Cyprus - Youth Unemployment 1999
9.78%
+3.89pp from 1998
Cyprus's youth unemployment was 9.78% in 1999, increased +3.89pp from 5.89% in 1998. This was the 60th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1999▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.97% | 0.2% |
| 2nd | Chad | 1.07% | 2.7% |
| 3rd | Benin | 1.09% | -7.9% |
| 4th | Cambodia | 1.14% | 10.1% |
| 5th | Myanmar | 1.36% | -0.6% |
| 6th | Mali | 2.11% | 0.7% |
| 7th | Kuwait | 2.61% | -2.2% |
| 8th | Qatar | 2.67% | -1.3% |
| 9th | Senegal | 2.82% | -2.3% |
| 10th | Liberia | 2.91% | -1.7% |
| 11th | Niger | 3.01% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Guatemala | 3.31% | -0.9% |
| 13th | Solomon Islands | 3.48% | 0.8% |
| 14th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.79% | 7.4% |
| 15th | Burundi | 3.86% | -0.6% |
| 16th | Maldives | 3.90% | 15.0% |
| 17th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.91% | -1.4% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.98% | 8.5% |
| 19th | Burkina Faso | 4.00% | 3.8% |
| 20th | Bahrain | 4.16% | 1.8% |
| 21st | Iceland | 4.19% | -38.3% |
| 22nd | Bhutan | 4.19% | -0.8% |
| 23rd | Mexico | 4.23% | -36.8% |
| 24th | Lao PDR | 4.54% | -5.7% |
| 25th | Viet Nam | 4.79% | 0.4% |
| 26th | United Arab Emirates | 4.98% | 4.0% |
| 27th | Uganda | 5.13% | 0.7% |
| 28th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 5.29% | 0.6% |
| 29th | Papua New Guinea | 5.33% | 1.6% |
| 30th | Guinea | 5.63% | 0.2% |
| 31st | Switzerland | 5.65% | -2.1% |
| 32nd | Tanzania | 5.67% | -1.6% |
| 33rd | Mozambique | 5.71% | 1.4% |
| 34th | Austria | 5.92% | -20.9% |
| 35th | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.99% | 7.0% |
| 36th | Peru | 5.99% | -0.5% |
| 37th | Honduras | 6.50% | -4.9% |
| 38th | Tajikistan | 6.62% | -4.9% |
| 39th | Malawi | 6.73% | 1.0% |
| 40th | Kenya | 6.74% | 1.8% |
| 41st | Luxembourg | 6.77% | 5.3% |
| 42nd | China | 6.77% | 1.5% |
| 43rd | Togo | 7.04% | 2.0% |
| 44th | Netherlands | 7.20% | -15.5% |
| 45th | Nigeria | 7.55% | 1.9% |
| 46th | Sierra Leone | 7.75% | 0.6% |
| 47th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 8.05% | 7.2% |
| 48th | Thailand | 8.07% | 5.2% |
| 49th | Ireland | 8.21% | -24.4% |
| 50th | Madagascar | 8.42% | -0.7% |
| 51st | Germany | 8.88% | -9.3% |
| 52nd | Bangladesh | 8.97% | 9.6% |
| 53rd | Mongolia | 9.10% | 1.8% |
| 54th | Portugal | 9.17% | -3.3% |
| 55th | Singapore | 9.20% | 19.9% |
| 56th | Japan | 9.30% | 20.3% |
| 57th | Philippines | 9.48% | 1.2% |
| 58th | Tonga | 9.51% | 11.5% |
| 59th | Ecuador | 9.60% | 3.7% |
| 60th | Cyprus | 9.78% | 65.9% |
| 61st | Comoros | 9.80% | -1.0% |
| 62nd | Denmark | 9.89% | 37.9% |
| 63rd | United States | 9.89% | -5.1% |
| 64th | Paraguay | 10.11% | 6.6% |
| 65th | Timor-Leste | 10.12% | -0.3% |
| 66th | Eritrea | 10.17% | 1.4% |
