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This entry gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.


Country Comparison to the World

CountryUNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH AGES 15-24(%)
Albania total: 30.2%
male: 32.5%
female: 26.1% (2013 est.)
Algeria total: 25.3%
male: 22.1%
female: 41.4% (2014 est.)
Argentina total: 18.8%
male: 16.7%
female: 22.4% (2014 est.)
Armenia total: 36.1%
male: 31.8%
female: 41.5% (2013 est.)
Aruba total: 28.9%
male: 29.9%
female: 27.5% (2010 est.)
Australia total: 13.3%
male: 14.1%
female: 12.5% (2014 est.)
Austria total: 10.3%
male: 10.6%
female: 9.9% (2014 est.)
Azerbaijan total: 13.8%
male: 12%
female: 15.6% (2013 est.)
Bahamas, The total: 30.8%
male: 29.6%
female: 32.2% (2012 est.)
Bahrain total: 5.3%
male: 2.6%
female: 12.2% (2012 est.)
Bangladesh total: 8.7%
male: 8.3%
female: 9.2% (2010 est.)
Barbados total: 29.6%
male: 27.7%
female: 31.9% (2013 est.)
Belarus total: 12.5%
male: 12.4%
female: 12.6% (2009 est.)
Belgium total: 23.2%
male: 24%
female: 22.3% (2014 est.)
Belize total: 25%
male: 18%
female: 35.6% (2012 est.)
Benin total: 2.4%
male: 1.5%
female: 3.1% (2010 est.)
Bermuda total: 35.7%
male: 34.8%
female: 36.5% (2012 est.)
Bhutan total: 9.6%
male: 9.2%
female: 9.9% (2013 est.)
Bolivia total: 6.2%
male: 5.1%
female: 7.8% (2011 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina total: 62.8%
male: 62.8%
female: 62.8% (2012 est.)
Botswana total: 36%
male: 29.6%
female: 43.5% (2010 est.)
Brazil total: 15%
male: 12.3%
female: 18.7% (2013 est.)
Bulgaria total: 23.8%
male: 23.8%
female: 23.7% (2014 est.)
Burkina Faso total: 3.8%
male: 4.6%
female: 2.9% (2006 est.)
Cambodia total: 0.5%
male: 0.7%
female: 0.4%
note: according to official statistics (2010 est.)
Cameroon total: 6.4%
male: 5.3%
female: 7.5% (2010 est.)
Canada total: 13.5%
male: 15%
female: 11.9% (2014 est.)
Cayman Islands total: 24.2%
male: 32%
female: 16.6% (2013 est.)
Chile total: 16.1%
male: 13.9%
female: 19.2% (2013 est.)
Colombia total: 18.7%
male: 14.6%
female: 24.3% (2014 est.)
Costa Rica total: 25%
male: 21.3%
female: 31.4% (2014 est.)
Croatia total: 45.5%
male: 44.9%
female: 46.4% (2014 est.)
Cuba total: 6.1%
male: 6.4%
female: 5.6% (2010 est.)
Cyprus total: 35.9%
male: 37.4%
female: 34.6% (2014 est.)
Czechia total: 15.9%
male: 15%
female: 17.1% (2014 est.)
Denmark total: 12.6%
male: 13.7%
female: 11.5% (2014 est.)
Dominican Republic total: 31.4%
male: 22.2%
female: 46.7% (2013 est.)
Ecuador total: 10.9%
male: 8.4%
female: 15.7% (2013 est.)
Egypt total: 34.3%
male: 28.7%
female: 52.2% (2013 est.)
El Salvador total: 12.4%
male: 11.8%
female: 13.6% (2013 est.)
Estonia total: 15%
male: 19.3%
female: 10% (2014 est.)
Ethiopia total: 7.3%
male: 5%
female: 9.6% (2013 est.)
Fiji total: 18.7%
male: 14.8%
female: 25.4% (2007 est.)
Finland total: 20.5%
male: 22.8%
female: 18.4% (2014 est.)
France total: 23.2%
male: 24.1%
female: 22.1% (2014 est.)
French Polynesia total: 34.2%
male: 31.4%
female: 38.5% (2007 est.)
Gabon total: 35.7%
male: 30.6%
female: 41.9% (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip total: 41%
male: 37%
female: 64.7%
note: includes the West Bank (2013 est.)
Georgia total: 35.6%
male: 35.3%
female: 36.4% (2013 est.)
Germany total: 7.7%
male: 8.3%
female: 7.1% (2014 est.)
Ghana total: 11.2%
male: 10.2%
female: 12% (2010 est.)
