Youth unemployment rate
Tier A· OfficialShare of the labour force aged 15–24 that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
100 = lowest youth unemployment (best), 0 = highest
Mixed reference years (2021–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.
How this score is built
Youth (15–24) unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimate) — World Bank indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Direction is higher_worse. Normalized with min–max and inverted, so 100 = lowest youth unemployment. The raw percentage is shown. Most recent available year per country.
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0100No data
100 = lowest youth unemployment (best), 0 = highest
Full ranking
186 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.
| Rank ↑ | Country | Score | Raw value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NigerNER | 100100 | 0.457 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 2nd | QatarQAT | 99.87100 | 0.559 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 3rd | CambodiaKHM | 99.67100 | 0.711 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 4th | ChadTCD | 98.6999 | 1.457 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 5th | BurundiBDI | 98.498 | 1.678 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 6th | LiberiaLBR | 97.5998 | 2.297 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 7th | TanzaniaTZA | 97.4897 | 2.381 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 8th | LaosLAO | 97.4797 | 2.384 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 9th | Solomon IslandsSLB | 96.9897 | 2.759 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 10th | Guinea-BissauGNB | 96.8797 | 2.844 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 11th | BeninBEN | 96.8297 | 2.887 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 12th | TogoTGO | 96.196 | 3.436 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 13th | SenegalSEN | 95.8696 | 3.616 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 14th | Timor-LesteTLS | 95.7396 | 3.717 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 15th | Sierra LeoneSLE | 95.7296 | 3.72 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 16th | Papua New GuineaPNG | 95.6496 | 3.785 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 17th | KazakhstanKAZ | 95.6196 | 3.806 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 18th | MaliMLI | 95.5296 | 3.877 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 19th | JapanJPN | 95.4995 | 3.898 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 20th | Ivory CoastCIV | 95.3495 | 4.011 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 21st | UgandaUGA | 95.1295 | 4.183 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 22nd | MoldovaMDA | 95.195 | 4.197 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 23rd | CubaCUB | 94.9995 | 4.277 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 24th | ThailandTHA | 94.6695 | 4.531 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 25th | GuatemalaGTM | 94.3694 | 4.764 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 26th | BoliviaBOL | 94.0394 | 5.013 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 27th | MadagascarMDG | 93.7294 | 5.247 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 28th | NigeriaNGA | 93.694 | 5.34 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 29th | EthiopiaETH | 93.5894 | 5.353 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 30th | BahrainBHR | 93.594 | 5.416 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 31st | MexicoMEX | 93.1193 | 5.714 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 32nd | GhanaGHA | 92.9693 | 5.826 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 33rd | TongaTON | 92.793 | 6.029 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 34th | IsraelISR | 92.6993 | 6.032 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 35th | VietnamVNM | 92.5293 | 6.165 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 36th | Burkina FasoBFA | 92.1692 | 6.438 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 37th | United Arab EmiratesARE | 92.1592 | 6.451 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 38th | CameroonCMR | 92.0292 | 6.548 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 39th | South KoreaKOR | 91.8392 | 6.695 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 40th | MacauMAC | 91.7292 | 6.779 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 41st | SingaporeSGP | 91.7192 | 6.781 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 42nd | GermanyDEU | 91.6192 | 6.862 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 43rd | MalawiMWI | 91.592 | 6.947 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 44th | GuineaGIN | 91.491 | 7.017 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 45th | PhilippinesPHL | 91.3791 | 7.041 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 46th | RussiaRUS | 90.6291 | 7.613 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 47th | El SalvadorSLV | 90.3790 | 7.809 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 48th | DR CongoCOD | 90.3190 | 7.848 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 49th | North KoreaPRK | 90.2590 | 7.899 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 50th | EcuadorECU | 89.9190 | 8.16 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 51st | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 89.8390 | 8.216 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 52nd | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 89.8290 | 8.228 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 53rd | MaltaMLT | 89.5590 | 8.431 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 54th | HondurasHND | 89.4389 | 8.526 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 55th | IcelandISL | 89.2489 | 8.671 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 56th | ComorosCOM | 89.1389 | 8.753 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 57th | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 89.0789 | 8.794 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 58th | NetherlandsNLD | 89.0289 | 8.833 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 59th | Hong KongHKG | 88.8689 | 8.958 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 60th | SwitzerlandCHE | 88.7589 | 9.041 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 61st | BelarusBLR | 88.5689 | 9.183 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 62nd | CzechiaCZE | 88.5289 | 9.219 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 63rd | United StatesUSA | 88.3688 | 9.34 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 64th | BangladeshBGD | 88.388 | 9.385 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 65th | PeruPER | 88.2188 | 9.453 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 66th | SloveniaSVN | 88.188 | 9.536 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 67th | NicaraguaNIC | 88.0988 | 9.543 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 68th | PakistanPAK | 88.0388 | 9.594 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 69th | AustraliaAUS | 88.0188 | 9.61 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 70th | MyanmarMMR | 87.7588 | 9.806 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 71st | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 87.4887 | 10.01 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 72nd | TurkmenistanTKM | 87.4687 | 10.023 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 73rd | Central African RepublicCAF | 87.3887 | 10.086 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 74th | BulgariaBGR | 87.387 | 10.152 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 75th | EritreaERI | 87.1887 | 10.241 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 76th | VenezuelaVEN | 86.9187 | 10.444 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 77th | ZambiaZMB | 86.8887 | 10.47 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 78th | IrelandIRL | 86.8587 | 10.493 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 79th | PolandPOL | 86.5887 | 10.699 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 80th | JamaicaJAM | 86.4386 | 10.809 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 81st | GambiaGMB | 86.3686 | 10.863 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 82nd | AustriaAUT | 86.1986 | 10.998 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 83rd | VanuatuVUT | 85.7386 | 11.343 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 84th | UzbekistanUZB | 85.6886 | 11.381 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 85th | MozambiqueMOZ | 85.3885 | 11.61 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 86th | ParaguayPRY | 85.2885 | 11.687 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 87th | MongoliaMNG | 85.2585 | 11.71 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 88th | DenmarkDNK | 85.2285 | 11.737 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 89th | MalaysiaMYS | 84.9385 | 11.953 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 90th | SudanSDN | 84.8785 | 12 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 91st | Dominican RepublicDOM | 84.4684 | 12.312 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 92nd | CyprusCYP | 83.9484 | 12.709 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 93rd | LatviaLVA | 83.6384 | 12.95 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 94th | IndonesiaIDN | 83.5984 | 12.977 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 94th | SamoaWSM | 83.5984 | 12.977 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 96th | AzerbaijanAZE | 83.4483 | 13.091 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 97th | NorwayNOR | 83.0183 | 13.423 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 98th | LithuaniaLTU | 82.5783 | 13.756 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 99th | CanadaCAN | 82.5183 | 13.8 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 100th | GuamGUM | 82.583 | 13.813 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 101st | OmanOMN | 82.482 | 13.885 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 102nd | BrazilBRA | 82.2882 | 13.981 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 103rd | Puerto RicoPRI | 82.2782 | 13.984 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 104th | HungaryHUN | 81.9882 | 14.205 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 105th | New ZealandNZL | 81.7982 | 14.355 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 106th | TajikistanTJK | 81.4781 | 14.594 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 107th | United KingdomGBR | 81.481 | 14.647 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 108th | KuwaitKWT | 80.8781 | 15.058 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 109th | FijiFJI | 80.6781 | 15.208 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 110th | KenyaKEN | 80.6281 | 15.246 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 111th | ZimbabweZWE | 80.2280 | 15.548 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 112th | MaldivesMDV | 80.0380 | 15.694 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 113th | Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 79.9880 | 15.736 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 114th | ChinaCHN | 79.980 | 15.795 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 115th | IndiaIND | 79.680 | 16.022 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 116th | TürkiyeTUR | 79.5880 | 16.042 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 117th | RwandaRWA | 79.179 | 16.408 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 118th | CroatiaHRV | 79.0179 | 16.474 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 119th | AfghanistanAFG | 78.679 | 16.785 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 120th | BhutanBTN | 78.2578 | 17.052 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 121st | MauritiusMUS | 77.8378 | 17.374 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 