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Youth unemployment rate by country, 2025 (% of labour force aged 15–24)

Share of young people aged 15 to 24 who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one, for 182 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank, from International Labour Organization modelled estimates.

Key facts

  • World: 13.4% of young people in the labour force are unemployed (2025).
  • Highest: Djibouti (76.8%), South Africa (59.9%) and Eswatini (54.3%).
  • Lowest in the list: Niger (0.5%).
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Youth unemployment rate by country, 2025 (% of labour force aged 15–24). Select a column heading to sort.
1Djibouti76.82025
2South Africa59.92025
3Eswatini54.32025
4Libya50.12025
5Botswana46.02025
6St. Vincent & Grenadines41.92025
7Congo - Brazzaville40.52025
8Jordan38.92025
9Tunisia38.12025
10Namibia38.02025
11Haiti37.52025
12French Polynesia36.62025
13Gabon36.32025
14Somalia34.22025
15New Caledonia33.12025
15Syria33.12025
17Yemen32.62025
18Iraq32.02025
19Georgia30.32025
20Algeria29.42025
21North Macedonia28.82025
22Cape Verde28.42025
23Bosnia & Herzegovina28.22025
24Angola27.22025
25Armenia26.22025
26Albania25.62025
27Suriname25.42025
28Uruguay25.12025
29Guyana24.92025
30Lesotho24.72025
30Spain24.72025
32Romania24.52025
33Montenegro24.42025
34Sweden24.32025
35U.S. Virgin Islands24.22025
36Mauritania22.92025
37Iran21.92025
37Morocco21.92025
39Chile21.62025
40Finland21.52025
40Luxembourg21.52025
42Greece21.42025
43Serbia20.92025
44Nepal20.62025
45Italy20.52025
46St. Lucia20.32025
47Portugal20.22025
48Costa Rica19.92025
49Panama19.82025
50Estonia19.72025
51Belize19.32025
52Argentina19.22025
52Bahamas19.22025
54France18.92025
55Sri Lanka18.62025
56Barbados18.52025
57Slovakia18.42025
58Egypt18.32025
59Brunei18.22025
60Belgium17.82025
61Colombia17.72025
62Mauritius17.42025
63Bhutan17.12025
64Afghanistan16.82025
65Croatia16.52025
66Rwanda16.42025
67India16.02025
67Türkiye16.02025
69China15.82025
70Equatorial Guinea15.72025
70Maldives15.72025
72Zimbabwe15.52025
73Fiji15.22025
73Kenya15.22025
75Kuwait15.12025
76Tajikistan14.62025
76United Kingdom14.62025
78New Zealand14.42025
79Hungary14.22025
80Channel Islands14.12025
81Brazil14.02025
81Puerto Rico14.02025
83Oman13.92025
84Canada13.82025
84Guam13.82025
84Lithuania13.82025
87Norway13.42025
88Azerbaijan13.12025
89Indonesia13.02025
89Samoa13.02025
91Latvia12.92025
92Cyprus12.72025
93Dominican Republic12.32025
94Malaysia12.02025
95Denmark11.72025
95Mongolia11.72025
95Paraguay11.72025
98Mozambique11.62025
99Uzbekistan11.42025
100Vanuatu11.32025
101Austria11.02025
102Gambia10.92025
103Jamaica10.82025
104Poland10.72025
105Ireland10.52025
105Zambia10.52025
107Venezuela10.42025
108Bulgaria10.22025
108Eritrea10.22025
110Central African Republic10.12025
111Saudi Arabia10.02025
111Turkmenistan10.02025
113Myanmar (Burma)9.82025
114Australia9.62025
114Pakistan9.62025
116Nicaragua9.52025
116Peru9.52025
116Slovenia9.52025
119Bangladesh9.42025
120United States9.32025
121Belarus9.22025
121Czechia9.22025
123Hong Kong SAR China9.02025
123Switzerland9.02025
125Comoros8.82025
125Netherlands8.82025
125São Tomé & Príncipe8.82025
128Iceland8.72025
129Honduras8.52025
130Malta8.42025
131Ecuador8.22025
131Kyrgyzstan8.22025
131Trinidad & Tobago8.22025
134North Korea7.92025
135Congo - Kinshasa7.82025
135El Salvador7.82025
137Russia7.62025
138Guinea7.02025
138Philippines7.02025
140Germany6.92025
140Malawi6.92025
142Macao SAR China6.82025
142Singapore6.82025
144South Korea6.72025
145Cameroon6.52025
145United Arab Emirates6.52025
147Burkina Faso6.42025
148Vietnam6.22025
149Israel6.02025
149Tonga6.02025
151Ghana5.82025
152Mexico5.72025
153Bahrain5.42025
153Ethiopia5.42025
155Nigeria5.32025
156Madagascar5.22025
157Bolivia5.02025
158Guatemala4.82025
159Thailand4.52025
160Cuba4.32025
161Moldova4.22025
161Uganda4.22025
163Côte d’Ivoire4.02025
164Japan3.92025
164Mali3.92025
166Kazakhstan3.82025
166Papua New Guinea3.82025
168Sierra Leone3.72025
168Timor-Leste3.72025
170Senegal3.62025
171Togo3.42025
172Benin2.92025
173Guinea-Bissau2.82025
173Solomon Islands2.82025
175Laos2.42025
175Tanzania2.42025
177Liberia2.32025
178Burundi1.72025
179Chad1.52025
180Cambodia0.72025
181Qatar0.62025
182Niger0.52025

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-11-09

About this data

Students who are not looking for work are not in the labour force, so they are not counted as unemployed. In countries where most young people study, the rate is a share of the smaller group that does look for work.

Very low rates in some poor countries do not mean good jobs: when there is no unemployment benefit, almost everyone does some informal work. Youth rates are usually two to three times the overall rate.

FAQ

Which country has the highest youth unemployment?

Djibouti, where 76.8% of young people in the labour force were unemployed in 2025, followed by South Africa (59.9%) and Eswatini (54.3%).

What is the world youth unemployment rate?

13.4% in 2025, according to ILO estimates.

Which country has the lowest youth unemployment?

In this list, Niger, at 0.5%.

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