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Canada - Youth Unemployment 2000

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
12.67% −1.38pp from 1999 Global rank: 88th

Canada's youth unemployment was 12.67% in 2000, decreased +1.38pp from 14.05% in 1999. This was the 88th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2000
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2000
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.97% -0.5%
2nd Benin 1.00% -8.1%
3rd Chad 1.10% 3.2%
4th Cambodia 1.22% 7.3%
5th Myanmar 1.34% -1.7%
6th Mali 2.16% 2.5%
7th Qatar 2.66% -0.3%
8th Senegal 2.81% -0.4%
9th Liberia 2.92% 0.4%
10th Kuwait 2.99% 14.5%
11th Niger 3.06% 1.7%
12th Guatemala 3.34% 0.9%
13th Solomon Islands 3.59% 3.3%
14th Burundi 3.85% -0.1%
15th Guinea-Bissau 3.98% 1.6%
16th Kyrgyz Republic 4.06% 7.3%
17th Burkina Faso 4.17% 4.3%
18th Bahrain 4.21% 1.3%
19th Iceland 4.25% 1.4%
20th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.27% 7.1%
21st Lao PDR 4.31% -5.2%
22nd Maldives 4.40% 13.0%
23rd Viet Nam 4.73% -1.1%
24th Switzerland 4.81% -15.0%
25th Bhutan 4.90% 16.9%
26th United Arab Emirates 5.14% 3.2%
27th Netherlands 5.19% -27.9%
28th Uganda 5.19% 1.3%
29th Mexico 5.23% 23.6%
30th Papua New Guinea 5.29% -0.7%
31st Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.30% 0.2%
32nd Tanzania 5.54% -2.2%
33rd Guinea 5.68% 0.9%
34th Peru 5.95% -0.8%
35th Mozambique 6.04% 5.9%
36th Tajikistan 6.11% -7.6%
37th Ireland 6.26% -23.8%
38th Austria 6.29% 6.1%
39th Luxembourg 6.38% -5.8%
40th Côte d'Ivoire 6.47% 8.0%
41st Honduras 6.59% 1.4%
42nd Denmark 6.73% -32.0%
43rd Malawi 6.76% 0.4%
44th Kenya 6.76% 0.4%
45th Thailand 6.82% -15.5%
46th Singapore 6.83% -25.8%
47th China 6.84% 1.1%
48th Togo 7.34% 4.3%
49th Sierra Leone 7.55% -2.5%
50th Nigeria 7.57% 0.3%
51st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 8.01% -0.5%
52nd Portugal 8.25% -10.1%
53rd Madagascar 8.41% -0.1%
54th Germany 8.55% -3.8%
55th Cyprus 8.90% -8.9%
56th Japan 9.21% -0.9%
57th United States 9.28% -6.2%
58th Sweden 9.29% -41.3%
59th Mongolia 9.31% 2.4%
60th Philippines 9.54% 0.6%
61st Comoros 9.60% -2.1%
62nd Malaysia 9.60% -11.6%
63rd Bangladesh 9.74% 8.7%
64th Ecuador 9.77% 1.7%
65th Korea 10.00% -28.0%
66th Afghanistan 10.20% 0.2%
67th Eritrea 10.22% 0.5%
68th Timor-Leste 10.31% 1.8%
69th Tonga 10.39% 9.2%
70th Channel Islands 10.62% -14.5%
71st Macao SAR, China 10.91% -6.8%
72nd Central African Republic 10.96% -1.1%
73rd Samoa 11.00% 6.8%
74th Norway 11.05% -8.6%
75th Hong Kong SAR, China 11.06% -20.7%
76th Fiji 11.10% 0.6%
77th Cuba 11.12% -11.7%
78th Costa Rica 11.24% -17.4%
79th Cameroon 11.38% -1.0%
80th Nicaragua 11.41% 0.5%
81st Malta 11.84% 0.5%
82nd United Kingdom 11.87% -3.4%
83rd Zimbabwe 11.94% -7.4%
84th El Salvador 11.97% -4.9%
85th Australia 12.08% -7.8%
86th Armenia 12.19% -0.2%
87th Dominican Republic 12.40% 1.9%
88th Canada 12.67% -9.8%
89th Hungary 12.86% -0.1%
90th Türkiye 12.94% -13.3%
91st New Zealand 13.50% -4.6%
92nd Panama 13.55% 0.8%
93rd Oman 13.73% 0.2%
94th Paraguay 13.96% 38.2%
95th Vanuatu 14.11% 0.1%
96th Gambia, The 14.29% -0.2%
97th Equatorial Guinea 14.79% 0.1%
98th Belgium 15.25% -32.5%
99th Mauritania 15.30% 0.1%
100th Rwanda 15.44% 1.8%
101st Bahamas, The 15.46% -2.5%
102nd Iraq 15.51% 1.4%
103rd West Bank and Gaza 15.82% 1.8%
104th Moldova 16.00% -23.4%
105th Slovenia 16.37% -11.7%
