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Belgium - Youth Unemployment 2004

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
17.50% −1.48pp from 2003 Global rank: 110th

Belgium's youth unemployment was 17.50% in 2004, decreased +1.48pp from 18.98% in 2003. This was the 110th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2004
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2004
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.94% -0.5%
2nd Chad 1.04% -5.4%
3rd Benin 1.14% 15.3%
4th Myanmar 1.36% 0.5%
5th Cambodia 1.61% 9.0%
6th Mali 2.17% 7.2%
7th Qatar 2.83% 1.4%
8th Senegal 2.91% -0.1%
9th Lao PDR 3.17% -8.5%
10th Liberia 3.26% 0.2%
11th Solomon Islands 3.42% -3.4%
12th Burundi 3.88% 0.7%
13th Guinea-Bissau 3.89% 1.1%
14th Bahrain 3.91% -3.4%
15th Cuba 3.91% -17.6%
16th Uganda 4.04% -24.3%
17th Papua New Guinea 4.54% -4.0%
18th Viet Nam 4.57% -3.1%
19th Thailand 4.60% -11.4%
20th Madagascar 4.65% -32.4%
21st Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.97% -2.0%
22nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.08% 2.5%
23rd Kyrgyz Republic 5.11% 5.6%
24th Sierra Leone 5.11% -29.1%
25th Tajikistan 5.35% -3.1%
26th Guatemala 5.35% 20.9%
27th Burkina Faso 5.42% 24.9%
28th Niger 5.54% 22.3%
29th Tanzania 5.67% 2.2%
30th Guinea 5.75% 1.0%
31st Mozambique 6.38% 2.7%
32nd Malawi 6.65% -2.9%
33rd Kenya 6.82% -0.2%
34th Togo 7.22% 0.7%
35th Nigeria 7.23% -0.1%
36th Kuwait 7.33% 40.4%
37th United Arab Emirates 7.36% 7.8%
38th Bhutan 7.49% 39.2%
39th Cameroon 7.70% -13.7%
40th Switzerland 7.71% -9.3%
41st Peru 7.74% 21.6%
42nd Bangladesh 7.76% 17.4%
43rd Denmark 7.78% -20.7%
44th Côte d'Ivoire 7.84% 2.1%
45th Zimbabwe 7.84% -12.4%
46th Ireland 7.87% 2.2%
47th Netherlands 7.91% 21.2%
48th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.96% -1.0%
49th Mexico 8.20% 15.5%
50th Philippines 9.06% 1.5%
51st China 9.43% -2.0%
52nd Japan 9.57% -6.1%
53rd New Zealand 9.66% -7.9%
54th Korea 9.80% 4.0%
55th Comoros 9.90% 0.5%
56th Afghanistan 10.11% -0.5%
57th Timor-Leste 10.14% 1.9%
58th Ecuador 10.20% -5.9%
59th Cyprus 10.21% 18.6%
60th Eritrea 10.23% -1.8%
61st Nicaragua 10.29% -14.4%
62nd Tonga 10.40% -25.0%
63rd Macao SAR, China 10.49% -11.2%
64th Singapore 10.51% 6.8%
65th Honduras 10.55% 14.7%
66th United Kingdom 10.62% -5.5%
67th Central African Republic 10.68% -2.4%
68th Mongolia 10.90% 2.8%
69th Austria 10.99% 47.9%
70th Malaysia 11.36% -1.2%
71st Australia 11.37% -5.0%
72nd Iceland 11.49% -2.8%
73rd Fiji 11.58% 0.5%
74th United States 11.79% -4.6%
75th El Salvador 11.83% -0.6%
76th Ghana 11.85% -9.2%
77th Paraguay 11.93% -10.7%
78th Armenia 12.01% -0.3%
79th Hong Kong SAR, China 12.07% -18.6%
80th Samoa 12.73% 3.9%
81st Norway 12.79% 8.1%
82nd Dominican Republic 12.90% -3.9%
83rd Germany 12.98% 17.8%
84th Channel Islands 13.00% 5.6%
85th Maldives 13.26% 19.3%
86th Canada 13.44% -1.3%
87th Panama 13.59% -2.1%
88th Vanuatu 14.00% -2.4%
89th Portugal 14.05% 4.1%
90th Slovenia 14.10% -8.1%
91st Kazakhstan 14.12% -1.6%
92nd Gambia, The 14.46% -0.4%
93rd Costa Rica 14.53% -3.5%
94th Hungary 14.60% 10.9%
95th Equatorial Guinea 14.89% -1.4%
96th Oman 14.94% 2.5%
97th Mauritania 14.95% -1.2%
98th Morocco 15.44% -9.4%
99th Moldova 15.49% 4.3%
100th Rwanda 15.78% 0.6%
101st Ukraine 16.00% -5.3%
