Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Djibouti has the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) (76.77% in 2025) and Niger the lowest (0.46% in 2025). The world figure is 13.41% (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 | 76.77% | 2025 |
| 2 | South Africa | 59.93% | 2025 |
| 3 | Eswatini | 54.33% | 2025 |
| 4 | Libya | 50.06% | 2025 |
| 5 | Botswana | 46% | 2025 |
| 6 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.95% | 2025 |
| 7 | Congo, Rep. | 40.5% | 2025 |
| 8 | Jordan | 38.88% | 2025 |
| 9 | Tunisia | 38.08% | 2025 |
| 10 | Namibia | 38.05% | 2025 |
| 11 | Haiti | 37.52% | 2025 |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 36.57% | 2025 |
| 13 | Gabon | 36.28% | 2025 |
| 14 | West Bank and Gaza | 36.09% | 2022 |
| 15 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.23% | 2025 |
| 16 | New Caledonia | 33.11% | 2025 |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.1% | 2025 |
| 18 | Yemen, Rep. | 32.6% | 2025 |
| 19 | Iraq | 32.01% | 2025 |
| 20 | Georgia | 30.26% | 2025 |
| 21 | Algeria | 29.44% | 2025 |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 28.75% | 2025 |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 28.42% | 2025 |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.2% | 2025 |
| 25 | Angola | 27.23% | 2025 |
| 26 | Armenia | 26.24% | 2025 |
| 27 | Albania | 25.57% | 2025 |
| 28 | Suriname | 25.44% | 2025 |
| 29 | Uruguay | 25.15% | 2025 |
| 30 | Guyana | 24.9% | 2025 |
| 31 | Spain | 24.75% | 2025 |
| 32 | Lesotho | 24.67% | 2025 |
| 33 | Romania | 24.54% | 2025 |
| 34 | Montenegro | 24.44% | 2025 |
| 35 | Sweden | 24.31% | 2025 |
| 36 | Virgin Islands (US) | 24.2% | 2025 |
| 37 | Mauritania | 22.92% | 2025 |
| 38 | Lebanon | 22.74% | 2023 |
| 39 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 21.9% | 2025 |
| 40 | Morocco | 21.88% | 2025 |
| 41 | Chile | 21.64% | 2025 |
| 42 | Finland | 21.48% | 2025 |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 21.47% | 2025 |
| 44 | Greece | 21.39% | 2025 |
| 45 | Serbia | 20.93% | 2025 |
| 46 | Nepal | 20.56% | 2025 |
| 47 | Italy | 20.55% | 2025 |
| 48 | St. Lucia | 20.25% | 2025 |
| 49 | Portugal | 20.22% | 2025 |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 19.95% | 2025 |
| 51 | Panama | 19.77% | 2025 |
| 52 | Estonia | 19.7% | 2025 |
| 53 | Belize | 19.32% | 2025 |
| 54 | Bahamas, The | 19.25% | 2025 |
| 55 | Argentina | 19.19% | 2025 |
| 56 | Ukraine | 19.15% | 2021 |
| 57 | France | 18.89% | 2025 |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 18.58% | 2025 |
| 59 | South Sudan | 18.52% | 2023 |
| 60 | Barbados | 18.48% | 2025 |
| 61 | Slovak Republic | 18.43% | 2025 |
| 62 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 18.29% | 2025 |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.23% | 2025 |
| 64 | Belgium | 17.78% | 2025 |
| 65 | Colombia | 17.65% | 2025 |
| 66 | Mauritius | 17.37% | 2025 |
| 67 | Bhutan | 17.05% | 2025 |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 16.79% | 2025 |
| 69 | Croatia | 16.47% | 2025 |
| 70 | Rwanda | 16.41% | 2025 |
| 71 | Türkiye | 16.04% | 2025 |
| 72 | India | 16.02% | 2025 |
| 73 | China | 15.8% | 2025 |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.74% | 2025 |
| 75 | Maldives | 15.69% | 2025 |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 15.55% | 2025 |
| 77 | Kenya | 15.25% | 2025 |
| 78 | Fiji | 15.21% | 2025 |
| 79 | Kuwait | 15.06% | 2025 |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 14.65% | 2025 |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 14.59% | 2025 |
| 82 | New Zealand | 14.36% | 2025 |
| 83 | Hungary | 14.21% | 2025 |
| 84 | Channel Islands | 14.13% | 2025 |
| 85 | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.98% | 2025 |
| 86 | Brazil | 13.98% | 2025 |
| 87 | Oman | 13.89% | 2025 |
| 88 | Guam | 13.81% | 2025 |
| 89 | Canada | 13.8% | 2025 |
| 90 | Lithuania | 13.76% | 2025 |
| 91 | Norway | 13.42% | 2025 |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 13.09% | 2025 |
| 93 | Indonesia | 12.98% | 2025 |
| 94 | Samoa | 12.98% | 2025 |
| 95 | Latvia | 12.95% | 2025 |
