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Countries by youth unemployment rate

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate of 186 countries in 2017, at 73.95%. Cambodia had the lowest, at 0.38%. The median was 12.98% and the figure for the World was 16.08%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest73.95Djibouti
Lowest0.38Cambodia
Median12.98186 countries
World16.08History

Top 40 countries, 2017

Djibouti: 73.95 %Djibouti73.95South Africa: 53.4 %South Africa53.4Libya: 50.47 %Libya50.47Eswatini: 48.37 %Eswatini48.37Bosnia and Herzegovina: 47.93 %Bosnia and Herzegovina47.93North Macedonia: 46.76 %North Macedonia46.76Saint Lucia: 45 %Saint Lucia45Greece: 43.39 %Greece43.39Republic of the Congo: 42.48 %Republic of the Congo42.48Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 42.39 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines42.39Palestine: 41.87 %Palestine41.87Namibia: 41.47 %Namibia41.47Spain: 38.59 %Spain38.59Armenia: 37.73 %Armenia37.73Gabon: 36.53 %Gabon36.53New Caledonia: 36.41 %New Caledonia36.41French Polynesia: 35.87 %French Polynesia35.87Jordan: 35.44 %Jordan35.44Tunisia: 35.32 %Tunisia35.32Botswana: 34.87 %Botswana34.87Haiti: 34.75 %Haiti34.75Italy: 34.73 %Italy34.73Yemen: 33.9 %Yemen33.9Angola: 33.73 %Angola33.73Somalia: 33.2 %Somalia33.2Syria: 32.89 %Syria32.89Egypt: 32.64 %Egypt32.64Serbia: 31.91 %Serbia31.91Cape Verde: 31.89 %Cape Verde31.89Montenegro: 31.85 %Montenegro31.85Saudi Arabia: 31.5 %Saudi Arabia31.5Albania: 31.18 %Albania31.18Algeria: 30.3 %Algeria30.3Brunei: 29.26 %Brunei29.26Georgia: 28.69 %Georgia28.69Brazil: 28.59 %Brazil28.59Iran: 28.21 %Iran28.21Croatia: 27.43 %Croatia27.43Barbados: 26.21 %Barbados26.21U.S. Virgin Islands: 26.04 %U.S. Virgin Islands26.04
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Djibouti73.95+0.94 pts
2South Africa53.4-0.06 pts
3Libya50.47-0.91 pts
4Eswatini48.37+1.39 pts
5Bosnia and Herzegovina47.93-8.34 pts
6North Macedonia46.76-1.72 pts
7Saint Lucia45-0.89 pts
8Greece43.39-3.83 pts
9Republic of the Congo42.48+0.77 pts
10Saint Vincent and the Grenadines42.39+0.3 pts
11Palestine41.87+3.36 pts
12Namibia41.47-2.74 pts
13Spain38.59-5.85 pts
14Armenia37.73+2.07 pts
15Gabon36.53+0.34 pts
16New Caledonia36.41-0.64 pts
17French Polynesia35.87+0.09 pts
18Jordan35.44-0.17 pts
19Tunisia35.32+0.2 pts
20Botswana34.87+0.02 pts
21Haiti34.75+0.22 pts
22Italy34.73-3.03 pts
23Yemen33.9+0.39 pts
24Angola33.73-0.76 pts
25Somalia33.2-0.27 pts
26Syria32.89-0.75 pts
27Egypt32.64-1.01 pts
28Serbia31.91-3.06 pts
29Cape Verde31.89+1.71 pts
30Montenegro31.85-4.21 pts
31Saudi Arabia31.5+7.23 pts
32Albania31.18-4.73 pts
33Algeria30.3+4.07 pts
34Brunei29.26+1.63 pts
35Georgia28.69-6.33 pts
36Brazil28.59+2 pts
37Iran28.21-0.88 pts
38Croatia27.43-3.52 pts
39Barbados26.21+0.02 pts
40U.S. Virgin Islands26.04-0.7 pts
41India25.59+0.36 pts
42Iraq25.28+2.83 pts
43Uruguay25.25+1.1 pts
44Cyprus25.01-3.89 pts
45Guyana24.96+0.36 pts
46Suriname24.91-0.04 pts
47Lesotho24.48+0.43 pts
48Mauritius24.23+1.25 pts
49Puerto Rico24.05-2.14 pts
50Portugal23.8-4 pts
51Argentina22.84+1.04 pts
52France22.57-2.37 pts
53Sudan22.2-1.43 pts
54Morocco22.17-0.1 pts
55Lebanon22.04+0.67 pts
56Jamaica21.69-2.98 pts
57Bahamas21.55-4.3 pts
58Mauritania20.97+1.14 pts
59Costa Rica20.74-0.91 pts
60Türkiye20.47+1.1 pts
61Finland20.04-0.02 pts
62South Sudan19.850 pts
63Nepal19.57+0.02 pts
64Samoa19.38+0.78 pts
65Belgium19.24-0.87 pts