| 67th | Afghanistan | 10.18% | 0.1% |
| 68th | Samoa | 10.30% | 10.0% |
| 69th | Malaysia | 10.86% | 7.6% |
| 70th | Fiji | 11.03% | -0.3% |
| 71st | Central African Republic | 11.09% | -0.3% |
| 72nd | Nicaragua | 11.36% | 0.2% |
| 73rd | Cameroon | 11.49% | -1.3% |
| 74th | Macao SAR, China | 11.70% | 28.1% |
| 75th | Malta | 11.78% | 0.4% |
| 76th | Norway | 12.08% | -3.3% |
| 77th | Dominican Republic | 12.17% | 0.7% |
| 78th | Armenia | 12.22% | 20.8% |
| 79th | United Kingdom | 12.29% | -0.2% |
| 80th | Channel Islands | 12.43% | -5.3% |
| 81st | El Salvador | 12.59% | 3.2% |
| 82nd | Cuba | 12.59% | 0.3% |
| 83rd | Hungary | 12.87% | -19.2% |
| 84th | Zimbabwe | 12.89% | -7.7% |
| 85th | Australia | 13.11% | -9.3% |
| 86th | Panama | 13.45% | -2.2% |
| 87th | Costa Rica | 13.60% | 14.6% |
| 88th | Oman | 13.71% | 1.2% |
| 89th | Korea | 13.90% | -11.6% |
| 90th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 13.95% | 33.9% |
| 91st | Canada | 14.05% | -7.2% |
| 92nd | Vanuatu | 14.10% | 0.6% |
| 93rd | New Zealand | 14.16% | -5.7% |
| 94th | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.29% | 4.1% |
| 95th | Gambia, The | 14.32% | -1.3% |
| 96th | Equatorial Guinea | 14.78% | 1.0% |
| 97th | Türkiye | 14.93% | 5.8% |
| 98th | Rwanda | 15.16% | 3.3% |
| 99th | Mauritania | 15.28% | 0.6% |
| 100th | Iraq | 15.29% | 0.0% |
| 101st | West Bank and Gaza | 15.54% | -0.4% |
| 102nd | Sweden | 15.83% | -7.0% |
| 103rd | Bahamas, The | 15.85% | -1.5% |
| 104th | Ghana | 15.87% | 23.1% |
| 105th | Jamaica | 16.55% | 1.0% |
| 106th | Israel | 16.72% | -1.3% |
| 107th | Czechia | 17.02% | 36.8% |
| 108th | Brunei Darussalam | 17.03% | 1.2% |
| 109th | Haiti | 17.38% | 1.2% |
| 110th | Romania | 17.55% | 1.4% |
| 111th | South Sudan | 18.06% | 0.6% |
| 112th | Yemen, Republic of | 18.36% | 1.6% |
| 113th | Slovenia | 18.53% | 5.1% |
| 114th | Nepal | 18.91% | 0.1% |
| 115th | Indonesia | 19.28% | 15.1% |
| 116th | São Tomé and Principe | 19.59% | -0.3% |
| 117th | India | 20.19% | -0.2% |
| 118th | Azerbaijan | 20.39% | 9.3% |
| 119th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 20.45% | -12.1% |
| 120th | Brazil | 20.64% | 7.2% |
| 121st | Morocco | 20.64% | 3.2% |
| 122nd | Moldova | 20.90% | 11.2% |
| 123rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 21.13% | -1.4% |
| 124th | Lebanon | 21.43% | 1.8% |
| 125th | Zambia | 21.82% | 3.8% |
| 126th | European Union | 21.96% | 0.7% |
| 127th | Estonia | 22.05% | 48.6% |
| 128th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.15% | 6.6% |
| 129th | Ukraine | 22.20% | 4.7% |
| 130th | Lesotho | 22.42% | 1.4% |
| 131st | Barbados | 22.47% | -8.2% |
| 132nd | Belgium | 22.58% | 10.7% |
| 133rd | Saudi Arabia | 22.78% | -7.1% |
| 134th | Belarus | 22.83% | -8.5% |
| 135th | Puerto Rico (US) | 22.89% | -8.8% |
