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Afghanistan - Youth Unemployment 1997

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
10.15% −0.01pp from 1996 Global rank: 68th

Afghanistan's youth unemployment was 10.15% in 1997, decreased +0.01pp from 10.16% in 1996. This was the 68th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Cambodia 0.94% -33.2%
2nd Pakistan 0.97% -0.1%
3rd Chad 1.03% 3.2%
4th Benin 1.26% -8.6%
5th Myanmar 1.36% 1.1%
6th Mali 2.16% -0.7%
7th Thailand 2.24% -11.3%
8th Kuwait 2.75% -4.6%
9th Qatar 2.76% 0.3%
10th Maldives 2.88% 21.3%
11th Senegal 2.89% -1.6%
12th Liberia 3.07% -4.9%
13th Niger 3.17% 0.1%
14th Kyrgyz Republic 3.30% 6.8%
15th Guatemala 3.34% -0.4%
16th Solomon Islands 3.35% 3.2%
17th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.48% -11.9%
18th Guinea-Bissau 3.67% -0.9%
19th Burkina Faso 3.81% -0.8%
20th Burundi 3.86% 0.4%
21st Bahrain 4.05% -1.4%
22nd Bhutan 4.21% 0.0%
23rd United Arab Emirates 4.59% 2.0%
24th Uganda 4.87% 0.8%
25th Lao PDR 4.97% -3.8%
26th Hong Kong SAR, China 5.17% -21.8%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.24% 0.0%
28th Papua New Guinea 5.27% 2.2%
29th Singapore 5.29% -37.3%
30th Côte d'Ivoire 5.43% -0.7%
31st Guinea 5.61% -0.5%
32nd Honduras 5.66% -23.4%
33rd Mozambique 5.69% -1.9%
34th Peru 5.77% -2.6%
35th Tanzania 5.85% -3.2%
36th Viet Nam 5.99% 50.9%
37th Switzerland 6.00% 28.9%
38th Cyprus 6.17% 6.9%
39th Tajikistan 6.25% 3.1%
40th Malawi 6.44% -3.9%
41st Kenya 6.54% 1.9%
42nd China 6.57% 4.9%
43rd Japan 6.65% -1.2%
44th Togo 6.70% 0.5%
45th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 6.91% 4.5%
46th Macao SAR, China 7.15% 7.1%
47th Luxembourg 7.30% -21.3%
48th Tonga 7.32% 19.1%
49th Bangladesh 7.41% 11.3%
50th Nigeria 7.45% -1.2%
51st Korea 7.47% 24.3%
52nd Austria 7.55% 10.4%
53rd Mexico 7.65% -20.2%
54th Malaysia 7.79% -0.6%
55th Iceland 7.84% -5.9%
56th Sierra Leone 7.86% 0.6%
57th Denmark 8.10% -23.5%
58th Czechia 8.40% 17.4%
59th Samoa 8.45% 9.6%
60th Madagascar 8.53% -1.2%
61st Mongolia 8.71% 1.7%
62nd Philippines 9.18% 0.2%
63rd Ecuador 9.48% 0.9%
64th Netherlands 9.51% -14.4%
65th Comoros 9.82% -3.2%
66th Eritrea 9.90% 1.3%
67th Timor-Leste 10.02% 0.8%
68th Afghanistan 10.15% -0.1%
69th Germany 10.67% 10.8%
70th Fiji 10.97% 2.2%
71st Central African Republic 11.19% -0.6%
72nd Nicaragua 11.19% 0.1%
73rd Paraguay 11.28% -31.7%
74th Armenia 11.39% 16.1%
75th United States 11.43% -5.5%
76th Malta 11.73% 0.7%
77th Costa Rica 11.84% -3.0%
78th Cameroon 11.87% -2.2%
79th Ghana 12.01% 7.8%
80th Dominican Republic 12.04% -1.1%
81st Oman 13.21% -2.6%
82nd United Kingdom 13.46% -9.2%
83rd Syrian Arab Republic 13.50% 1.9%
84th New Zealand 13.61% 11.1%
85th El Salvador 13.80% 3.9%
86th Panama 13.91% -0.7%
87th Vanuatu 14.01% 1.4%
88th Cuba 14.20% -5.1%
89th Portugal 14.21% -16.9%
90th Türkiye 14.32% 6.1%
91st Rwanda 14.43% -3.1%
92nd Norway 14.44% -1.7%
93rd Equatorial Guinea 14.53% 0.6%
94th Channel Islands 14.58% -4.7%
95th Gambia, The 14.63% -1.4%
96th Ireland 14.92% -11.6%
97th Indonesia 14.94% 0.1%
98th Mauritania 14.96% 0.1%
99th Moldova 14.97% 0.5%
100th Israel 15.03% 10.9%
101st Zimbabwe 15.34% 12.9%
102nd Iraq 15.47% -1.9%
103rd West Bank and Gaza 15.66% -1.3%
104th Australia 15.84% 1.3%
105th Jamaica 16.01% 1.6%