Greece total: 52.4%
male: 47.4%
female: 58.1% (2014 est.)
Guam total: 29.4%
male: 29.7%
female: 28.9% (2011 est.)
Guatemala total: 6.3%
male: 6.5%
female: 5.8% (2013 est.)
Guinea total: 1%
male: 1.5%
female: 0.6% (2012 est.)
Honduras total: 8%
male: 5.5%
female: 13.8% (2011 est.)
Hong Kong total: 9.4%
male: 11.3%
female: 7.8% (2013 est.)
Hungary total: 20.4%
male: 20%
female: 20.9% (2014 est.)
Iceland total: 9.8%
male: 12.9%
female: 6.6% (2014 est.)
India total: 10.7%
male: 10.4%
female: 11.6% (2012 est.)
Indonesia total: 31.3%
male: 19.5%
female: 21.4% (2013 est.)
Iran total: 24.8%
male: 21%
female: 42.8% (2014 est.)
Ireland total: 23.9%
male: 26.6%
female: 20.9% (2014 est.)
Isle of Man total: 10.1%
male: 11.8%
female: 8.2% (2011 est.)
Israel total: 10.6%
male: 10.1%
female: 11.1% (2014 est.)
Italy total: 42.7%
male: 41.3%
female: 44.7% (2014 est.)
Jamaica total: 37.8%
male: 30%
female: 48.1% (2013 est.)
Japan total: 5.9%
male: 6.4%
female: 5.4% (2014 est.)
Jordan total: 29.3%
male: 25.2%
female: 48.8% (2012 est.)
Kazakhstan total: 3.9%
male: 3.6%
female: 4.3% (2013 est.)
Kiribati total: 54%
male: 47.6%
female: 61.8% (2010 est.)
Korea, South total: 10%
male: 11.2%
female: 9.2% (2014 est.)
Kosovo total: 55.3%
male: 52%
female: 63.8% (2012 est.)
Kuwait total: 14.6%
male: N/A
female: N/A (2011 est.)
Kyrgyzstan total: 13.4%
male: 12%
female: 15.8% (2013 est.)
Latvia total: 19.6%
male: 19.4%
female: 20% (2014 est.)
Lebanon total: 22.1%
male: 22.3%
female: 21.5% (2007 est.)
Lesotho total: 34.4%
male: 29%
female: 41.9% (2013 est.)
Liberia total: 5.1%
male: 3.4%
female: 6.6% (2010 est.)
Libya total: 48.7%
male: 40.8%
female: 67.8% (2012 est.)
Lithuania total: 19.3%
male: 19.6%
female: 18.7% (2014 est.)
Luxembourg total: 22.6%
male: 26.1%
female: 18.1% (2014 est.)
Macau total: 5.3%
male: 5.9%
female: 4.5% (2014 est.)
Macedonia total: 53.1%
male: 52%
female: 55% (2014 est.)
Madagascar total: 2.6%
male: 2.2%
female: 3% (2012 est.)
Malawi total: 8.6%
male: 9.1%
female: 8.2% (2013 est.)
Malaysia total: 10.2%
male: 9.3%
female: 11.6% (2014 est.)
Maldives total: 25.4%
male: 29.1%
female: 21.4% (2010 est.)
Mali total: 11.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2014 est.)
Malta total: 11.8%
male: 13.8%
female: 9.6% (2014 est.)
Marshall Islands total: 11%
male: 12.2%
female: 8.7% (2010 est.)
Mauritius total: 25.1%
male: 20.1%
female: 32.6% (2014 est.)
Mexico total: 9.6%
male: 9.2%
female: 10.3% (2014 est.)
Moldova total: 9.8%
male: 9.6%
female: 10.2% (2014 est.)
Mongolia total: 16.6%
male: 14.7%
female: 19.1% (2013 est.)
Montenegro total: 41.1%
male: 42.3%
female: 39.7% (2012 est.)
Morocco total: 20%
male: 20.3%
female: 19.1% (2014 est.)
Mozambique total: 39.4%
male: 40.2%
female: 38.7% (2012 est.)
Namibia total: 56.2%
male: 49.4%
female: 62.2% (2013 est.)
Nepal total: 3.5%
male: 4.2%
female: 2.9% (2008 est.)
Netherlands total: 10.5%
male: 9.7%
female: 11.3% (2014 est.)
New Zealand total: 15%
male: 14.3%
female: 15.8% (2014 est.)
Nicaragua total: 11.9%
male: 9.8%
female: 15.6% (2010 est.)
Nigeria total: 8.1%
male: NA
female: NA (2014 est.)