122nd | ColombiaCOL | 77.4777 | 17.653 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 123rd | BelgiumBEL | 77.377 | 17.777 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 124th | BruneiBRN | 76.7177 | 18.23 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 125th | EgyptEGY | 76.6377 | 18.293 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 126th | SlovakiaSVK | 76.4576 | 18.427 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 127th | BarbadosBRB | 76.3876 | 18.479 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 128th | South SudanSSD | 76.3276 | 18.524 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 129th | Sri LankaLKA | 76.2576 | 18.578 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 130th | FranceFRA | 75.8476 | 18.89 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 131st | UkraineUKR | 75.5176 | 19.145 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 132nd | ArgentinaARG | 75.4575 | 19.188 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 133rd | BahamasBHS | 75.3875 | 19.248 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 134th | BelizeBLZ | 75.2875 | 19.321 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 135th | EstoniaEST | 74.7975 | 19.695 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 136th | PanamaPAN | 74.6975 | 19.768 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 137th | Costa RicaCRI | 74.4674 | 19.949 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 138th | PortugalPRT | 74.174 | 20.221 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 139th | Saint LuciaLCA | 74.0674 | 20.251 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 140th | ItalyITA | 73.6874 | 20.545 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 141st | NepalNPL | 73.6674 | 20.559 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 142nd | SerbiaSRB | 73.1873 | 20.926 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 143rd | GreeceGRC | 72.5773 | 21.389 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 144th | LuxembourgLUX | 72.4772 | 21.467 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 145th | FinlandFIN | 72.4572 | 21.479 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 146th | ChileCHL | 72.2572 | 21.635 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 147th | MoroccoMAR | 71.9272 | 21.882 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 148th | IranIRN | 71.972 | 21.9 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 149th | LebanonLBN | 70.7971 | 22.744 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 150th | MauritaniaMRT | 70.5671 | 22.921 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 151st | United States Virgin IslandsVIR | 68.8969 | 24.196 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 152nd | SwedenSWE | 68.7469 | 24.312 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 153rd | MontenegroMNE | 68.5769 | 24.438 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 154th | RomaniaROU | 68.4368 | 24.544 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 155th | LesothoLSO | 68.2768 | 24.672 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 156th | SpainESP | 68.1768 | 24.745 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 157th | GuyanaGUY | 67.9768 | 24.896 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 158th | UruguayURY | 67.6468 | 25.149 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 159th | SurinameSUR | 67.2667 | 25.438 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 160th | AlbaniaALB | 67.0967 | 25.567 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 161st | ArmeniaARM | 66.2166 | 26.244 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 162nd | AngolaAGO | 64.9265 | 27.229 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 163rd | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 63.6464 | 28.201 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 164th | Cape VerdeCPV | 63.3663 | 28.415 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 165th | North MacedoniaMKD | 62.9263 | 28.75 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 166th | AlgeriaDZA | 62.0162 | 29.444 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 167th | GeorgiaGEO | 60.9561 | 30.258 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 168th | IraqIRQ | 58.6559 | 32.012 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 169th | YemenYEM | 57.8858 | 32.598 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 170th | SyriaSYR | 57.2257 | 33.101 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 171st | New CaledoniaNCL | 57.2157 | 33.109 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 172nd | SomaliaSOM | 55.7456 | 34.23 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 173rd | PalestinePSE | 53.353 | 36.092 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 174th | GabonGAB | 53.0553 | 36.281 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 175th | French PolynesiaPYF | 52.6853 | 36.566 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 176th | HaitiHTI | 51.4351 | 37.518 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 177th | NamibiaNAM | 50.7451 | 38.05 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 178th | TunisiaTUN | 50.751 | 38.075 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 179th | JordanJOR | 49.6550 | 38.876 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 180th | CongoCOG | 47.5248 | 40.501 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 181st | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 45.6346 | 41.947 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 182nd | BotswanaBWA | 40.3140 | 46.004 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 183rd | LibyaLBY | 3535 | 50.057 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 184th | EswatiniSWZ | 29.429 | 54.329 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 185th | South AfricaZAF | 22.0622 | 59.93 % of labour force 15–24 |
| 186th | DjiboutiDJI | 00 | 76.766 % of labour force 15–24 |