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Eswatini - Youth Unemployment 2022

Name: Eswatini Youth Unemployment 2022
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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

58.47% +1.81pp from 2021 Global rank: 183rd

Eswatini's youth unemployment was 58.47% in 2022, increased +1.81pp from 56.67% in 2021. This was the 183rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2022
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Niger	0.40%	-44.7%
2nd	Qatar	0.56%	-19.3%
3rd	Cambodia	0.69%	-17.2%
4th	Chad	1.46%	-27.7%
5th	Burundi	1.71%	-3.8%
6th	Lao PDR	2.18%	-34.3%
7th	Liberia	2.23%	-20.9%
8th	Tanzania	2.34%	-14.8%
9th	Guinea-Bissau	2.84%	-3.6%
10th	Moldova	2.91%	61.7%
11th	Solomon Islands	2.95%	115.0%
12th	Benin	3.13%	-3.5%
13th	Mali	3.21%	-27.7%
14th	Timor-Leste	3.21%	-33.0%
15th	Togo	3.42%	-9.6%
16th	Sierra Leone	3.51%	-10.0%
17th	Papua New Guinea	3.81%	-12.0%
18th	Kazakhstan	3.82%	-9.3%
19th	Senegal	3.90%	-16.3%
20th	Côte d'Ivoire	4.30%	-9.4%
21st	Uganda	4.34%	-14.0%
22nd	Cuba	4.34%	-11.7%
23rd	Japan	4.43%	-5.8%
24th	Thailand	5.21%	-11.1%
25th	Bahrain	5.33%	-11.8%
26th	Ghana	5.40%	-9.7%
27th	Madagascar	5.58%	-7.8%
28th	Nigeria	6.02%	-33.0%
29th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.04%	-26.3%
30th	Germany	6.05%	-9.2%
31st	Viet Nam	6.10%	-11.7%
32nd	Tonga	6.15%	-3.6%
33rd	Guatemala	6.27%	65.6%
34th	Mexico	6.47%	-15.2%
35th	Korea	6.64%	-17.6%
36th	Cameroon	6.67%	-7.7%
37th	Israel	6.72%	-12.2%
38th	Czechia	6.72%	-17.4%
39th	Burkina Faso	6.72%	-12.0%
40th	Philippines	6.81%	-19.2%
41st	Switzerland	6.84%	-17.8%
42nd	Malawi	6.85%	-10.3%
43rd	Macao SAR, China	6.95%	8.7%
44th	Guinea	7.10%	-11.0%
45th	El Salvador	7.48%	-23.7%
46th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.61%	-6.0%
47th	Netherlands	7.65%	-18.1%
48th	Peru	7.68%	-19.9%
49th	Singapore	7.92%	-16.6%
50th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.10%	-11.8%
51st	United States	8.11%	-16.5%
52nd	Ecuador	8.30%	-9.2%
53rd	Iceland	8.42%	-28.8%
54th	Australia	8.47%	-23.9%
55th	São Tomé and Principe	8.49%	-6.6%
56th	Comoros	8.88%	-9.3%
57th	Malta	9.06%	-8.2%
58th	Turkmenistan	9.11%	-10.9%
59th	New Zealand	9.36%	-10.8%
60th	Ireland	9.39%	-39.9%
61st	Pakistan	9.45%	-14.5%
62nd	Nicaragua	9.50%	-14.1%
63rd	Zambia	9.85%	5.2%
64th	Norway	9.91%	-22.9%
65th	United Arab Emirates	9.99%	2.6%
66th	Central African Republic	10.08%	-7.0%
67th	Canada	10.08%	-25.6%
68th	Slovenia	10.14%	-21.1%
69th	Myanmar	10.15%	-20.8%
70th	Gambia, The	10.16%	-2.7%
71st	Eritrea	10.19%	-7.2%
72nd	Belarus	10.28%	-2.0%
73rd	Austria	10.33%	-14.1%
74th	Denmark	10.53%	-2.5%
75th	Hungary	10.54%	-22.2%
76th	Poland	10.56%	-10.6%
77th	Bulgaria	10.58%	-32.6%
78th	United Kingdom	10.59%	-17.9%
79th	Trinidad and Tobago	10.60%	-19.4%
80th	Uzbekistan	10.85%	-16.7%
81st	Kyrgyz Republic	10.91%	-6.3%
82nd	Bangladesh	10.99%	-13.6%
83rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	11.03%	-13.8%
84th	Mongolia	11.43%	-30.7%
85th	Vanuatu	11.61%	6.3%
86th	Mozambique	11.62%	18.1%
87th	Lithuania	11.87%	-17.0%
88th	Sudan	12.00%	-31.1%
89th	Malaysia	12.16%	5.0%
90th	Dominican Republic	12.85%	-23.8%
91st	Guam	13.03%	-9.2%
92nd	Jamaica	13.12%	-22.1%
93rd	Channel Islands	13.18%	-15.6%
94th	Samoa	13.25%	-17.4%
95th	Honduras	13.57%	-4.9%
96th	Azerbaijan	13.62%	-7.2%
97th	Puerto Rico (US)	13.68%	-20.4%
98th	Indonesia	14.05%	1.8%
99th	Finland	14.14%	-17.1%
100th	Maldives	14.27%	-6.8%
