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Australia - Youth Unemployment 1996

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

15.64% +0.45pp from 1995 Global rank: 103rd

Australia's youth unemployment was 15.64% in 1996, increased +0.45pp from 15.20% in 1995. This was the 103rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1996▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 1996
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.97%	-0.6%
2nd	Chad	0.99%	-0.7%
3rd	Myanmar	1.34%	0.5%
4th	Benin	1.37%	-5.2%
5th	Cambodia	1.41%	-0.3%
6th	Mali	2.18%	-2.0%
7th	Maldives	2.37%	26.7%
8th	Thailand	2.53%	6.6%
9th	Qatar	2.75%	2.6%
10th	Kuwait	2.88%	-3.1%
11th	Senegal	2.94%	-0.3%
12th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.09%	7.6%
13th	Niger	3.17%	0.1%
14th	Liberia	3.23%	-4.1%
15th	Solomon Islands	3.24%	1.1%
16th	Guatemala	3.36%	0.9%
17th	Guinea-Bissau	3.71%	-2.7%
18th	Burkina Faso	3.84%	-2.2%
19th	Burundi	3.84%	-0.1%
20th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3.95%	-10.5%
21st	Viet Nam	3.97%	-0.3%
22nd	Bahrain	4.11%	5.6%
23rd	Bhutan	4.21%	-0.6%
24th	United Arab Emirates	4.50%	3.1%
25th	Switzerland	4.65%	0.0%
26th	Uganda	4.83%	-0.6%
27th	Papua New Guinea	5.15%	3.3%
28th	Lao PDR	5.17%	-5.1%
29th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	5.24%	-2.8%
30th	Côte d'Ivoire	5.47%	-0.4%
31st	Guinea	5.64%	0.2%
32nd	Cyprus	5.77%	16.0%
33rd	Mozambique	5.81%	0.2%
34th	Peru	5.93%	1.6%
35th	Korea	6.01%	-2.5%
36th	Tanzania	6.05%	-4.4%
37th	Tajikistan	6.06%	17.7%
38th	Tonga	6.15%	20.7%
39th	China	6.26%	5.7%
40th	Kenya	6.41%	-1.6%
41st	Hong Kong SAR, China	6.61%	-3.2%
42nd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	6.62%	2.6%
43rd	Bangladesh	6.65%	2.0%
44th	Togo	6.67%	-5.8%
45th	Macao SAR, China	6.68%	18.1%
46th	Malawi	6.70%	0.5%
47th	Japan	6.73%	10.4%
48th	Austria	6.84%	15.8%
49th	Czechia	7.15%	-9.2%
50th	Honduras	7.39%	33.6%
51st	Nigeria	7.54%	-2.1%
52nd	Samoa	7.71%	10.8%
53rd	Sierra Leone	7.82%	-0.2%
54th	Malaysia	7.84%	-19.6%
55th	Iceland	8.33%	-28.8%
56th	Singapore	8.44%	22.5%
57th	Mongolia	8.56%	1.1%
58th	Madagascar	8.64%	0.1%
59th	Philippines	9.16%	-0.8%
60th	Luxembourg	9.27%	27.5%
61st	Ecuador	9.40%	0.5%
62nd	Mexico	9.59%	-17.5%
63rd	Germany	9.63%	13.8%
64th	Eritrea	9.77%	-0.2%
65th	Armenia	9.81%	37.4%
66th	Timor-Leste	9.94%	1.2%
67th	Comoros	10.14%	1.4%
68th	Afghanistan	10.16%	0.1%
69th	Denmark	10.59%	6.6%
70th	Fiji	10.74%	-0.1%
71st	Netherlands	11.10%	-6.1%
72nd	Ghana	11.15%	9.2%
73rd	Nicaragua	11.17%	-2.7%
74th	Central African Republic	11.25%	-0.6%
75th	Malta	11.64%	0.2%
76th	United States	12.09%	-0.8%
77th	Cameroon	12.14%	-4.6%
78th	Dominican Republic	12.17%	1.1%
79th	Costa Rica	12.21%	4.9%
80th	New Zealand	12.25%	-0.2%
81st	Syrian Arab Republic	13.24%	1.3%
82nd	El Salvador	13.29%	0.6%
83rd	Türkiye	13.49%	-13.2%
84th	Israel	13.55%	-9.1%
85th	Oman	13.56%	0.6%
86th	Zimbabwe	13.59%	11.0%
87th	Vanuatu	13.81%	-0.3%
88th	Panama	14.01%	3.0%
89th	Ukraine	14.31%	36.2%
90th	Equatorial Guinea	14.45%	0.4%
91st	Brazil	14.63%	10.3%
92nd	Norway	14.68%	-17.3%
93rd	United Kingdom	14.83%	-4.0%
94th	Gambia, The	14.83%	0.3%
95th	Rwanda	14.88%	-3.1%
96th	Moldova	14.90%	48.1%
97th	Azerbaijan	14.93%	12.8%
98th	Indonesia	14.93%	6.7%
99th	Mauritania	14.94%	-0.2%
100th	Cuba	14.96%	-2.3%
101st	Channel Islands	15.29%	0.1%
102nd	Canada	15.40%	3.8%
103rd	Australia	15.64%	2.9%