106th Canada 16.25% 5.5%
107th Brunei Darussalam 16.39% 1.2%
108th Slovenia 16.49% -2.4%
109th Brazil 16.62% 13.6%
110th Ukraine 16.73% 16.9%
111th Haiti 16.74% -2.4%
112th Azerbaijan 16.85% 12.9%
113th Hungary 17.48% -12.5%
114th Chile 17.59% -1.7%
115th Yemen, Republic of 17.80% 1.8%
116th South Sudan 17.87% -1.6%
117th Romania 17.98% -17.9%
118th Estonia 18.44% 16.9%
119th Nepal 18.88% 0.5%
120th Georgia 19.24% 0.5%
121st Iran, Islamic Republic of 19.61% 5.7%
122nd São Tomé and Principe 19.70% 0.3%
123rd India 20.19% 0.3%
124th Morocco 20.61% 3.6%
125th Turkmenistan 20.96% 6.9%
126th Lebanon 21.11% 2.4%
127th Sweden 21.21% 1.5%
128th Belgium 21.28% 3.8%
129th Uzbekistan 21.94% 1.9%
130th Lesotho 21.98% 0.6%
131st Virgin Islands (US) 22.22% 0.3%
132nd Poland 22.38% -20.3%
133rd Colombia 22.47% 2.7%
134th Guam 22.50% 17.9%
135th Slovak Republic 22.54% 7.2%
136th Cabo Verde 22.67% 1.9%
137th Bahamas, The 23.00% -6.3%
138th Kazakhstan 23.01% 1.0%
139th European Union 23.29% -4.6%
140th Zambia 23.36% -12.9%
141st Russian Federation 23.56% 21.9%
142nd Sudan 23.95% -1.5%
143rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 24.01% -6.1%
144th Mauritius 24.69% 1.6%
145th Belize 25.04% -5.7%
146th Lithuania 25.29% -13.6%
147th Guyana 25.39% -1.3%
148th Suriname 26.01% 4.3%
149th Albania 26.61% 20.6%
150th Saudi Arabia 26.68% -7.0%
151st Puerto Rico (US) 27.28% -2.2%
152nd Trinidad and Tobago 27.42% -4.2%
153rd Latvia 27.64% -27.7%
154th Bulgaria 27.85% 8.6%
155th Croatia 28.15% -3.2%
156th Uruguay 28.25% -5.6%
157th France 28.57% 4.9%
158th Barbados 30.25% 7.7%
159th Belarus 30.26% -29.3%
160th Serbia 30.83% 5.6%
161st Jordan 31.08% 1.2%
162nd Sri Lanka 31.52% -3.3%
163rd Tunisia 31.87% 0.6%
164th Greece 32.10% 1.8%
165th Argentina 32.27% -12.8%
166th French Polynesia 32.38% 0.6%
167th St. Lucia 32.49% 25.3%
168th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.34% -2.6%
169th Italy 34.59% -0.5%
170th Finland 35.19% -14.6%
171st Botswana 37.42% 1.6%
172nd Gabon 37.86% -2.7%
173rd Angola 37.99% -0.8%
174th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.76% 0.1%
175th Congo, Republic of 38.85% -0.7%
176th Spain 39.02% -6.6%
177th Algeria 41.79% -9.0%
178th South Africa 42.09% -0.1%
179th Eswatini 44.19% 2.0%
180th Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.72% 3.7%
181st New Caledonia 44.78% -0.6%
182nd Libya 45.72% 0.2%
183rd Namibia 46.56% 8.4%
184th Montenegro 55.35% 0.2%
185th Djibouti 63.41% 1.4%
186th North Macedonia 63.84% -7.3%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was Afghanistan's youth unemployment in 1997?▾

Afghanistan's youth unemployment in 1997 was 10.15%. This ranked 68th globally.

How did Afghanistan's youth unemployment change in 1997?▾

Afghanistan's youth unemployment decreased by 0.1% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1997?▾

North Macedonia had the highest youth unemployment in 1997 at 63.84%.

What is the youth unemployment of Afghanistan in 1997?▾

The youth unemployment of Afghanistan in 1997 was 10.15%. This ranked 68th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Afghanistan's youth unemployment?▾

Afghanistan's youth unemployment went from 10.16% in 1996 to 10.15% in 1997, a 0.1% decrease.

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