101st	Russian Federation	14.39%	-10.9%
102nd	Tajikistan	14.48%	-4.3%
103rd	Oman	14.56%	60.1%
104th	Paraguay	14.60%	-9.9%
105th	China	14.67%	18.3%
106th	Kuwait	15.19%	-14.4%
107th	Latvia	15.27%	3.3%
108th	Kenya	15.49%	26.6%
109th	Fiji	15.73%	-2.6%
110th	Equatorial Guinea	15.81%	-6.9%
111th	Saudi Arabia	15.96%	-19.3%
112th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	16.34%	-10.3%
113th	European Union	16.36%	-12.7%
114th	Belgium	16.41%	-9.9%
115th	Zimbabwe	16.98%	11.7%
116th	Afghanistan	17.54%	9.5%
117th	Luxembourg	17.60%	-5.7%
118th	India	17.73%	-14.8%
119th	Croatia	17.74%	-17.6%
120th	France	17.86%	-7.3%
121st	Chile	18.29%	-10.7%
122nd	Brunei Darussalam	18.30%	12.7%
123rd	Estonia	18.39%	10.6%
124th	Belize	18.42%	-15.6%
125th	Bahamas, The	18.69%	-14.1%
126th	Cyprus	18.71%	8.9%
127th	South Sudan	18.72%	-10.0%
128th	Argentina	19.00%	-18.7%
129th	Portugal	19.18%	-18.1%
130th	Panama	19.19%	-14.1%
131st	Türkiye	19.29%	-13.7%
132nd	Slovak Republic	19.92%	-6.1%
133rd	Nepal	20.61%	-9.0%
134th	Brazil	20.73%	-26.8%
135th	Colombia	20.97%	-15.3%
136th	Barbados	21.03%	-25.6%
137th	Sweden	21.60%	-12.0%
138th	Sri Lanka	21.73%	-14.3%
139th	Rwanda	22.20%	-4.8%
140th	Mauritius	22.32%	-12.0%
141st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	22.69%	-4.5%
142nd	Morocco	22.71%	-9.3%
143rd	Romania	22.87%	8.2%
144th	Lebanon	22.90%	-9.1%
145th	Serbia	23.27%	-5.0%
146th	Mauritania	23.51%	-5.4%
147th	Italy	23.70%	-20.1%
148th	Albania	24.54%	-9.4%
149th	Guyana	24.57%	-15.6%
150th	Lesotho	25.06%	-7.8%
151st	Uruguay	25.32%	-20.4%
152nd	Suriname	25.53%	-7.0%
153rd	Virgin Islands (US)	25.61%	-16.6%
154th	Armenia	26.69%	-11.3%
155th	Angola	27.14%	-10.0%
156th	Bhutan	27.18%	31.9%
157th	Cabo Verde	28.65%	-9.5%
158th	Spain	29.71%	-15.1%
159th	Montenegro	29.80%	-20.3%
160th	Georgia	30.14%	-1.5%
161st	Costa Rica	30.72%	-21.6%
162nd	St. Lucia	30.85%	-31.5%
163rd	Greece	31.29%	-11.6%
164th	Algeria	31.36%	-7.3%
165th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31.73%	-11.4%
166th	Iraq	31.79%	-10.8%
167th	Syrian Arab Republic	31.99%	-7.7%
168th	Yemen, Republic of	32.45%	-4.8%
169th	North Macedonia	32.60%	-9.7%
170th	New Caledonia	33.32%	-3.1%
171st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	34.29%	-2.8%
172nd	West Bank and Gaza	36.09%	-13.3%
173rd	Haiti	36.33%	-3.9%
174th	Gabon	36.64%	-4.2%
175th	French Polynesia	36.82%	-5.3%
176th	Namibia	37.81%	-5.7%
177th	Tunisia	37.83%	-3.8%
178th	Congo, Republic of	41.18%	-7.8%
179th	Jordan	42.03%	-4.2%
180th	Botswana	42.61%	-1.7%
181st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	44.00%	-4.4%
182nd	Libya	50.84%	-2.4%
183rd	Eswatini	58.47%	3.2%
184th	South Africa	61.68%	-5.8%
185th	Djibouti	76.61%	-3.5%

FAQ

What was Eswatini's youth unemployment in 2022?▾

Eswatini's youth unemployment in 2022 was 58.47%. This ranked 183rd globally.

How did Eswatini's youth unemployment change in 2022?▾

Eswatini's youth unemployment increased by 3.2% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2022?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2022 at 76.61%.

What is the youth unemployment of Eswatini in 2022?▾

The youth unemployment of Eswatini in 2022 was 58.47%. This ranked 183rd globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Eswatini's youth unemployment?▾

Eswatini's youth unemployment went from 56.67% in 2021 to 58.47% in 2022, a 3.2% increase.

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