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Countries by youth unemployment rate

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate of 186 countries in 2018, at 74.98%. Qatar had the lowest, at 0.31%. The median was 12.07% and the figure for the World was 15.89%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest74.98Djibouti
Lowest0.31Qatar
Median12.07186 countries
World15.89History

Top 40 countries, 2018

Djibouti: 74.98 %Djibouti74.98South Africa: 53.63 %South Africa53.63Libya: 50.14 %Libya50.14Eswatini: 49.93 %Eswatini49.93North Macedonia: 45.5 %North Macedonia45.5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 42.74 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines42.74Republic of the Congo: 42.66 %Republic of the Congo42.66Palestine: 42.22 %Palestine42.22Saint Lucia: 41.61 %Saint Lucia41.61Bosnia and Herzegovina: 40.54 %Bosnia and Herzegovina40.54Greece: 40.01 %Greece40.01New Caledonia: 39.95 %New Caledonia39.95Jordan: 38.94 %Jordan38.94Namibia: 37.97 %Namibia37.97Gabon: 36.8 %Gabon36.8French Polynesia: 36.2 %French Polynesia36.2Haiti: 34.9 %Haiti34.9Tunisia: 34.88 %Tunisia34.88Botswana: 34.4 %Botswana34.4Spain: 34.36 %Spain34.36Armenia: 33.62 %Armenia33.62Somalia: 33.6 %Somalia33.6Angola: 32.86 %Angola32.86Yemen: 32.72 %Yemen32.72Syria: 32.41 %Syria32.41Italy: 32.19 %Italy32.19Brunei: 30.81 %Brunei30.81Algeria: 30.71 %Algeria30.71Saudi Arabia: 30.21 %Saudi Arabia30.21Serbia: 29.7 %Serbia29.7Georgia: 29.69 %Georgia29.69Montenegro: 29.61 %Montenegro29.61Albania: 28.11 %Albania28.11Brazil: 27.96 %Brazil27.96Cape Verde: 27.58 %Cape Verde27.58Iran: 27.5 %Iran27.5Iraq: 27.34 %Iraq27.34Uruguay: 26.54 %Uruguay26.54U.S. Virgin Islands: 26.47 %U.S. Virgin Islands26.47Egypt: 26.25 %Egypt26.25
%. 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