Niger total: 2.3%
male: 4.4%
female: 0.8% (2007 est.)
Norway total: 7.9%
male: 9.1%
female: 6.6% (2014 est.)
Pakistan total: 10.4%
male: 9.4%
female: 12.9% (2014 est.)
Panama total: 12.6%
male: 11.2%
female: 14.9% (2014 est.)
Paraguay total: 13%
male: 10%
female: 17.8% (2014 est.)
Peru total: 8.8%
male: 8.3%
female: 9.3% (2013 est.)
Philippines total: 16.2%
male: 15.1%
female: 17.8% (2013 est.)
Poland total: 23.9%
male: 22.7%
female: 25.5% (2014 est.)
Portugal total: 34.8%
male: 34.2%
female: 35.4% (2014 est.)
Puerto Rico total: 26.6%
male: 28.9%
female: 23.1% (2012 est.)
Qatar total: 1.1%
male: 0.4%
female: 6.2% (2013 est.)
Romania total: 24%
male: 23.6%
female: 24.7% (2014 est.)
Russia total: 13.7%
male: 13.3%
female: 14.1% (2014 est.)
Rwanda total: 4.5%
male: 3.6%
female: 5.2% (2012 est.)
Saint Lucia total: 27.5%
male: 21.5%
female: 35.2% (2007 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines total: 33.8%
male: 27.8%
female: 41.4% (2008 est.)
Samoa total: 19.1%
male: 15.6%
female: 25.3% (2012 est.)
Saudi Arabia total: 30.4%
male: 21.4%
female: 57.9% (2014 est.)
Senegal total: 12.7%
male: 8.3%
female: 19% (2011 est.)
Serbia total: 49.4%
male: N/A
female: N/A (2013 est.)
Seychelles total: 11%
male: 8.4%
female: 14.2% (2011 est.)
Singapore total: 7%
male: 5.4%
female: 9% (2013)
Slovakia total: 29.7%
male: 29.5%
female: 30.1% (2014 est.)
Slovenia total: 20.2%
male: 19.4%
female: 21.3% (2014 est.)
South Africa total: 51.3%
male: 48%
female: 55.3% (2014 est.)
South Sudan total: 18.5%
male: 20%
female: 17% (2008 est.)
Spain total: 53.2%
male: 53.4%
female: 52.9% (2014 est.)
Sri Lanka total: 20.1%
male: 15%
female: 27.8% (2013 est.)
Sudan total: 20%
male: 16%
female: 32% (2009 est.)
Suriname total: 15.3%
male: 11.6%
female: 21.7% (2013 est.)
Sweden total: 22.9%
male: 24.2%
female: 21.5% (2014 est.)
Switzerland total: 8.6%
male: 8.6%
female: 8.5% (2014 est.)
Syria total: 35.8%
male: 26.6%
female: 71.1% (2011 est.)
Tajikistan total: 16.7%
male: 19.2%
female: 13.7% (2009 est.)
Tanzania total: 5.8%
male: 4.5%
female: 7.2% (2013 est.)
Thailand total: 3.4%
male: 2.8%
female: 4.4% (2013 est.)
Timor-Leste total: 14.8%
male: 10.4%
female: 22.7% (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago total: 9.2%
male: 7.7%
female: 11.4% (2013 est.)
Tunisia total: 37.6%
male: 35.7%
female: 41.8% (2012 est.)
Turkey total: 17.8%
male: 16.6%
female: 20.2% (2014 est.)
Uganda total: 2.6%
male: 2%
female: 3.2% (2013 est.)
Ukraine total: 23.1%
male: 23.7%
female: 22.4% (2014 est.)
United Arab Emirates total: 12.1%
male: 7.9%
female: 21.8% (2008 est.)
United Kingdom total: 16.9%
male: 18.9%
female: 14.8% (2014 est.)
United States total: 13.4%
male: 14.5%
female: 12.2% (2014 est.)
Uruguay total: 19.2%
male: 15.8%
female: 24% (2013 est.)
Vanuatu total: 10.6%
male: 10.2%
female: 11.2% (2009 est.)
Venezuela total: 14.7%
male: NA
female: NA (2014 est.)
Vietnam total: 6%
male: 5.3%
female: 6.8% (2013 est.)
West Bank total: 41%
male: 37%
female: 64.7%
note: includes Gaza Strip (2013 est.)
Yemen total: 33.7%
male: 26%
female: 74% (2010 est.)
Zambia total: 15.2%
male: 14.6%
female: 15.8% (2012 est.)
Zimbabwe total: 8.7%
male: 7.7%
female: 9.8% (2012 est.)