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Burkina Faso - Youth Unemployment 2014

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

6.84% +0.31pp from 2013 Global rank: 37th

Burkina Faso's youth unemployment was 6.84% in 2014, increased +0.31pp from 6.53% in 2013. This was the 37th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2014▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2014
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Niger	0.67%	-71.0%
2nd	Qatar	0.74%	-33.5%
3rd	Cambodia	1.06%	39.5%
4th	Solomon Islands	1.29%	1.6%
5th	Chad	1.39%	2.1%
6th	Liberia	1.55%	-20.5%
7th	Myanmar	1.58%	0.3%
8th	Mali	2.24%	-1.6%
9th	Moldova	2.30%	-22.2%
10th	Madagascar	2.54%	42.4%
11th	Burundi	2.93%	8.0%
12th	Thailand	3.11%	152.9%
13th	Uganda	3.32%	28.3%
14th	Lao PDR	3.41%	16.2%
15th	Benin	3.61%	-8.8%
16th	Tanzania	3.69%	-35.1%
17th	Kazakhstan	3.84%	-2.2%
18th	Macao SAR, China	3.89%	-5.9%
19th	Guinea-Bissau	3.96%	2.1%
20th	Togo	4.00%	8.1%
21st	Pakistan	4.05%	-32.2%
22nd	Papua New Guinea	4.34%	-3.7%
23rd	Viet Nam	4.67%	2.3%
24th	Côte d'Ivoire	4.70%	-25.0%
25th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4.77%	-11.5%
26th	Bahrain	5.40%	-0.8%
27th	Tonga	5.50%	8.8%
28th	Guatemala	5.69%	3.2%
29th	United Arab Emirates	5.82%	-4.8%
30th	Trinidad and Tobago	5.88%	-6.3%
31st	Guinea	5.97%	1.3%
32nd	Cameroon	6.20%	-0.6%
33rd	Japan	6.30%	-7.5%
34th	Cuba	6.60%	-18.3%
35th	Malawi	6.75%	0.0%
36th	Senegal	6.83%	20.7%
37th	Burkina Faso	6.84%	4.8%
38th	Zimbabwe	6.95%	-8.7%
39th	Mozambique	7.03%	0.6%
40th	Kenya	7.25%	1.0%
41st	Peru	7.55%	7.7%
42nd	Germany	7.61%	-2.7%
43rd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.63%	-0.8%
44th	Norway	7.79%	-13.9%
45th	Nigeria	8.04%	4.3%
46th	Kyrgyz Republic	8.13%	6.2%
47th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.28%	-1.2%
48th	Singapore	8.38%	-5.9%
49th	Nicaragua	8.44%	-6.3%
50th	Korea	8.59%	-3.9%
51st	Switzerland	8.60%	-1.7%
52nd	Timor-Leste	8.84%	-2.7%
53rd	Bhutan	9.02%	-3.9%
54th	Ecuador	9.03%	8.4%
55th	Turkmenistan	9.07%	1.5%
56th	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.20%	-2.6%
57th	Ghana	9.31%	97.3%
58th	Comoros	9.36%	0.8%
59th	Mexico	9.42%	0.2%
60th	Sierra Leone	9.44%	8.1%
61st	Philippines	9.47%	3.3%
62nd	Iceland	9.57%	-8.2%
63rd	El Salvador	9.60%	12.7%
64th	Central African Republic	9.73%	-0.7%
65th	Malaysia	9.77%	-3.0%
66th	Eritrea	9.90%	-0.5%
67th	Afghanistan	10.09%	-0.1%
68th	Bangladesh	10.12%	4.6%
69th	Israel	10.43%	0.3%
70th	China	10.51%	1.9%
71st	Austria	10.51%	7.6%
72nd	Belarus	10.80%	-0.2%
73rd	Vanuatu	10.81%	3.3%
74th	Paraguay	11.10%	16.8%
75th	Uzbekistan	11.37%	5.7%
76th	Panama	11.52%	16.4%
77th	Malta	11.70%	-8.1%
78th	Honduras	11.87%	20.8%
79th	Mongolia	11.96%	13.0%
80th	Gambia, The	12.21%	-11.1%
81st	Netherlands	12.53%	-3.2%
82nd	Canada	13.20%	-0.3%
83rd	Australia	13.31%	8.9%
84th	Dominican Republic	13.34%	-23.3%
85th	United States	13.41%	-13.8%
86th	Azerbaijan	13.42%	-0.5%
87th	Tajikistan	13.58%	1.0%
88th	Zambia	14.00%	-10.9%
89th	Russian Federation	14.05%	-1.0%
90th	New Zealand	14.11%	-7.8%
91st	Denmark	14.20%	-3.9%
92nd	Fiji	14.44%	1.6%
93rd	São Tomé and Principe	14.85%	-13.1%
94th	Estonia	14.98%	-19.9%
95th	Equatorial Guinea	15.21%	-0.3%
96th	Oman	15.33%	-0.8%
97th	Kuwait	15.46%	13.4%
98th	Brazil	15.50%	-1.3%
99th	Suriname	15.60%	-19.3%
100th	Czechia	15.84%	-16.4%
101st	Indonesia	15.98%	0.0%
102nd	Rwanda	16.55%	0.8%
