Youth unemployment rate
Ranked among 183 profiles with 2026 data. Status, source, and year are named on each row. Taiwan and Kosovo remain special status in this list.
Unit: percent of labour force ages 15–24. Preferred source: ilo-stat. Some later years may be projections.
| Rank | Profile | Status | 2026 value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | UN member | 77.2 projection |
| 2 | South Africa | UN member | 59.9 projection |
| 3 | Eswatini | UN member | 53.8 projection |
| 4 | Libya | UN member | 50 projection |
| 5 | Botswana | UN member | 46.2 projection |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | UN member | 42.6 projection |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | UN member | 40.5 projection |
| 8 | Jordan | UN member | 39.1 projection |
| 9 | Namibia | UN member | 38.7 projection |
| 10 | Haiti | UN member | 37.8 projection |
| 11 | Tunisia | UN member | 37.7 projection |
| 12 | French Polynesia | Dependency | 36.6 projection |
| 13 | Gabon | UN member | 36.1 projection |
| 14 | Somalia | UN member | 34.3 projection |
| 15 | Syria | UN member | 33.6 projection |
| 16 | Yemen | UN member | 33.5 projection |
| 17 | New Caledonia | Dependency | 32.8 projection |
| 18 | Iraq | UN member | 32.4 projection |
| 19 | Georgia | UN member | 30.6 projection |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | UN member | 29.6 projection |
| 21 | Algeria | UN member | 29.5 projection |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | UN member | 29 projection |
| 23 | North Macedonia | UN member | 28.9 projection |
| 24 | Angola | UN member | 27.7 projection |
| 25 | Suriname | UN member | 26.5 projection |
| 26 | Armenia | UN member | 25.8 projection |
| 27 | Albania | UN member | 25.4 projection |
| 28 | Guyana | UN member | 25.3 projection |
| 29 | Uruguay | UN member | 25.2 projection |
| 30 | Montenegro | UN member | 25.1 projection |
| 31 | Lesotho | UN member | 24.8 projection |
| 32 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Territory | 24.8 projection |
| 33 | Romania | UN member | 24.2 projection |
| 34 | Western Sahara | Special status | 24.1 projection |
| 35 | Spain | UN member | 23.5 projection |
| 36 | Sweden | UN member | 23.4 projection |
| 37 | Mauritania | UN member | 22.8 projection |
| 38 | Iran | UN member | 22.3 projection |
| 39 | Finland | UN member | 22.1 projection |
| 40 | Chile | UN member | 21.9 projection |
| 41 | Luxembourg | UN member | 21.6 projection |
| 42 | Morocco | UN member | 21.6 projection |
| 43 | Greece | UN member | 21 projection |
| 44 | Nepal | UN member | 20.4 projection |
| 45 | Italy | UN member | 20.3 projection |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | UN member | 20.2 projection |
| 47 | Panama | UN member | 20.1 projection |
| 48 | Bahamas | UN member | 19.8 projection |
| 49 | Belize | UN member | 19.8 projection |
| 50 | Serbia | UN member | 19.7 projection |
| 51 | Estonia | UN member | 19.6 projection |
| 52 | Portugal | UN member | 19.6 projection |
| 53 | France | UN member | 19.2 projection |
| 54 | Barbados | UN member | 18.9 projection |
| 55 | Costa Rica | UN member | 18.9 projection |
| 56 | Egypt | UN member | 18.9 projection |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | UN member | 18.6 projection |
| 58 | Argentina | UN member | 18.5 projection |
| 59 | Slovakia | UN member | 18.5 projection |
| 60 | Brunei | UN member | 18.4 projection |
| 61 | Mauritius | UN member | 18.1 projection |
| 62 | Belgium | UN member | 17.5 projection |
| 63 | Colombia | UN member | 17 projection |
| 64 | Maldives | UN member | 16.6 projection |
| 65 | Rwanda | UN member | 16.5 projection |
| 66 | Afghanistan | UN member | 16.5 projection |
| 67 | Türkiye | UN member | 16.2 projection |
| 68 | Bhutan | UN member | 16.2 projection |
