Metric briefing
Youth Unemployment Rate by Country
186 countries • % of youth labor force • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- Djibouti
- Lowest country
- Niger
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Share of the labor force ages 15-24 that is unemployed from the World Bank latest available country value.
At a Glance
World average
15.68
Middle country
12.98
Low end
0.46
High end
76.766
Countries
186
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Youth Unemployment Rate
Highest Youth Unemployment Rate
#1Djibouti76.77% of youth labor force#2South Africa59.93% of youth labor force#3Eswatini54.33% of youth labor force#4Libya50.06% of youth labor force#5Botswana46% of youth labor force#6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41.95% of youth labor force#7Congo40.5% of youth labor force#8Jordan38.88% of youth labor force#9Tunisia38.08% of youth labor force#10Namibia38.05% of youth labor force
Lowest Youth Unemployment Rate
#186Niger0.46% of youth labor force#185Qatar0.56% of youth labor force#184Cambodia0.71% of youth labor force#183Chad1.46% of youth labor force#182Burundi1.68% of youth labor force#181Liberia2.30% of youth labor force#180Tanzania2.38% of youth labor force#179Laos2.38% of youth labor force#178Solomon Islands2.76% of youth labor force#177Guinea-Bissau2.84% of youth labor force
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 Djibouti is 16.84% of youth labor force higher than #2 South Africa (76.77% of youth labor force vs 59.93% of youth labor force).
Another sharp ranking jump: #2 South Africa is 5.60% of youth labor force higher than #3 Eswatini (59.93% of youth labor force vs 54.33% of youth labor force).
Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Eswatini is 4.27% of youth labor force higher than #4 Libya (54.33% of youth labor force vs 50.06% of youth labor force).