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Afghanistan - Youth Unemployment 2007

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

10.12% −0.06pp from 2006 Global rank: 73rd

Afghanistan's youth unemployment was 10.12% in 2007, decreased +0.06pp from 10.18% in 2006. This was the 73rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2007▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2007
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.82%	-12.7%
2nd	Chad	1.22%	10.5%
3rd	Myanmar	1.42%	1.9%
4th	Qatar	1.57%	-42.5%
5th	Benin	1.60%	9.5%
6th	Cambodia	2.04%	8.2%
7th	Mali	2.14%	-0.9%
8th	Lao PDR	2.31%	-10.2%
9th	Senegal	2.93%	1.1%
10th	Madagascar	2.97%	13.5%
11th	Burundi	3.04%	-22.1%
12th	Liberia	3.12%	-1.1%
13th	Tonga	3.25%	11.6%
14th	Solomon Islands	3.46%	1.9%
15th	Guinea-Bissau	3.82%	-0.3%
16th	Niger	3.96%	-21.2%
17th	Papua New Guinea	3.96%	-4.5%
18th	Cuba	3.97%	-5.5%
19th	Uganda	4.03%	17.7%
20th	Bahrain	4.06%	3.4%
21st	Thailand	4.55%	-6.1%
22nd	Cameroon	4.58%	-18.3%
23rd	Guatemala	4.96%	-3.9%
24th	Burkina Faso	5.21%	-9.9%
25th	Honduras	5.51%	-11.0%
26th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.55%	3.7%
27th	Tanzania	5.63%	-6.5%
28th	Guinea	5.80%	-1.1%
29th	Tajikistan	5.87%	-12.8%
30th	Viet Nam	5.89%	9.0%
31st	Kyrgyz Republic	5.90%	4.9%
32nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	5.94%	9.3%
33rd	Macao SAR, China	6.50%	-9.2%
34th	Kenya	6.56%	-0.2%
35th	Sierra Leone	6.57%	6.9%
36th	Malawi	6.58%	-1.0%
37th	Mozambique	6.60%	1.1%
38th	Togo	6.66%	-11.1%
39th	Iceland	6.69%	-15.6%
40th	Kuwait	6.86%	17.1%
41st	Ecuador	7.02%	-11.5%
42nd	Switzerland	7.08%	-8.0%
43rd	Mexico	7.12%	2.1%
44th	Norway	7.34%	-15.0%
45th	Denmark	7.50%	-2.5%
46th	Peru	7.54%	5.4%
47th	Moldova	7.58%	-22.6%
48th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.73%	-1.2%
49th	United Arab Emirates	7.80%	-1.6%
50th	Korea	7.85%	-11.9%
51st	Nigeria	7.86%	2.2%
52nd	Japan	7.87%	-5.2%
53rd	Nicaragua	7.88%	-8.5%
54th	Bangladesh	8.02%	10.6%
55th	Lithuania	8.39%	-15.9%
56th	Côte d'Ivoire	8.46%	4.1%
57th	Singapore	8.50%	-1.6%
58th	Zimbabwe	8.53%	3.6%
59th	Philippines	8.74%	-12.7%
60th	Hong Kong SAR, China	8.97%	-13.5%
61st	Netherlands	9.10%	-6.8%
62nd	Ireland	9.16%	15.8%
63rd	China	9.22%	-1.1%
64th	Kazakhstan	9.35%	-16.4%
65th	Australia	9.36%	-6.6%
66th	Cyprus	9.49%	-3.9%
67th	Austria	9.60%	-4.5%
68th	Timor-Leste	9.75%	-2.0%
69th	Comoros	9.81%	0.1%
70th	Ghana	10.00%	5.3%
71st	Estonia	10.10%	-16.7%
72nd	New Zealand	10.10%	1.6%
73rd	Afghanistan	10.12%	-0.6%
74th	Slovenia	10.13%	-27.1%
75th	Uzbekistan	10.14%	-17.9%
76th	Eritrea	10.15%	0.1%
77th	Central African Republic	10.25%	-0.9%
78th	Paraguay	10.41%	-6.0%
79th	United States	10.47%	0.4%
80th	Latvia	10.56%	-22.4%
81st	Czechia	10.73%	-38.5%
82nd	Malaysia	10.76%	0.7%
83rd	Turkmenistan	10.81%	-14.7%
84th	Canada	11.02%	-5.1%
85th	Fiji	11.05%	7.7%
86th	Costa Rica	11.07%	-22.4%
87th	Trinidad and Tobago	11.36%	-12.8%
88th	El Salvador	11.37%	-1.7%
89th	Bhutan	11.41%	19.6%
90th	Channel Islands	11.44%	-9.1%
91st	Germany	11.82%	-11.8%
92nd	Armenia	11.92%	-0.3%
93rd	Vanuatu	12.02%	-11.3%
94th	Mongolia	12.04%	3.0%
95th	Dominican Republic	12.33%	14.4%
96th	Panama	13.09%	-1.5%
97th	Ukraine	13.21%	-7.3%
98th	Belarus	13.22%	-8.0%
99th	Azerbaijan	13.45%	-8.4%
100th	Malta	13.49%	-12.7%
101st	Samoa	13.84%	2.4%
102nd	Oman	13.91%	-0.6%
103rd	Russian Federation	14.47%	-11.8%
