| 156 | Thailand | 5.78% | 2025 |
| 157 | Ghana | 5.74% | 2025 |
| 158 | Bolivia | 5.64% | 2025 |
| 159 | Viet Nam | 5.63% | 2025 |
| 160 | Guatemala | 5.51% | 2025 |
| 161 | Senegal | 5.48% | 2025 |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 5.33% | 2025 |
| 163 | Madagascar | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 164 | Uganda | 5.11% | 2025 |
| 165 | Macao SAR, China | 4.91% | 2025 |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 4.89% | 2025 |
| 167 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 168 | Mali | 3.97% | 2025 |
| 169 | Timor-Leste | 3.96% | 2025 |
| 170 | Cuba | 3.82% | 2025 |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 3.76% | 2025 |
| 172 | Japan | 3.68% | 2025 |
| 173 | Togo | 3.54% | 2025 |
| 174 | Moldova | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 175 | Tanzania | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 3.12% | 2025 |
| 177 | Papua New Guinea | 2.99% | 2025 |
| 178 | Benin | 2.55% | 2025 |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 2.55% | 2025 |
| 180 | Lao PDR | 2.22% | 2025 |
| 181 | Liberia | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 182 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.94% | 2025 |
| 183 | Qatar | 1.48% | 2025 |
| 184 | Burundi | 1.27% | 2025 |
| 185 | Chad | 0.62% | 2025 |
| 186 | Cambodia | 0.45% | 2025 |
| 187 | Niger | 0.32% | 2025 |
Regions and income groups
More social protection & labor indicators
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SL.UEM.1524.FE.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026 View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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