106th Ghana 16.42% 3.5%
107th Jamaica 16.60% 0.3%
108th Czechia 16.97% -0.3%
109th Israel 17.32% 3.6%
110th Brunei Darussalam 17.36% 1.9%
111th Romania 17.95% 2.3%
112th Syrian Arab Republic 18.24% 27.6%
113th South Sudan 18.36% 1.6%
114th Yemen, Republic of 18.61% 1.4%
115th Nepal 18.88% -0.2%
116th Indonesia 19.15% -0.7%
117th Georgia 19.59% -14.6%
118th São Tomé and Principe 19.65% 0.3%
119th India 20.20% 0.0%
120th Brazil 20.33% -1.5%
121st Virgin Islands (US) 20.39% -3.5%
122nd Morocco 20.39% -1.2%
123rd France 20.48% -21.4%
124th Haiti 20.51% 18.0%
125th Puerto Rico (US) 20.61% -10.0%
126th European Union 20.67% -5.9%
127th Russian Federation 20.72% -13.5%
128th Barbados 20.82% -7.3%
129th Estonia 21.11% -4.2%
130th Lebanon 21.17% -1.2%
131st Latvia 21.27% -9.6%
132nd Belarus 21.70% -5.0%
133rd Ukraine 21.90% -1.3%
134th Belize 22.04% -14.6%
135th Azerbaijan 22.12% 8.5%
136th Turkmenistan 22.39% -8.9%
137th Lesotho 22.44% 0.1%
138th Zambia 22.54% 3.3%
139th Kazakhstan 22.71% -4.9%
140th Saudi Arabia 22.85% 0.3%
141st Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.09% 4.2%
142nd Cabo Verde 23.11% 0.3%
143rd Trinidad and Tobago 23.40% -8.2%
144th Sri Lanka 23.79% -9.4%
145th Sudan 24.27% 1.0%
146th Chile 24.75% -2.4%
147th Uzbekistan 24.82% -7.9%
148th Guyana 24.88% -0.5%
149th Egypt, Arab Republic of 25.00% 22.3%
150th Spain 25.26% -13.2%
151st Mauritius 26.39% 1.8%
152nd St. Lucia 27.19% -7.0%
153rd Serbia 28.03% -7.6%
154th Lithuania 28.54% 12.2%
155th Greece 28.96% -7.5%
156th Uruguay 29.25% 19.6%
157th Finland 29.33% -1.1%
158th Albania 30.43% -8.4%
159th Tunisia 30.73% -1.0%
160th Suriname 31.09% -6.4%
161st Italy 31.46% -4.5%
162nd Jordan 31.65% 0.2%
163rd Botswana 32.13% -9.0%
164th Argentina 32.35% 6.0%
165th French Polynesia 32.46% -0.2%
166th Poland 32.91% 14.4%
167th Bulgaria 33.21% 16.5%
168th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.83% -0.9%
169th Guam 36.52% 10.7%
170th Slovak Republic 36.61% 9.1%
171st Gabon 36.99% -0.7%
172nd Colombia 37.39% 2.4%
173rd Angola 39.01% 0.4%
174th Namibia 39.24% -5.9%
175th Congo, Republic of 39.26% -0.5%
176th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 40.77% 1.8%
177th Croatia 41.87% 14.5%
178th South Africa 43.19% 0.2%
179th New Caledonia 44.18% -0.9%
180th Libya 46.66% 0.5%
181st Eswatini 48.80% 3.2%
182nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.41% 4.4%
183rd Algeria 50.66% 5.7%
184th Montenegro 55.56% -0.1%
185th North Macedonia 58.35% 0.1%
186th Djibouti 65.03% 0.9%

FAQ

What was Canada's youth unemployment in 2000?

Canada's youth unemployment in 2000 was 12.67%. This ranked 88th globally.

How did Canada's youth unemployment change in 2000?

Canada's youth unemployment decreased by 9.8% in 2000 compared to 1999.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2000?

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2000 at 65.03%.

What is the youth unemployment of Canada in 2000?

The youth unemployment of Canada in 2000 was 12.67%. This ranked 88th globally.

How does 2000 compare to 1999 for Canada's youth unemployment?

Canada's youth unemployment went from 14.05% in 1999 to 12.67% in 2000, a 9.8% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Canada matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2000. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.0%. View full analysis →