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Countries by youth unemployment rate

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate of 186 countries in 2020, at 81.88%. Cambodia had the lowest, at 0.47%. The median was 15.18% and the figure for the World was 17.1%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest81.88Djibouti
Lowest0.47Cambodia
Median15.18186 countries
World17.1History

Top 40 countries, 2020

Djibouti: 81.88 %Djibouti81.88South Africa: 59.61 %South Africa59.61Eswatini: 58.61 %Eswatini58.61Libya: 53.56 %Libya53.56Saint Lucia: 51.64 %Saint Lucia51.64Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 47.71 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines47.71Republic of the Congo: 46.71 %Republic of the Congo46.71New Caledonia: 46.15 %New Caledonia46.15Jordan: 42.46 %Jordan42.46Palestine: 42.05 %Palestine42.05Namibia: 41.51 %Namibia41.51French Polynesia: 41.47 %French Polynesia41.47Tunisia: 41.24 %Tunisia41.24Botswana: 40.44 %Botswana40.44Costa Rica: 40.11 %Costa Rica40.11Gabon: 39.7 %Gabon39.7Haiti: 39.53 %Haiti39.53Spain: 38.31 %Spain38.31Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37.92 %Bosnia and Herzegovina37.92Syria: 36.29 %Syria36.29Montenegro: 36.22 %Montenegro36.22Somalia: 35.91 %Somalia35.91Algeria: 35.77 %Algeria35.77North Macedonia: 35.62 %North Macedonia35.62Yemen: 34.53 %Yemen34.53Cape Verde: 34.47 %Cape Verde34.47Iraq: 34.45 %Iraq34.45Uruguay: 34.22 %Uruguay34.22U.S. Virgin Islands: 34.06 %U.S. Virgin Islands34.06Greece: 33.74 %Greece33.74Angola: 33.08 %Angola33.08Panama: 33.03 %Panama33.03Armenia: 32.08 %Armenia32.08Guyana: 31 %Guyana31Georgia: 30.85 %Georgia30.85Argentina: 30.43 %Argentina30.43Brazil: 30.27 %Brazil30.27Barbados: 30.03 %Barbados30.03Italy: 29.63 %Italy29.63Saudi Arabia: 29.63 %Saudi Arabia29.63
%. 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

