Global Youth Unemployment Ranking

Name: Global Youth Unemployment Ranking
Creator: Data Race
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Youth Unemployment Rate (Ages 15-24) by Country 1991 - 2025

Summary

In 2025, Djibouti led with 77.0%, ahead of South Africa at 60.0%.

Suriname rose the most since 2015, up 12.0 percentage points.

Kenya climbed 74 places since 2015.

Full Rankings

Complete dataset - 2025

Rank	Country	Value	YoY	Δ Rank
1	DjiboutiDJI	77%	+1.3	—
2	South AfricaRSA	60%	0.0	—
3	EswatiniSWZ	54%	0.0	—
4	LibyaLBY	50%	-2.0	—
5	BotswanaBWA	46%	+2.2	—
6	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	42%	0.0	—
7	CongoCOG	40%	-2.4	—
8	JordanJOR	39%	0.0	—
9	TunisiaTUN	38%	-2.6	—
10	NamibiaNAM	38%	+2.7	—
11	HaitiHTI	38%	+2.7	—
12	French PolynesiaPYF	37%	+2.8	—
13	GabonGAB	36%	0.0	—
14	SomaliaSOM	34%	0.0	—
15	New CaledoniaNCL	33%	+3.1	+2
16	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	33%	0.0	-1
17	YemenYEM	33%	+3.1	-1
18	IraqIRQ	32%	0.0	—
19	GeorgiaGEO	30%	0.0	+1
20	AlgeriaDZA	29%	-3.3	-1
21	North MacedoniaMKD	29%	0.0	—
22	Cabo VerdeCPV	28%	0.0	—
23	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	28%	+3.7	—
24	AngolaAGO	27%	0.0	—
25	ArmeniaARM	26%	-3.7	+1
26	AlbaniaALB	26%	0.0	+2
27	SurinameSUR	25%	0.0	+2
28	UruguayURY	25%	-7.4	-3
29	GuyanaGUY	25%	0.0	+1
30	SpainESP	25%	-7.4	-3
31	LesothoLSO	25%	0.0	-1
32	RomaniaROU	25%	+4.2	+2
33	MontenegroMNE	24%	0.0	—
34	SwedenSWE	24%	0.0	-2
35	Virgin Islands, U.S.VIR	24%	+4.3	—
36	MauritaniaMRT	23%	0.0	—
37	Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI	22%	+4.8	+5
38	MoroccoMAR	22%	0.0	—
39	ChileCHL	22%	+4.8	+5
40	FinlandFIN	21%	+10.5	+14
41	LuxembourgLUX	21%	-4.5	-1
42	GreeceGRE	21%	-4.5	-5
43	SerbiaSRB	21%	0.0	-2
44	NepalNPL	21%	0.0	+1
45	ItalyITA	21%	+5.0	+2
46	Saint LuciaLCA	20%	-4.8	-3
47	PortugalPOR	20%	-9.1	-8
48	Costa RicaCRI	20%	0.0	-2
49	PanamaPAN	20%	0.0	-1
50	EstoniaEST	20%	+5.3	—
51	BelizeBLZ	19%	0.0	+5
52	BahamasBHS	19%	+5.6	+5
53	ArgentinaARG	19%	0.0	-2
54	FranceFRA	19%	0.0	+1
55	Sri LankaLKA	19%	0.0	-3
56	BarbadosBRB	18%	0.0	+2
57	SlovakiaSVK	18%	-5.3	-4
58	EgyptEGY	18%	+5.9	+4
59	Brunei DarussalamBRU	18%	0.0	+1
60	BelgiumBEL	18%	+5.9	+1
61	ColombiaCOL	18%	-5.3	-12
62	MauritiusMUS	17%	+6.3	+3
63	BhutanBTN	17%	-5.6	-4
64	AfghanistanAFG	17%	0.0	-1
65	CroatiaHRV	16%	0.0	+1
66	RwandaRWA	16%	-5.9	-2
67	TürkiyeTUR	16%	0.0	—
68	IndiaIND	16%	0.0	—
69	ChinaCHN	16%	+6.7	+7
70	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	16%	0.0	—
71	MaldivesMDV	16%	+6.7	+6
72	ZimbabweZWE	16%	+6.7	—
73	KenyaKEN	15%	0.0	-2
74	FijiFJI	15%	0.0	—
75	KuwaitKWT	15%	0.0	-2
76	United KingdomGBR	15%	+7.1	+3
77	TajikistanTJK	15%	0.0	+1
78	New ZealandNZL	14%	0.0	+2
79	HungaryHUN	14%	-6.7	-4
80	BrazilBRA	14%	-12.5	-11
80	Puerto RicoPUR	14%	+7.7	+7
82	OmanOMN	14%	0.0	+2
83	GuamGUM	14%	+7.7	+6
84	CanadaCAN	14%	+7.7	+2
85	LithuaniaLTU	14%	0.0	-4
86	NorwayNOR	13%	+8.3	+9
87	AzerbaijanAZE	13%	-7.1	-4