102nd Turkmenistan 16.49% -8.3%
103rd Jamaica 16.71% 1.0%
104th Uzbekistan 16.78% -11.2%
105th Luxembourg 16.81% 54.3%
106th Belarus 16.81% -7.0%
107th Iraq 17.02% -1.4%
108th Trinidad and Tobago 17.19% -19.8%
109th Russian Federation 17.24% -1.8%
110th Belgium 17.50% -7.8%
111th Guam 18.15% -20.6%
112th Azerbaijan 18.24% -3.8%
113th Sweden 18.52% 29.4%
114th Malta 18.59% 5.8%
115th South Sudan 18.67% 0.6%
116th Syrian Arab Republic 18.78% -3.4%
117th Brunei Darussalam 18.83% 2.7%
118th Nepal 19.10% 0.2%
119th France 19.67% 14.5%
120th Lebanon 19.79% -1.8%
121st Yemen, Republic of 19.90% 1.5%
122nd Brazil 20.03% -6.3%
123rd Lithuania 20.25% -24.8%
124th Türkiye 20.33% 0.4%
125th Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.35% -10.3%
126th Czechia 20.38% 16.1%
127th Israel 20.66% -7.8%
128th India 20.99% 0.6%
129th European Union 21.35% 1.9%
130th Puerto Rico (US) 21.45% -8.1%
131st Belize 21.52% 2.5%
132nd Virgin Islands (US) 21.66% -2.0%
133rd Bahamas, The 21.75% -11.8%
134th Latvia 21.80% 6.8%
135th Suriname 21.83% -9.6%
136th São Tomé and Principe 22.48% -1.1%
137th Spain 22.48% 0.7%
138th Lesotho 22.55% 0.7%
139th Barbados 22.61% -12.6%
140th Guyana 22.73% -2.5%
141st Romania 23.16% 17.7%
142nd Indonesia 23.62% 10.2%
143rd Sudan 24.13% 0.1%
144th Italy 24.42% -9.5%
145th Cabo Verde 24.48% -0.1%
146th Bulgaria 24.50% -9.5%
147th Chile 24.52% -0.8%
148th Mauritius 24.66% -2.3%
149th Saudi Arabia 25.08% 2.6%
150th Georgia 25.35% 11.3%
151st Estonia 25.60% -4.2%
152nd Colombia 26.32% 4.7%
153rd Greece 26.57% 0.3%
154th Albania 26.61% -3.3%
155th Finland 27.40% -2.5%
156th Sri Lanka 28.30% 2.6%
157th Egypt, Arab Republic of 28.35% -3.6%
158th Argentina 29.54% -10.3%
159th Zambia 29.63% 6.8%
160th Tunisia 30.53% -0.4%
161st Haiti 32.12% 10.0%
162nd Croatia 32.83% -9.0%
163rd Slovak Republic 33.00% -1.2%
164th Uruguay 33.07% -13.2%
165th Gabon 33.15% -1.9%
166th French Polynesia 33.24% -0.1%
167th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.62% -0.1%
168th Jordan 34.09% 2.4%
169th Algeria 34.21% -22.0%
170th West Bank and Gaza 35.61% 0.5%
171st St. Lucia 38.05% 3.4%
172nd Angola 38.09% -0.8%
173rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 39.96% -1.0%
174th Poland 39.98% -6.3%
175th Congo, Republic of 40.01% 0.5%
176th New Caledonia 41.01% -1.8%
177th Botswana 41.68% -11.4%
178th Serbia 41.73% 19.0%
179th Namibia 43.01% 0.3%
180th South Africa 43.86% 0.2%
181st Libya 46.67% -0.1%
182nd Eswatini 53.67% 1.9%
183rd Montenegro 55.56% 0.1%
184th Bosnia and Herzegovina 59.29% 3.8%
185th North Macedonia 64.16% -2.4%
186th Djibouti 66.90% 0.4%

FAQ

What was Belgium's youth unemployment in 2004?

Belgium's youth unemployment in 2004 was 17.50%. This ranked 110th globally.

How did Belgium's youth unemployment change in 2004?

Belgium's youth unemployment decreased by 7.8% in 2004 compared to 2003.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2004?

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2004 at 66.90%.

What is the youth unemployment of Belgium in 2004?

The youth unemployment of Belgium in 2004 was 17.50%. This ranked 110th globally.

How does 2004 compare to 2003 for Belgium's youth unemployment?

Belgium's youth unemployment went from 18.98% in 2003 to 17.50% in 2004, a 7.8% decrease.