| 136th | Georgia | 22.95% | -5.6% |
| 137th | Cabo Verde | 23.05% | 0.7% |
| 138th | Latvia | 23.53% | -12.7% |
| 139th | Kazakhstan | 23.87% | 2.6% |
| 140th | Russian Federation | 23.96% | -11.7% |
| 141st | Sudan | 24.03% | 0.2% |
| 142nd | Uruguay | 24.47% | 6.9% |
| 143rd | Turkmenistan | 24.58% | 5.3% |
| 144th | Guyana | 25.01% | -0.9% |
| 145th | Chile | 25.34% | 41.9% |
| 146th | Lithuania | 25.44% | 0.8% |
| 147th | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.48% | -5.6% |
| 148th | Belize | 25.80% | -8.7% |
| 149th | Mauritius | 25.93% | 3.3% |
| 150th | France | 26.07% | 0.7% |
| 151st | Sri Lanka | 26.26% | 2.1% |
| 152nd | Uzbekistan | 26.95% | 0.6% |
| 153rd | Bulgaria | 28.50% | 14.3% |
| 154th | Poland | 28.76% | 37.6% |
| 155th | Spain | 29.10% | -17.8% |
| 156th | St. Lucia | 29.25% | -15.7% |
| 157th | Finland | 29.65% | -13.7% |
| 158th | Serbia | 30.33% | -1.0% |
| 159th | Argentina | 30.52% | 10.0% |
| 160th | Tunisia | 31.02% | -0.9% |
| 161st | Greece | 31.32% | -2.7% |
| 162nd | Jordan | 31.60% | 0.2% |
| 163rd | French Polynesia | 32.54% | 0.1% |
| 164th | Italy | 32.96% | -2.5% |
| 165th | Guam | 32.98% | 81.6% |
| 166th | Suriname | 33.21% | 37.5% |
| 167th | Albania | 33.21% | 4.5% |
| 168th | Slovak Republic | 33.54% | 35.6% |
| 169th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.14% | -0.1% |
| 170th | Botswana | 35.30% | -8.8% |
| 171st | Colombia | 36.50% | 32.2% |
| 172nd | Croatia | 36.58% | 14.8% |
| 173rd | Gabon | 37.24% | 0.3% |
| 174th | Angola | 38.87% | 1.2% |
| 175th | Congo, Republic of | 39.44% | 1.4% |
| 176th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.07% | 0.9% |
| 177th | Namibia | 41.71% | -5.6% |
| 178th | South Africa | 43.11% | 1.1% |
| 179th | New Caledonia | 44.60% | -1.1% |
| 180th | Libya | 46.40% | 0.8% |
| 181st | Eswatini | 47.26% | 3.3% |
| 182nd | Algeria | 47.92% | 7.5% |
| 183rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.30% | 4.0% |
| 184th | Montenegro | 55.59% | 0.4% |
| 185th | North Macedonia | 58.29% | -5.4% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 64.43% | 0.4% |
FAQ
What was Cyprus's youth unemployment in 1999?▾
Cyprus's youth unemployment in 1999 was 9.78%. This ranked 60th globally.
How did Cyprus's youth unemployment change in 1999?▾
Cyprus's youth unemployment increased by 65.9% in 1999 compared to 1998.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1999?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 1999 at 64.43%.
What is the youth unemployment of Cyprus in 1999?▾
The youth unemployment of Cyprus in 1999 was 9.78%. This ranked 60th globally.
How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Cyprus's youth unemployment?▾
Cyprus's youth unemployment went from 5.89% in 1998 to 9.78% in 1999, a 65.9% increase.
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