| 96 | Cyprus | 12.71% | 2025 |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 12.31% | 2025 |
| 98 | Sudan | 12% | 2022 |
| 99 | Malaysia | 11.95% | 2025 |
| 100 | Denmark | 11.74% | 2025 |
| 101 | Mongolia | 11.71% | 2025 |
| 102 | Paraguay | 11.69% | 2025 |
| 103 | Mozambique | 11.61% | 2025 |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 11.38% | 2025 |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 11.34% | 2025 |
| 106 | Austria | 11% | 2025 |
| 107 | Gambia, The | 10.86% | 2025 |
| 108 | Jamaica | 10.81% | 2025 |
| 109 | Poland | 10.7% | 2025 |
| 110 | Ireland | 10.49% | 2025 |
| 111 | Zambia | 10.47% | 2025 |
| 112 | Venezuela, RB | 10.44% | 2025 |
| 113 | Eritrea | 10.24% | 2025 |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 10.15% | 2025 |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 10.09% | 2025 |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 10.02% | 2025 |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 10.01% | 2025 |
| 118 | Myanmar | 9.81% | 2025 |
| 119 | Australia | 9.61% | 2025 |
| 120 | Pakistan | 9.59% | 2025 |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 9.54% | 2025 |
| 122 | Slovenia | 9.54% | 2025 |
| 123 | Peru | 9.45% | 2025 |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 9.39% | 2025 |
| 125 | United States | 9.34% | 2025 |
| 126 | Czechia | 9.22% | 2025 |
| 127 | Belarus | 9.18% | 2025 |
| 128 | Switzerland | 9.04% | 2025 |
| 129 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.96% | 2025 |
| 130 | Netherlands | 8.83% | 2025 |
| 131 | São Tomé and Principe | 8.79% | 2025 |
| 132 | Comoros | 8.75% | 2025 |
| 133 | Iceland | 8.67% | 2025 |
| 134 | Honduras | 8.53% | 2025 |
| 135 | Malta | 8.43% | 2025 |
| 136 | Kyrgyz Republic | 8.23% | 2025 |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.22% | 2025 |
| 138 | Ecuador | 8.16% | 2025 |
| 139 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 7.9% | 2025 |
| 140 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 7.85% | 2025 |
| 141 | El Salvador | 7.81% | 2025 |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 7.61% | 2025 |
| 143 | Philippines | 7.04% | 2025 |
| 144 | Guinea | 7.02% | 2025 |
| 145 | Malawi | 6.95% | 2025 |
| 146 | Germany | 6.86% | 2025 |
| 147 | Singapore | 6.78% | 2025 |
| 148 | Macao SAR, China | 6.78% | 2025 |
| 149 | Korea, Rep. | 6.7% | 2025 |
| 150 | Cameroon | 6.55% | 2025 |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 6.45% | 2025 |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 6.44% | 2025 |
| 153 | Viet Nam | 6.17% | 2025 |
| 154 | Israel | 6.03% | 2025 |
| 155 | Tonga | 6.03% | 2025 |
| 156 | Ghana | 5.83% | 2025 |
| 157 | Mexico | 5.71% | 2025 |
| 158 | Bahrain | 5.42% | 2025 |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 5.35% | 2025 |
| 160 | Nigeria | 5.34% | 2025 |
| 161 | Madagascar | 5.25% | 2025 |
| 162 | Bolivia | 5.01% | 2025 |
| 163 | Guatemala | 4.76% | 2025 |
| 164 | Thailand | 4.53% | 2025 |
| 165 | Cuba | 4.28% | 2025 |
| 166 | Moldova | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 167 | Uganda | 4.18% | 2025 |
| 168 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.01% | 2025 |
| 169 | Japan | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 170 | Mali | 3.88% | 2025 |
| 171 | Kazakhstan | 3.81% | 2025 |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 3.79% | 2025 |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 3.72% | 2025 |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 3.72% | 2025 |
| 175 | Senegal | 3.62% | 2025 |
| 176 | Togo | 3.44% | 2025 |
| 177 | Benin | 2.89% | 2025 |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.84% | 2025 |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 2.76% | 2025 |
| 180 | Lao PDR | 2.38% | 2025 |
| 181 | Tanzania | 2.38% | 2025 |
| 182 | Liberia | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 183 | Burundi | 1.68% | 2025 |
| 184 | Chad | 1.46% | 2025 |
| 185 | Cambodia | 0.71% | 2025 |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.56% | 2025 |
| 187 | Niger | 0.46% | 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.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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