104th	Mauritania	14.56%	1.4%
105th	United Kingdom	14.61%	2.7%
106th	Equatorial Guinea	14.74%	0.3%
107th	Luxembourg	14.82%	-7.2%
108th	Gambia, The	14.93%	1.3%
109th	Bulgaria	15.18%	-22.4%
110th	Morocco	15.60%	-5.3%
111th	Rwanda	15.83%	0.4%
112th	Israel	16.25%	-11.7%
113th	Finland	16.43%	-36.3%
114th	Portugal	16.73%	1.4%
115th	European Union	16.99%	-13.1%
116th	Jamaica	17.01%	0.3%
117th	Iraq	17.21%	2.7%
118th	Belize	17.22%	-9.5%
119th	Barbados	17.46%	-15.2%
120th	Spain	18.09%	1.1%
121st	Hungary	18.15%	-6.3%
122nd	Brazil	18.80%	-5.5%
123rd	Belgium	18.84%	-8.1%
124th	Bahamas, The	18.92%	15.4%
125th	South Sudan	18.92%	0.4%
126th	Syrian Arab Republic	18.92%	7.2%
127th	Nepal	19.22%	0.5%
128th	Sweden	19.26%	-10.3%
129th	France	19.64%	-12.5%
130th	Guam	19.76%	16.1%
131st	Türkiye	19.81%	4.9%
132nd	Virgin Islands (US)	19.85%	-1.8%
133rd	Maldives	19.87%	12.1%
134th	Argentina	20.24%	-14.9%
135th	Italy	20.38%	-6.5%
136th	Brunei Darussalam	20.41%	2.4%
137th	Suriname	20.42%	-1.9%
138th	Slovak Republic	20.48%	-23.7%
139th	Romania	20.64%	-5.1%
140th	Yemen, Republic of	20.93%	1.9%
141st	Poland	21.39%	-27.6%
142nd	Sri Lanka	21.47%	-3.0%
143rd	Guyana	21.53%	0.8%
144th	Chile	21.64%	-2.1%
145th	Lebanon	21.84%	2.7%
146th	Zambia	21.86%	-18.4%
147th	India	21.86%	1.8%
148th	Colombia	22.20%	-0.6%
149th	Puerto Rico (US)	22.29%	-0.9%
150th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	22.35%	-5.0%
151st	Lesotho	22.50%	-0.3%
152nd	São Tomé and Principe	22.69%	-3.4%
153rd	Greece	22.73%	-7.8%
154th	Indonesia	22.86%	-7.1%
155th	Saudi Arabia	23.81%	-10.0%
156th	Sudan	24.11%	-0.1%
157th	Mauritius	24.52%	5.4%
158th	Uruguay	24.89%	-11.4%
159th	Cabo Verde	24.91%	0.5%
160th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	25.08%	-17.8%
161st	Croatia	25.12%	-13.7%
162nd	St. Lucia	26.59%	-11.0%
163rd	Albania	26.65%	3.0%
164th	Algeria	27.94%	14.5%
165th	Tunisia	28.14%	0.8%
166th	Georgia	28.74%	5.3%
167th	West Bank and Gaza	31.01%	3.9%
168th	Botswana	31.61%	-1.0%
169th	Jordan	31.76%	-3.8%
170th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.56%	-0.2%
171st	Gabon	33.73%	1.2%
172nd	French Polynesia	34.11%	0.8%
173rd	Montenegro	36.09%	-21.3%
174th	Angola	37.51%	-0.3%
175th	New Caledonia	37.58%	-2.7%
176th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	39.93%	-0.2%
177th	Haiti	40.52%	6.7%
178th	Congo, Republic of	40.58%	2.0%
179th	Serbia	43.61%	-9.2%
180th	Namibia	43.69%	1.6%
181st	South Africa	44.04%	0.4%
182nd	Libya	47.38%	0.8%
183rd	Eswatini	56.79%	2.1%
184th	North Macedonia	58.21%	-3.2%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	60.10%	-6.1%
186th	Djibouti	68.05%	0.6%

FAQ

What was Afghanistan's youth unemployment in 2007?▾

Afghanistan's youth unemployment in 2007 was 10.12%. This ranked 73rd globally.

How did Afghanistan's youth unemployment change in 2007?▾

Afghanistan's youth unemployment decreased by 0.6% in 2007 compared to 2006.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2007?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2007 at 68.05%.

What is the youth unemployment of Afghanistan in 2007?▾

The youth unemployment of Afghanistan in 2007 was 10.12%. This ranked 73rd globally.

How does 2007 compare to 2006 for Afghanistan's youth unemployment?▾

Afghanistan's youth unemployment went from 10.18% in 2006 to 10.12% in 2007, a 0.6% decrease.

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