| 69 | India | UN member | 16.1 projection |
| 70 | Croatia | UN member | 15.8 projection |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea | UN member | 15.8 projection |
| 72 | China | UN member | 15.7 projection |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | UN member | 15.5 projection |
| 74 | Fiji | UN member | 15.4 projection |
| 75 | Kenya | UN member | 15.1 projection |
| 76 | Kuwait | UN member | 14.8 projection |
| 77 | Tajikistan | UN member | 14.6 projection |
| 78 | United Kingdom | UN member | 14.5 projection |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | Territory | 14.3 projection |
| 80 | Guam | Territory | 14.2 projection |
| 81 | Canada | UN member | 14.1 projection |
| 82 | Oman | UN member | 14 projection |
| 83 | New Zealand | UN member | 13.9 projection |
| 84 | Hungary | UN member | 13.8 projection |
| 85 | Lithuania | UN member | 13.7 projection |
| 86 | Norway | UN member | 13.5 projection |
| 87 | Samoa | UN member | 13.2 projection |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | UN member | 12.9 projection |
| 89 | Cyprus | UN member | 12.8 projection |
| 90 | Brazil | UN member | 12.7 projection |
| 91 | Indonesia | UN member | 12.3 projection |
| 92 | Taiwan | Special status | 12.1 projection |
| 93 | Latvia | UN member | 12.1 projection |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | UN member | 12 projection |
| 95 | Malaysia | UN member | 11.9 projection |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | UN member | 11.9 projection |
| 97 | Mongolia | UN member | 11.9 projection |
| 98 | Mozambique | UN member | 11.6 projection |
| 99 | Denmark | UN member | 11.3 projection |
| 100 | Austria | UN member | 11.3 projection |
| 101 | Paraguay | UN member | 11.2 projection |
| 102 | Venezuela | UN member | 11.2 projection |
| 103 | Jamaica | UN member | 11.2 projection |
| 104 | Vanuatu | UN member | 11.2 projection |
| 105 | Poland | UN member | 11.1 projection |
| 106 | Gambia | UN member | 11 projection |
| 107 | Zambia | UN member | 10.8 projection |
| 108 | Ireland | UN member | 10.8 projection |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | UN member | 10.5 projection |
| 110 | Eritrea | UN member | 10.4 projection |
| 111 | Central African Republic | UN member | 10.2 projection |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | UN member | 9.8 projection |
| 113 | Switzerland | UN member | 9.7 projection |
| 114 | United States | UN member | 9.7 projection |
| 115 | Bangladesh | UN member | 9.7 projection |
| 116 | Peru | UN member | 9.7 projection |
| 117 | Pakistan | UN member | 9.6 projection |
| 118 | Nicaragua | UN member | 9.6 projection |
| 119 | Australia | UN member | 9.4 projection |
| 120 | Bulgaria | UN member | 9.2 projection |
| 121 | Czechia | UN member | 9 projection |
| 122 | Netherlands | UN member | 9 projection |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | UN member | 8.9 projection |
| 124 | Hong Kong | Special administrative region | 8.9 projection |
| 125 | Slovenia | UN member | 8.8 projection |
| 126 | Honduras | UN member | 8.8 projection |
| 127 | Comoros | UN member | 8.7 projection |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | UN member | 8.5 projection |
| 129 | Myanmar | UN member | 8.5 projection |
| 130 | Iceland | UN member | 8.4 projection |
| 131 | Belarus | UN member | 8.4 projection |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | UN member | 8.3 projection |
| 133 | North Korea | UN member | 8 projection |
| 134 | El Salvador | UN member | 7.9 projection |
| 135 | Ecuador | UN member | 7.9 projection |
| 136 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | UN member | 7.8 projection |
| 137 | Malta | UN member | 7.7 projection |
| 138 | Singapore | UN member | 7.5 projection |
| 139 | Russia | UN member | 7.4 projection |