88	IndonesiaINA	13%	0.0	-1
88	SamoaWSM	13%	0.0	+4
90	LatviaLAT	13%	-7.1	-8
91	CyprusCYP	13%	0.0	—
92	Dominican RepublicDOM	12%	-7.7	-2
93	MalaysiaMYS	12%	0.0	+1
94	DenmarkDEN	12%	0.0	+2
95	MongoliaMNG	12%	0.0	+2
96	ParaguayPRY	12%	-7.7	-11
97	MozambiqueMOZ	12%	0.0	+1
98	UzbekistanUZB	11%	0.0	+5
99	VanuatuVUT	11%	0.0	+1
100	AustriaAUT	11%	+10.0	+7
101	GambiaGMB	11%	0.0	+1
102	JamaicaJAM	11%	+10.0	+6
103	PolandPOL	11%	0.0	+1
104	IrelandIRL	10%	0.0	+2
105	ZambiaZMB	10%	0.0	+5
106	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN	10%	0.0	+3
107	EritreaERI	10%	0.0	+4
108	BulgariaBGR	10%	-16.7	-15
109	Central African RepublicCAF	10%	0.0	+3
110	TurkmenistanTKM	10%	+11.1	+9
111	Saudi ArabiaKSA	10%	-16.7	-13
112	MyanmarMMR	10%	0.0	+1
113	AustraliaAUS	10%	+11.1	+5
114	PakistanPAK	10%	0.0	+2
115	NicaraguaNIC	10%	0.0	—
115	SloveniaSLO	10%	-9.1	-14
117	PeruPER	9%	-10.0	-3
118	BangladeshBGD	9%	0.0	+4
119	United StatesUSA	9%	0.0	+4
120	CzechiaCZE	9%	0.0	—
121	BelarusBLR	9%	-18.2	-16
122	SwitzerlandSUI	9%	+12.5	+10
123	Hong KongHKG	9%	-10.0	-6
124	NetherlandsNED	9%	0.0	+1
125	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	9%	0.0	+3
126	ComorosCOM	9%	0.0	-2
127	IcelandISL	9%	0.0	-2
128	HondurasHND	9%	+12.5	+2
129	MaltaMLT	8%	-11.1	-8
130	KyrgyzstanKGZ	8%	0.0	-1
131	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	8%	0.0	+2
132	EcuadorECU	8%	-11.1	-5
133	Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK	8%	0.0	+2
134	Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD	8%	0.0	—
135	El SalvadorSLV	8%	0.0	+1
136	Russian FederationRUS	8%	0.0	-5
137	PhilippinesPHI	7%	0.0	+1
138	GuineaGIN	7%	0.0	-1
139	MalawiMWI	7%	0.0	—
140	GermanyGER	7%	0.0	+2
141	MacaoMAC	7%	0.0	-1
141	SingaporeSIN	7%	+16.7	+6
143	Korea, Republic ofKOR	7%	+16.7	+1
144	CameroonCMR	7%	0.0	-3
145	United Arab EmiratesARE	6%	0.0	—
146	Burkina FasoBFA	6%	-14.3	-3
147	Viet NamVNM	6%	0.0	-1
148	IsraelISR	6%	0.0	—
148	TongaTON	6%	0.0	+1
150	GhanaGHA	6%	+20.0	+4
151	MexicoMEX	6%	0.0	-1
152	BahrainBRN	5%	0.0	-1
153	EthiopiaETH	5%	0.0	—
154	NigeriaNGR	5%	0.0	+2
155	MadagascarMDG	5%	0.0	-3
156	Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL	5%	0.0	-1
157	GuatemalaGTM	5%	0.0	+1
158	ThailandTHA	5%	0.0	-1
159	CubaCUB	4%	0.0	+1
160	Moldova, Republic ofMDA	4%	0.0	-1
161	UgandaUGA	4%	0.0	+1
162	Côte d'IvoireCIV	4%	0.0	-1
163	JapanJPN	4%	0.0	—
164	MaliMLI	4%	0.0	+1
165	KazakhstanKAZ	4%	0.0	+1
166	Papua New GuineaPNG	4%	0.0	+1
167	Sierra LeoneSLE	4%	+33.3	+1
167	Timor-LesteTLS	4%	+33.3	+3
169	SenegalSEN	4%	0.0	-5
170	TogoTGO	3%	0.0	-1
171	BeninBEN	3%	0.0	—
172	Guinea-BissauGNB	3%	0.0	+1
173	Solomon IslandsSLB	3%	0.0	-1
174	Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO	2%	0.0	+2
174	Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA	2%	0.0	—
176	LiberiaLBR	2%	0.0	-1
177	BurundiBDI	2%	0.0	—
178	ChadTCD	1%	0.0	—
179	CambodiaKHM	1%	0.0	—
180	QatarQAT	1%	0.0	—
181	NigerNIG	0%	—	—