GLOBAL / RANKING
Countries by Youth Unemployment
Global country ranking by youth unemployment for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.
Ranking chart and table
2025 / 182 countriesTop 10 countriesData year: 2025
Unit: Percent (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
| Rank | Country | Region | Value (Percent (%)) | Data year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0,46% | 2025 | open |
| 2 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0,56% | 2025 | open |
| 3 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 0,71% | 2025 | open |
| 4 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,46% | 2025 | open |
| 5 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,68% | 2025 | open |
| 6 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,30% | 2025 | open |
| 7 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,38% | 2025 | open |
| 8 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 2,38% | 2025 | open |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2,76% | 2025 | open |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,84% | 2025 | open |
| 11 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,89% | 2025 | open |
| 12 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,44% | 2025 | open |
| 13 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,62% | 2025 | open |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 3,72% | 2025 | open |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,72% | 2025 | open |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 3,79% | 2025 | open |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 3,81% | 2025 | open |
| 18 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,88% | 2025 | open |
| 19 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 3,90% | 2025 | open |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4,01% | 2025 | open |
| 21 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4,18% | 2025 | open |
| 22 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 4,20% | 2025 | open |
| 23 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 4,28% | 2025 | open |
| 24 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 4,53% | 2025 | open |
| 25 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 4,76% | 2025 | open |
| 26 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,01% | 2025 | open |
| 27 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,25% | 2025 | open |
| 28 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,34% | 2025 | open |
| 29 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,35% | 2025 | open |
| 30 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,42% | 2025 | open |
| 31 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,71% | 2025 | open |
| 32 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,83% | 2025 | open |
| 33 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 6,03% | 2025 | open |
| 34 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6,03% | 2025 | open |
| 35 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 6,17% | 2025 | open |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,44% | 2025 | open |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6,45% | 2025 | open |
| 38 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,55% | 2025 | open |
| 39 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 6,70% | 2025 | open |
| 40 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 6,78% | 2025 | open |
| 41 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 6,78% | 2025 | open |
| 42 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 6,86% | 2025 | open |
| 43 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,95% | 2025 | open |
| 44 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7,02% | 2025 | open |
| 45 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 7,04% | 2025 | open |
| 46 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 7,61% | 2025 | open |
| 47 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 7,81% | 2025 | open |
| 48 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7,85% | 2025 | open |
| 49 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 7,90% | 2025 | open |
| 50 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,16% | 2025 | open |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,22% | 2025 | open |
| 52 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 8,23% | 2025 | open |
| 53 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8,43% | 2025 | open |
| 54 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,53% | 2025 | open |
| 55 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 8,67% | 2025 | open |
| 56 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8,75% | 2025 | open |
| 57 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8,79% | 2025 | open |
| 58 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 8,83% | 2025 | open |
| 59 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 8,96% | 2025 | open |
| 60 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 9,04% | 2025 | open |
| 61 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 9,18% | 2025 | open |
| 62 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 9,22% | 2025 | open |
| 63 | United States | North America | 9,34% | 2025 | open |
| 64 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 9,39% | 2025 | open |
| 65 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 9,45% | 2025 | open |
| 66 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 9,54% | 2025 | open |
| 67 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 9,54% | 2025 | open |
| 68 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9,59% | 2025 | open |
| 69 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 9,61% | 2025 | open |
| 70 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 9,81% | 2025 | open |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10,01% | 2025 | open |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 10,02% | 2025 | open |
| 73 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10,09% | 2025 | open |
| 74 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 10,15% | 2025 | open |
| 75 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10,24% | 2025 | open |
| 76 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 10,44% | 2025 | open |
| 77 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10,47% | 2025 | open |
| 78 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 10,49% | 2025 | open |
| 79 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 10,70% | 2025 | open |
| 80 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 10,81% | 2025 | open |
| 81 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10,86% | 2025 | open |
| 82 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 11,00% | 2025 | open |
| 83 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 11,34% | 2025 | open |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 11,38% | 2025 | open |
| 85 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11,61% | 2025 | open |
| 86 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 11,69% | 2025 | open |
| 87 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 11,71% | 2025 | open |
| 88 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 11,74% | 2025 | open |
| 89 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 11,95% | 2025 | open |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 12,31% | 2025 | open |