66Ukraine18.96-4.18 pts
67Slovakia18.96-3.31 pts
68Romania18.73-2.3 pts
69Colombia18.47+0.19 pts
70Sweden17.87-1.02 pts
71Chile17.73+1.93 pts
72Mongolia17.44-2.71 pts
73Sri Lanka17.39-2.68 pts
74Afghanistan17.31+2.38 pts
75Latvia16.97-0.3 pts
76Rwanda16.73+0.14 pts
77Russia16.33-0.36 pts
78Belize15.69-0.86 pts
79Luxembourg15.47-6.51 pts
80Equatorial Guinea15.39+0.01 pts
81Kuwait15.26+0.11 pts
82Fiji15.12+0.13 pts
83Panama14.82+2.52 pts
84Poland14.76-2.83 pts
85Maldives14.59-0.54 pts
86Indonesia14.55-1.44 pts
87Ireland14.4-2.4 pts
88Paraguay14.28+2.75 pts
89Tajikistan13.96+0.1 pts
90Dominican Republic13.44-3.3 pts
91Bhutan13.36+1.74 pts
92Lithuania13.27-1.19 pts
93Guam13+0.11 pts
94New Zealand12.97-0.51 pts
95Bulgaria12.93-4.3 pts
96Uzbekistan12.89+1.42 pts
97Australia12.59-0.05 pts
98United Kingdom12.52-0.69 pts
99Azerbaijan12.39-0.54 pts
100Denmark12.38+0.24 pts
101Venezuela12.25+0.57 pts
102Estonia12.18-1.95 pts
103Bangladesh12.1+1.15 pts
104Vanuatu11.61+0.29 pts
105Timor-Leste11.49-1.57 pts
106Malaysia11.28+0.44 pts
107Slovenia11.24-4 pts
108Canada11.24-1.36 pts
109Oman11.06-3.14 pts
110Honduras10.75-1.83 pts
111Hungary10.7-2.22 pts
112Malta10.59-0.12 pts
113China10.43-0.14 pts
114Norway10.28-0.77 pts
115Eritrea9.99-0.01 pts
116Austria9.97-1.45 pts
117Zimbabwe9.83+0.88 pts
118South Korea9.78-0.36 pts
119El Salvador9.75+0.25 pts
120Central African Republic9.73-0.02 pts
121Nigeria9.71+0.61 pts
122Comoros9.36-0.14 pts
123Belarus9.35-1.38 pts
124Singapore9.34+0.61 pts
125Kyrgyzstan9.3+0.38 pts
126Togo9.28+2.47 pts
127United States9.24-1.19 pts
128Kenya9.1+1.76 pts
129Trinidad and Tobago9.03+0.31 pts
130Netherlands8.72-1.92 pts
131Turkmenistan8.56-0.23 pts
132Hong Kong8.53-1.2 pts
133Zambia8.51-1.99 pts
134Ecuador8.47-1.88 pts
135Gambia8.42-1.4 pts
136São Tomé and Príncipe8.39-2.22 pts
137Democratic Republic of the Congo8.33+0.06 pts
138Peru8.32+0.05 pts
139Switzerland8.06-0.52 pts
140Czechia7.94-2.55 pts
141North Korea7.92-0.17 pts
142Mozambique7.8+0.4 pts
143Iceland7.54+1.23 pts
144Burkina Faso7.53+0.15 pts
145United Arab Emirates7.47+2.37 pts
146Philippines7.38-0.26 pts
147Israel7.15-1.36 pts
148Vietnam7.12+0.36 pts
149Malawi6.87+0.05 pts
150Mexico6.85-0.77 pts
151Germany6.77-0.31 pts
152Bolivia6.65-0.12 pts
153Pakistan6.52+1.35 pts
154Guinea6.44+0.09 pts
155Cameroon6.41+0.11 pts
156Ghana6.38-4.24 pts
157Tonga6.32+0.31 pts
158Nicaragua6.25-1.09 pts
159Senegal5.84-0.54 pts
160Laos5.78+0.94 pts
161Bahrain5.59+0.07 pts
162Côte d’Ivoire5.26+3.22 pts
163Macao5.1+0.12 pts
164Sierra Leone5.09-1.62 pts
165Uganda5.05+0.64 pts
166Guatemala4.94-0.64 pts
167Japan4.61-0.51 pts
168Thailand4.37+0.66 pts
169Cuba4.29-0.67 pts
170Ethiopia4.25+0.22 pts
171Papua New Guinea4.21+0.02 pts
172Moldova3.93+0.9 pts
173Madagascar3.88+0.29 pts
174Guinea-Bissau3.84-0.03 pts
175Kazakhstan3.79-0.02 pts
176Myanmar3.59+1.03 pts
177Tanzania3.04-0.2 pts
178Benin2.98-0.26 pts
179Liberia2.3-0 pts
180Mali2.23+0.1 pts
181Burundi2.23-0.23 pts
182Chad1.49+0.03 pts
183Solomon Islands1.29-0.01 pts
184Niger0.73+0.02 pts
185Qatar0.51+0.02 pts
186Cambodia0.38-0.76 pts

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Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Which country has the highest youth unemployment rate?

Djibouti, with 73.95% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Cambodia, with 0.38% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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