RankCountries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Djibouti81.88+5.98 pts
2South Africa59.61+2.29 pts
3Eswatini58.61+7.41 pts
4Libya53.56+2.99 pts
5Saint Lucia51.64+15.76 pts
6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines47.71+4.12 pts
7Republic of the Congo46.71+4.66 pts
8New Caledonia46.15+13.74 pts
9Jordan42.46+5.25 pts
10Palestine42.05+1.9 pts
11Namibia41.51+3.35 pts
12French Polynesia41.47+4.97 pts
13Tunisia41.24+3.38 pts
14Botswana40.44+5.85 pts
15Costa Rica40.11+8.92 pts
16Gabon39.7+2.99 pts
17Haiti39.53+4.29 pts
18Spain38.31+5.76 pts
19Bosnia and Herzegovina37.92+2.66 pts
20Syria36.29+4.23 pts
21Montenegro36.22+10.91 pts
22Somalia35.91+2.07 pts
23Algeria35.77+4.57 pts
24North Macedonia35.62+0.27 pts
25Yemen34.53+2.18 pts
26Cape Verde34.47+6.37 pts
27Iraq34.45+4.7 pts
28Uruguay34.22+5.74 pts
29U.S. Virgin Islands34.06+7.56 pts
30Greece33.74-1.01 pts
31Angola33.08+1.24 pts
32Panama33.03+15.91 pts
33Armenia32.08-0.53 pts
34Guyana31+4.69 pts
35Georgia30.85+0.79 pts
36Argentina30.43+4.59 pts
37Brazil30.27+3.17 pts
38Barbados30.03+4.25 pts
39Italy29.63+0.53 pts
40Saudi Arabia29.63+4.15 pts
41Suriname28.84+4.18 pts
42Lesotho28.22+2.9 pts
43Colombia27.25+6.59 pts
44Brunei26.85+6.71 pts
45Morocco26.8+4.32 pts
46Serbia26.61-0.89 pts
47Lebanon26.58+3.3 pts
48Albania26.42-0.52 pts
49Mauritania25.52+2.15 pts
50Sri Lanka25.45+5.02 pts
51Mauritius25.03+2.95 pts
52Türkiye24.92-0.12 pts
53India24.67+1.72 pts
54Chile24.38+5.42 pts
55Nepal24.07+4.39 pts
56Bahamas23.94+4.71 pts
57Sweden23.89+3.8 pts
58Iran23.71-2.24 pts
59Luxembourg23.18+6.21 pts
60Portugal22.46+4.13 pts
61Belize22.37+2.43 pts
62Bhutan21.99+10.43 pts
63South Sudan21.85+2.58 pts
64Finland21.19+4.07 pts
65Croatia20.67+3.96 pts
66France20.4+0.47 pts
67Canada20.13+9.38 pts
68Jamaica20.09+4.13 pts
69Sudan19.78+0.41 pts
70Puerto Rico19.57+1.01 pts
71Lithuania19.56+7.71 pts
72Slovakia19.44+3.32 pts
73Ukraine19.36+3.87 pts
74Kuwait19.06+3.84 pts
75Cyprus18.49+1.63 pts
76Egypt18.46-2.17 pts
77Estonia18.42+6.79 pts
78Samoa17.83+0.35 pts
79Romania17.58+0.44 pts
80Equatorial Guinea17.39+2.17 pts
81Paraguay17.15+1.85 pts
82Honduras17.07+6.29 pts
83Russia16.99+1.78 pts
84Fiji16.75+1.47 pts
85Maldives16.15+2.65 pts
86Afghanistan16.05+0.53 pts
87Rwanda15.95-0.11 pts
88Tajikistan15.66+1.5 pts
89Hong Kong15.53+7.01 pts
90Guam15.4+2.27 pts
91Belgium15.33+1.09 pts
92Ireland15.26+2.81 pts
93Bolivia15.24+8.31 pts
94Azerbaijan15.13+3.65 pts
95United States14.89+6.52 pts
96Mongolia14.89-6.24 pts
97Latvia14.87+2.45 pts
98Indonesia14.77+1.2 pts
99Dominican Republic14.77-1.07 pts
100Zimbabwe14.24+2.53 pts
101Slovenia14.18+6.04 pts
102Bulgaria14.14+5.37 pts
103Australia14.14+2.69 pts
104Kenya13.62+1.07 pts
105Venezuela13.61+1.84 pts
106Oman13.52+4.51 pts
107United Arab Emirates13.48+6.16 pts
108Bangladesh13.47+1.73 pts
109United Kingdom13.37+2.68 pts
110Hungary12.88+1.41 pts
111Uzbekistan12.84+1.57 pts
112Peru12.66+5.25 pts
113China12.65+1.97 pts
114New Zealand12.44+1.15 pts
115Malaysia12.37+1.15 pts
116Belarus12.05+1.84 pts
117Kyrgyzstan11.86-0.96 pts
118Trinidad and Tobago11.81+2.64 pts
119Denmark11.63+1.59 pts
120Malta11.54+1.47 pts
121Nicaragua11.42+1.37 pts
122Norway11.22+1.4 pts
123Eritrea11.1+1.25 pts
124El Salvador11.08+1.48 pts
125Ecuador11.07+2.33 pts
126Zambia11.04+0.69 pts
127Central African Republic10.86+1.23 pts
128Nigeria10.84+0.42 pts
129Poland10.84+1 pts
130Pakistan10.74+1.14 pts
131Singapore10.56+2.93 pts
132Comoros10.49+1.39 pts
133Austria10.33+1.56 pts
134Turkmenistan10.16+1.67 pts
135South Korea10.14+0.32 pts
136Gambia10.14+2.33 pts
137Iceland9.87+1.42 pts
138Mozambique9.71+1.2 pts
139Vanuatu9.7-2.64 pts
140Democratic Republic of the Congo9.6+1.39 pts
141São Tomé and Príncipe9.42+1.01 pts
142Netherlands8.88+2.27 pts
143Switzerland8.6+0.61 pts
144North Korea8.51+0.9 pts
145Guinea8.41+1.43 pts
146Mexico8.05+0.89 pts
147Tonga7.99+1.52 pts
148Burkina Faso7.98+0.55 pts
149Czechia7.94+2.32 pts
150Germany7.86+2 pts
151Malawi7.83+1.02 pts
152Israel7.65+1.12 pts
153Macao7.59+2.66 pts
154Cameroon7.37+0.79 pts
155Philippines6.99+0.29 pts
156Timor-Leste6.79-1.18 pts
157Mali6.73+2.06 pts
158Vietnam6.55+0.92 pts
159Bahrain6.39+0.73 pts
160Ethiopia6.36+1.6 pts
161Ghana6.32+0.44 pts
162Madagascar5.87+1.39 pts
163Uganda5.69+1 pts
164Thailand5.2+1.01 pts
165Cuba5.17+0.92 pts
166Guatemala5.16+0.7 pts
167Myanmar4.96+3.64 pts
168Senegal4.82+0.78 pts
169Côte d’Ivoire4.69+0.64 pts
170Japan4.68+0.74 pts
171Papua New Guinea4.56+0.44 pts
172Laos4.24-0.24 pts
173Sierra Leone4.08+0.5 pts
174Moldova4.05+0.8 pts
175Kazakhstan3.78+0.01 pts
176Togo3.7+0.62 pts
177Benin2.96+0.66 pts
178Liberia2.91+0.61 pts
179Tanzania2.75+0.09 pts
180Guinea-Bissau2.73+0.67 pts
181Chad1.88+0.38 pts
182Burundi1.69-0.06 pts
183Solomon Islands1.49+0.19 pts
184Niger0.74-0.01 pts
185Qatar0.48+0.18 pts
186Cambodia0.47+0.1 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 81.88% in 2020, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest youth unemployment rate?

Cambodia, with 0.47% in 2020.

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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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