| 91 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 12,71% | 2025 | open |
| 92 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 12,95% | 2025 | open |
| 93 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 12,98% | 2025 | open |
| 94 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 12,98% | 2025 | open |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 13,09% | 2025 | open |
| 96 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 13,42% | 2025 | open |
| 97 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 13,76% | 2025 | open |
| 98 | Canada | North America | 13,80% | 2025 | open |
| 99 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 13,81% | 2025 | open |
| 100 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13,89% | 2025 | open |
| 101 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 13,98% | 2025 | open |
| 102 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 13,98% | 2025 | open |
| 103 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 14,13% | 2025 | open |
| 104 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 14,21% | 2025 | open |
| 105 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 14,36% | 2025 | open |
| 106 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 14,59% | 2025 | open |
| 107 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 14,65% | 2025 | open |
| 108 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15,06% | 2025 | open |
| 109 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 15,21% | 2025 | open |
| 110 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15,25% | 2025 | open |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15,55% | 2025 | open |
| 112 | Maldives | South Asia | 15,69% | 2025 | open |
| 113 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15,74% | 2025 | open |
| 114 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 15,80% | 2025 | open |
| 115 | India | South Asia | 16,02% | 2025 | open |
| 116 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 16,04% | 2025 | open |
| 117 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16,41% | 2025 | open |
| 118 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 16,47% | 2025 | open |
| 119 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16,79% | 2025 | open |
| 120 | Bhutan | South Asia | 17,05% | 2025 | open |
| 121 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17,37% | 2025 | open |
| 122 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 17,65% | 2025 | open |
| 123 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 17,78% | 2025 | open |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 18,23% | 2025 | open |
| 125 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18,29% | 2025 | open |
| 126 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 18,43% | 2025 | open |
| 127 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 18,48% | 2025 | open |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 18,58% | 2025 | open |
| 129 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 18,89% | 2025 | open |
| 130 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 19,19% | 2025 | open |
| 131 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 19,25% | 2025 | open |
| 132 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 19,32% | 2025 | open |
| 133 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 19,70% | 2025 | open |
| 134 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 19,77% | 2025 | open |
| 135 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 19,95% | 2025 | open |
| 136 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 20,22% | 2025 | open |
| 137 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 20,25% | 2025 | open |
| 138 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 20,55% | 2025 | open |
| 139 | Nepal | South Asia | 20,56% | 2025 | open |
| 140 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 20,93% | 2025 | open |
| 141 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 21,39% | 2025 | open |
| 142 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 21,47% | 2025 | open |
| 143 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 21,48% | 2025 | open |
| 144 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 21,64% | 2025 | open |
| 145 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21,88% | 2025 | open |
| 146 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21,90% | 2025 | open |
| 147 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22,92% | 2025 | open |
| 148 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | 24,20% | 2025 | open |
| 149 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 24,31% | 2025 | open |
| 150 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 24,44% | 2025 | open |
| 151 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 24,54% | 2025 | open |
| 152 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24,67% | 2025 | open |
| 153 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 24,75% | 2025 | open |
| 154 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 24,90% | 2025 | open |
| 155 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 25,15% | 2025 | open |
| 156 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 25,44% | 2025 | open |
| 157 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 25,57% | 2025 | open |
| 158 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 26,24% | 2025 | open |
| 159 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27,23% | 2025 | open |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 28,20% | 2025 | open |
| 161 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28,42% | 2025 | open |
| 162 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 28,75% | 2025 | open |
| 163 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29,44% | 2025 | open |
| 164 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 30,26% | 2025 | open |
| 165 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32,01% | 2025 | open |
| 166 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32,60% | 2025 | open |
| 167 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33,10% | 2025 | open |
| 168 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 33,11% | 2025 | open |
| 169 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34,23% | 2025 | open |
| 170 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36,28% | 2025 | open |
| 171 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 36,57% | 2025 | open |
| 172 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 37,52% | 2025 | open |
| 173 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38,05% | 2025 | open |
| 174 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38,08% | 2025 | open |
| 175 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38,88% | 2025 | open |
| 176 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40,50% | 2025 | open |
| 177 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 41,95% | 2025 | open |
| 178 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46,00% | 2025 | open |
| 179 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 50,06% | 2025 | open |
| 180 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54,33% | 2025 | open |
| 181 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59,93% | 2025 | open |
| 182 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 76,77% | 2025 | open |