103rd	Chile	16.98%	1.8%
104th	Mauritania	17.36%	7.2%
105th	United Kingdom	17.51%	-16.4%
106th	Samoa	17.53%	-0.2%
107th	Türkiye	17.70%	-4.0%
108th	Guam	18.00%	-33.5%
109th	Colombia	18.25%	-2.6%
110th	Belize	18.27%	8.1%
111th	Maldives	18.37%	-6.4%
112th	Sri Lanka	18.78%	4.7%
113th	Argentina	19.14%	-2.1%
114th	Lithuania	19.26%	-12.0%
115th	Nepal	19.35%	-0.1%
116th	Uruguay	19.42%	0.6%
117th	South Sudan	19.58%	-0.8%
118th	Latvia	19.60%	-15.7%
119th	Lebanon	19.77%	3.5%
120th	Iraq	19.91%	11.1%
121st	Morocco	19.97%	4.2%
122nd	Slovenia	20.24%	-6.6%
123rd	Hungary	20.38%	-23.2%
124th	Finland	20.45%	3.2%
125th	Channel Islands	20.54%	-5.1%
126th	Sweden	22.82%	-3.0%
127th	Belgium	23.23%	-2.0%
128th	Ireland	23.42%	-12.4%
129th	Ukraine	23.57%	33.6%
130th	Lesotho	23.64%	1.5%
131st	Guyana	23.69%	1.9%
132nd	Poland	23.73%	-12.6%
133rd	Bulgaria	23.77%	-16.2%
134th	Brunei Darussalam	24.09%	3.2%
135th	Costa Rica	24.23%	12.4%
136th	Luxembourg	24.28%	49.0%
137th	Romania	24.36%	1.4%
138th	India	24.71%	1.0%
139th	Mauritius	24.73%	11.5%
140th	Yemen, Republic of	24.76%	0.8%
141st	France	24.83%	1.9%
142nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	24.97%	4.6%
143rd	Algeria	25.66%	0.8%
144th	European Union	25.96%	-3.6%
145th	Virgin Islands (US)	26.30%	0.5%
146th	Jamaica	26.35%	-3.2%
147th	Slovak Republic	26.75%	-20.7%
148th	Cabo Verde	26.93%	6.4%
149th	Sudan	27.28%	-6.4%
150th	Jordan	27.61%	-6.5%
151st	Saudi Arabia	28.60%	6.1%
152nd	Bahamas, The	28.99%	-15.9%
153rd	Puerto Rico (US)	30.71%	-2.8%
154th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	32.20%	-5.6%
155th	Barbados	33.06%	13.6%
156th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.55%	-0.3%
157th	Haiti	34.09%	1.0%
158th	Botswana	34.60%	0.0%
159th	Portugal	34.66%	-9.9%
160th	French Polynesia	35.46%	0.1%
161st	Cyprus	35.52%	-6.7%
162nd	Gabon	35.66%	0.9%
163rd	Angola	35.74%	-2.7%
164th	Syrian Arab Republic	35.98%	1.5%
165th	Montenegro	36.01%	-13.9%
166th	West Bank and Gaza	36.33%	-2.2%
167th	Armenia	36.38%	3.8%
168th	Tunisia	36.91%	6.0%
169th	Georgia	37.37%	-7.1%
170th	New Caledonia	38.21%	1.7%
171st	Namibia	38.73%	-4.4%
172nd	Albania	39.55%	26.7%
173rd	Congo, Republic of	40.64%	-0.7%
174th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.01%	0.0%
175th	Italy	42.67%	6.6%
176th	Croatia	45.70%	-9.5%
177th	Serbia	47.63%	-3.7%
178th	St. Lucia	47.86%	-1.3%
179th	Eswatini	49.31%	-2.3%
180th	Libya	50.68%	0.2%
181st	South Africa	51.19%	0.0%
182nd	Greece	52.65%	-10.0%
183rd	North Macedonia	53.07%	2.9%
184th	Spain	53.17%	-4.1%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	64.60%	6.0%
186th	Djibouti	72.04%	1.0%

FAQ

What was Burkina Faso's youth unemployment in 2014?▾

Burkina Faso's youth unemployment in 2014 was 6.84%. This ranked 37th globally.

How did Burkina Faso's youth unemployment change in 2014?▾

Burkina Faso's youth unemployment increased by 4.8% in 2014 compared to 2013.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2014?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2014 at 72.04%.

What is the youth unemployment of Burkina Faso in 2014?▾

The youth unemployment of Burkina Faso in 2014 was 6.84%. This ranked 37th globally.

How does 2014 compare to 2013 for Burkina Faso's youth unemployment?▾

Burkina Faso's youth unemployment went from 6.53% in 2013 to 6.84% in 2014, a 4.8% increase.

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