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Djibouti74.98+1.03 pts
2South Africa53.63+0.24 pts
3Libya50.14-0.33 pts
4Eswatini49.93+1.56 pts
5North Macedonia45.5-1.26 pts
6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines42.74+0.35 pts
7Republic of the Congo42.66+0.18 pts
8Palestine42.22+0.36 pts
9Saint Lucia41.61-3.38 pts
10Bosnia and Herzegovina40.54-7.39 pts
11Greece40.01-3.38 pts
12New Caledonia39.95+3.54 pts
13Jordan38.94+3.5 pts
14Namibia37.97-3.49 pts
15Gabon36.8+0.27 pts
16French Polynesia36.2+0.33 pts
17Haiti34.9+0.14 pts
18Tunisia34.88-0.44 pts
19Botswana34.4-0.47 pts
20Spain34.36-4.23 pts
21Armenia33.62-4.11 pts
22Somalia33.6+0.4 pts
23Angola32.86-0.87 pts
24Yemen32.72-1.18 pts
25Syria32.41-0.48 pts
26Italy32.19-2.54 pts
27Brunei30.81+1.55 pts
28Algeria30.71+0.41 pts
29Saudi Arabia30.21-1.29 pts
30Serbia29.7-2.21 pts
31Georgia29.69+1 pts
32Montenegro29.61-2.24 pts
33Albania28.11-3.07 pts
34Brazil27.96-0.64 pts
35Cape Verde27.58-4.31 pts
36Iran27.5-0.71 pts
37Iraq27.34+2.06 pts
38Uruguay26.54+1.29 pts
39U.S. Virgin Islands26.47+0.43 pts
40Egypt26.25-6.39 pts
41India26+0.41 pts
42Guyana25.25+0.3 pts
43Costa Rica25.07+4.34 pts
44Lesotho24.89+0.41 pts
45Suriname24.79-0.13 pts
46Barbados24.21-2 pts
47Mauritius24.2-0.04 pts
48Bahamas24.16+2.61 pts
49Argentina23.85+1 pts
50Croatia23.51-3.92 pts
51Lebanon22.67+0.63 pts
52Morocco22.43+0.26 pts
53Mauritania22.2+1.23 pts
54Belize22.01+6.32 pts
55France20.95-1.62 pts
56Sudan20.8-1.4 pts
57Cyprus20.65-4.36 pts
58Puerto Rico20.5-3.56 pts
59Sri Lanka20.5+3.11 pts
60Portugal20.24-3.57 pts
61Türkiye20.01-0.46 pts
62Nepal19.6+0.03 pts
63South Sudan19.56-0.29 pts
64Colombia19.45+0.98 pts
65Samoa18.45-0.93 pts
66Chile18.14+0.41 pts
67Jamaica18.06-3.62 pts
68Ukraine17.97-1 pts
69Sweden17.4-0.48 pts
70Russia16.99+0.66 pts
71Finland16.96-3.08 pts
72Romania16.61-2.12 pts
73Mongolia16.46-0.97 pts
74Afghanistan16.4-0.91 pts
75Indonesia16.37+1.82 pts
76Rwanda16.26-0.47 pts
77Belgium15.75-3.49 pts
78Kuwait15.22-0.03 pts
79Fiji15.21+0.09 pts
80Bhutan15.2+1.84 pts
81Equatorial Guinea15.14-0.25 pts
82Slovakia14.97-3.99 pts
83Dominican Republic14.85+1.41 pts
84Paraguay14.52+0.24 pts
85Luxembourg14.18-1.29 pts
86Panama14.1-0.72 pts
87Tajikistan14.06+0.1 pts
88Maldives14.02-0.57 pts
89Ireland13.76-0.65 pts
90Guam13.13+0.13 pts
91Bulgaria12.68-0.25 pts
92Latvia12.19-4.78 pts
93Estonia12.08-0.1 pts
94Uzbekistan12.07-0.81 pts
95Venezuela12.03-0.21 pts
96Vanuatu11.99+0.38 pts
97Australia11.94-0.66 pts
98Bangladesh11.91-0.19 pts
99New Zealand11.83-1.14 pts
100Poland11.69-3.08 pts
101United Kingdom11.65-0.87 pts
102Azerbaijan11.64-0.75 pts
103Malaysia11.4+0.12 pts
104Lithuania11.12-2.15 pts
105Kenya10.82+1.72 pts
106Canada10.71-0.53 pts
107Zimbabwe10.69+0.86 pts
108Belarus10.65+1.3 pts
109Denmark10.52-1.86 pts
110Honduras10.49-0.26 pts
111Nigeria10.14+0.43 pts
112South Korea10.12+0.34 pts
113Hungary10.12-0.58 pts
114Eritrea9.8-0.19 pts
115Timor-Leste9.78-1.72 pts
116Nicaragua9.71+3.46 pts
117China9.67-0.76 pts
118Norway9.6-0.68 pts
119Central African Republic9.57-0.15 pts
120Austria9.57-0.4 pts
121Kyrgyzstan9.56+0.26 pts
122Malta9.36-1.23 pts
123El Salvador9.28-0.47 pts
124Comoros9.2-0.15 pts
125Trinidad and Tobago9.16+0.14 pts
126Slovenia8.82-2.42 pts
127Zambia8.75+0.23 pts
128Hong Kong8.73+0.2 pts
129United States8.61-0.63 pts
130Turkmenistan8.45-0.11 pts
131Singapore8.44-0.9 pts
132Peru8.34+0.02 pts
133São Tomé and Príncipe8.31-0.08 pts
134Democratic Republic of the Congo8.3-0.03 pts
135Mozambique8.17+0.38 pts
136Ecuador7.96-0.51 pts
137Switzerland7.94-0.12 pts
138Pakistan7.86+1.34 pts
139Oman7.85-3.21 pts
140North Korea7.77-0.16 pts
141Burkina Faso7.64+0.11 pts
142Gambia7.15-1.26 pts
143Netherlands7.05-1.67 pts
144Israel7.03-0.13 pts
145Malawi6.85-0.01 pts
146Mexico6.82-0.03 pts
147Bolivia6.78+0.13 pts
148United Arab Emirates6.75-0.73 pts
149Czechia6.71-1.22 pts
150Tonga6.68+0.36 pts
151Guinea6.62+0.18 pts
152Philippines6.61-0.77 pts
153Cameroon6.5+0.1 pts
154Togo6.23-3.05 pts
155Germany6.22-0.55 pts
156Ghana6.11-0.27 pts
157Iceland5.9-1.64 pts
158Bahrain5.63+0.04 pts
159Laos5.13-0.65 pts
160Macao5.05-0.05 pts
161Senegal4.92-0.92 pts
162Uganda4.88-0.17 pts
163Guatemala4.68-0.26 pts
164Côte d’Ivoire4.67-0.59 pts
165Vietnam4.65-2.48 pts
166Ethiopia4.52+0.26 pts
167Cuba4.24-0.05 pts
168Papua New Guinea4.19-0.02 pts
169Madagascar4.18+0.3 pts
170Thailand4.01-0.36 pts
171Guinea-Bissau3.87+0.03 pts
172Kazakhstan3.78-0.01 pts
173Japan3.67-0.94 pts
174Sierra Leone3.57-1.51 pts
175Moldova3.21-0.72 pts
176Tanzania2.85-0.19 pts
177Benin2.62-0.36 pts
178Mali2.34+0.1 pts
179Liberia2.3-0 pts
180Burundi1.99-0.23 pts
181Myanmar1.84-1.74 pts
182Chad1.51+0.02 pts
183Solomon Islands1.29-0 pts
184Niger0.74+0.01 pts
185Cambodia0.38-0 pts
186Qatar0.31-0.2 pts

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

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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 74.98% in 2018, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Qatar, with 0.31% in 2018.

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