104th	Jamaica	15.77%	4.2%
105th	Iraq	15.77%	1.2%
106th	Estonia	15.77%	13.1%
107th	West Bank and Gaza	15.86%	0.1%
108th	Brunei Darussalam	16.19%	1.9%
109th	Paraguay	16.52%	145.2%
110th	Ireland	16.89%	-4.1%
111th	Slovenia	16.90%	-10.2%
112th	Portugal	17.09%	6.4%
113th	Haiti	17.16%	-1.4%
114th	Yemen, Republic of	17.49%	1.6%
115th	Chile	17.89%	66.2%
116th	South Sudan	18.16%	-0.1%
117th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	18.55%	-8.0%
118th	Nepal	18.78%	-0.1%
119th	Guam	19.08%	6.0%
120th	Georgia	19.14%	52.2%
121st	Russian Federation	19.33%	3.2%
122nd	Turkmenistan	19.61%	23.9%
123rd	São Tomé and Principe	19.64%	-0.4%
124th	Morocco	19.89%	-3.1%
125th	Hungary	19.97%	2.5%
126th	India	20.12%	-0.4%
127th	Belgium	20.50%	-4.8%
128th	Lebanon	20.62%	0.6%
129th	Sweden	20.90%	8.9%
130th	Slovak Republic	21.03%	-15.0%
131st	Uzbekistan	21.53%	37.2%
132nd	Lesotho	21.85%	-0.6%
133rd	Colombia	21.88%	33.3%
134th	Romania	21.91%	-2.6%
135th	Albania	22.07%	-4.1%
136th	Virgin Islands (US)	22.14%	-2.1%
137th	Cabo Verde	22.25%	0.5%
138th	Kazakhstan	22.79%	18.5%
139th	Mauritius	24.30%	1.9%
140th	Sudan	24.31%	-0.1%
141st	European Union	24.42%	0.6%
142nd	Bahamas, The	24.55%	15.3%
143rd	Suriname	24.92%	-5.5%
144th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	25.58%	-17.4%
145th	Bulgaria	25.64%	13.1%
146th	Guyana	25.72%	-1.6%
147th	St. Lucia	25.92%	2.7%
148th	Belize	26.54%	10.9%
149th	Zambia	26.82%	-9.2%
150th	France	27.23%	1.8%
151st	Puerto Rico (US)	27.90%	5.2%
152nd	Poland	28.08%	-8.5%
153rd	Barbados	28.10%	-26.2%
154th	Trinidad and Tobago	28.62%	-7.7%
155th	Saudi Arabia	28.69%	-6.7%
156th	Croatia	29.08%	-6.7%
157th	Serbia	29.20%	-0.9%
158th	Lithuania	29.26%	-6.1%
159th	Uruguay	29.91%	19.6%
160th	Jordan	30.70%	-5.7%
161st	Greece	31.52%	4.1%
162nd	Tunisia	31.68%	-0.2%
163rd	French Polynesia	32.17%	0.4%
164th	Sri Lanka	32.62%	-3.5%
165th	Italy	34.76%	3.9%
166th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	35.26%	-0.7%
167th	Botswana	36.85%	0.2%
168th	Argentina	37.02%	-9.0%
169th	Latvia	38.26%	9.2%
170th	Angola	38.29%	-4.4%
171st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	38.73%	2.4%
172nd	Gabon	38.93%	-2.3%
173rd	Congo, Republic of	39.12%	-0.5%
174th	Finland	41.19%	1.4%
175th	Spain	41.76%	-0.1%
176th	South Africa	42.14%	-1.6%
177th	Belarus	42.78%	38.2%
178th	Namibia	42.94%	8.5%
179th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	43.14%	2.8%
180th	Eswatini	43.34%	1.7%
181st	New Caledonia	45.05%	0.7%
182nd	Libya	45.62%	-0.1%
183rd	Algeria	45.95%	-10.4%
184th	Montenegro	55.23%	0.1%
185th	Djibouti	62.54%	0.3%
186th	North Macedonia	68.88%	9.1%

FAQ

What was Australia's youth unemployment in 1996?▾

Australia's youth unemployment in 1996 was 15.64%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How did Australia's youth unemployment change in 1996?▾

Australia's youth unemployment increased by 2.9% in 1996 compared to 1995.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1996?▾

North Macedonia had the highest youth unemployment in 1996 at 68.88%.

What is the youth unemployment of Australia in 1996?▾

The youth unemployment of Australia in 1996 was 15.64%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Australia's youth unemployment?▾

Australia's youth unemployment went from 15.20% in 1995 to 15.64% in 1996, a 2.9% increase.

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