| 140 | Macau | Special administrative region | 7.3 projection |
| 141 | Philippines | UN member | 7.2 projection |
| 142 | South Korea | UN member | 7 projection |
| 143 | Malawi | UN member | 7 projection |
| 144 | Germany | UN member | 7 projection |
| 145 | Guinea | UN member | 6.9 projection |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | UN member | 6.5 projection |
| 147 | Cameroon | UN member | 6.4 projection |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | UN member | 6.4 projection |
| 149 | Vietnam | UN member | 6.1 projection |
| 150 | Tonga | UN member | 6 projection |
| 151 | Ghana | UN member | 6 projection |
| 152 | Mexico | UN member | 5.7 projection |
| 153 | Nigeria | UN member | 5.6 projection |
| 154 | Israel | UN member | 5.6 projection |
| 155 | Bahrain | UN member | 5.4 projection |
| 156 | Ethiopia | UN member | 5.3 projection |
| 157 | Madagascar | UN member | 5 projection |
| 158 | Guatemala | UN member | 4.9 projection |
| 159 | Bolivia | UN member | 4.7 projection |
| 160 | Thailand | UN member | 4.6 projection |
| 161 | Cuba | UN member | 4.3 projection |
| 162 | Moldova | UN member | 4.2 projection |
| 163 | Uganda | UN member | 4.2 projection |
| 164 | Timor-Leste | UN member | 4.1 projection |
| 165 | Mali | UN member | 4 projection |
| 166 | Côte d’Ivoire | UN member | 3.9 projection |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | UN member | 3.9 projection |
| 168 | Kazakhstan | UN member | 3.8 projection |
| 169 | Papua New Guinea | UN member | 3.8 projection |
| 170 | Japan | UN member | 3.8 projection |
| 171 | Togo | UN member | 3.5 projection |
| 172 | Senegal | UN member | 3.5 projection |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | UN member | 2.9 projection |
| 174 | Benin | UN member | 2.8 projection |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | UN member | 2.7 projection |
| 176 | Laos | UN member | 2.5 projection |
| 177 | Tanzania | UN member | 2.4 projection |
| 178 | Liberia | UN member | 2.3 projection |
| 179 | Burundi | UN member | 1.6 projection |
| 180 | Chad | UN member | 1.5 projection |
| 181 | Cambodia | UN member | 0.7 projection |
| 182 | Qatar | UN member | 0.5 projection |
| 183 | Niger | UN member | 0.5 projection |
No 2026 figure
These profiles are not ranked for this year. Absence is not zero.
- Åland Islands Statistical area
- American Samoa Territory
- Andorra UN member
- Anguilla Dependency
- Antigua and Barbuda UN member
- Aruba Dependency
- Bermuda Dependency
- British Virgin Islands Dependency
- Caribbean Netherlands Territory
- Cayman Islands Dependency
- Christmas Island Territory
- Cocos Islands Territory
- Cook Islands Associated state
- Curaçao Dependency
- Dominica UN member
- Falkland Islands Dependency
- Faroe Islands Dependency
- French Guiana Territory
- Gibraltar Dependency
- Greenland Dependency
- Grenada UN member
- Guadeloupe Territory
- Guernsey Dependency
- Holy See UN observer
- Isle of Man Dependency
- Jersey Dependency
- Kiribati UN member
- Kosovo Special status
- Lebanon UN member
- Liechtenstein UN member
- Marshall Islands UN member
- Martinique Territory
- Mayotte Territory
- Micronesia UN member
- Monaco UN member
- Montserrat Dependency
- Nauru UN member
- Niue Associated state
- Norfolk Island Territory
- Northern Mariana Islands Territory
- Palau UN member
- Palestine UN observer
- Réunion Territory
- Saint Barthélemy Dependency
- Saint Helena Dependency
- Saint Kitts and Nevis UN member
- Saint Martin Dependency
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon Dependency
- San Marino UN member
- Seychelles UN member
- Sint Maarten Dependency
- South Sudan UN member
- Sudan UN member
- Tokelau Territory
- Turks and Caicos Islands Dependency
- Tuvalu UN member
- Ukraine UN member
- Wallis and Futuna Dependency