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Guinea-Bissau - Youth Unemployment 2021

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

2.94% +0.21pp from 2020 Global rank: 10th

Guinea-Bissau's youth unemployment was 2.94% in 2021, increased +0.21pp from 2.73% in 2020. This was the 10th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2021
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Qatar	0.69%	44.4%
2nd	Niger	0.72%	-3.4%
3rd	Cambodia	0.83%	75.1%
4th	Solomon Islands	1.37%	-7.8%
5th	Burundi	1.77%	4.9%
6th	Moldova	1.80%	-55.7%
7th	Chad	2.02%	7.5%
8th	Tanzania	2.75%	0.2%
9th	Liberia	2.82%	-3.1%
10th	Guinea-Bissau	2.94%	7.6%
11th	Benin	3.24%	9.5%
12th	Lao PDR	3.33%	-21.5%
13th	Togo	3.78%	2.2%
14th	Guatemala	3.79%	-26.5%
15th	Sierra Leone	3.90%	-4.4%
16th	Kazakhstan	4.22%	11.7%
17th	Papua New Guinea	4.33%	-5.1%
18th	Mali	4.43%	-34.2%
19th	Senegal	4.66%	-3.2%
20th	Japan	4.71%	0.6%
21st	Côte d'Ivoire	4.75%	1.4%
22nd	Timor-Leste	4.79%	-29.4%
23rd	Cuba	4.91%	-5.1%
24th	Uganda	5.04%	-11.4%
25th	Thailand	5.86%	12.7%
26th	Ghana	5.99%	-5.3%
27th	Bahrain	6.04%	-5.4%
28th	Madagascar	6.06%	3.1%
29th	Tonga	6.38%	-20.2%
30th	Macao SAR, China	6.39%	-15.8%
31st	Germany	6.67%	-15.2%
32nd	Viet Nam	6.90%	5.5%
33rd	Cameroon	7.23%	-2.0%
34th	Mexico	7.63%	-5.3%
35th	Malawi	7.63%	-2.5%
36th	Burkina Faso	7.64%	-4.2%
37th	Israel	7.65%	0.1%
38th	Guinea	7.98%	-5.2%
39th	Korea	8.06%	-20.6%
40th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	8.10%	-4.8%
41st	Czechia	8.13%	2.5%
42nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	8.20%	-46.2%
43rd	Switzerland	8.32%	-3.3%
44th	Philippines	8.43%	20.7%
45th	Nigeria	8.99%	-17.1%
46th	São Tomé and Principe	9.09%	-3.5%
47th	Oman	9.10%	-32.7%
48th	Ecuador	9.14%	-17.5%
49th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	9.18%	-4.3%
50th	Netherlands	9.34%	5.1%
51st	Zambia	9.36%	-15.2%
52nd	Singapore	9.50%	-10.0%
53rd	Peru	9.59%	-24.3%
54th	United States	9.70%	-34.8%
55th	United Arab Emirates	9.74%	-27.8%
56th	Comoros	9.80%	-6.6%
57th	El Salvador	9.80%	-11.5%
58th	Mozambique	9.84%	1.3%
59th	Malta	9.87%	-14.4%
60th	Turkmenistan	10.23%	0.7%
61st	Gambia, The	10.44%	3.0%
62nd	New Zealand	10.49%	-15.7%
63rd	Belarus	10.49%	-12.9%
64th	Denmark	10.80%	-7.2%
65th	Central African Republic	10.83%	-0.3%
66th	Vanuatu	10.92%	12.6%
67th	Eritrea	10.98%	-1.1%
68th	Pakistan	11.05%	2.9%
69th	Nicaragua	11.06%	-3.2%
70th	Australia	11.13%	-21.3%
71st	Malaysia	11.58%	-6.4%
72nd	Kyrgyz Republic	11.65%	-1.8%
73rd	Poland	11.82%	9.1%
74th	Iceland	11.83%	19.8%
75th	Austria	12.02%	16.4%
76th	Kenya	12.23%	-10.2%
77th	China	12.40%	-1.9%
78th	Bangladesh	12.72%	-5.6%
79th	Hong Kong SAR, China	12.79%	-17.7%
80th	Myanmar	12.82%	158.7%
81st	Slovenia	12.85%	-9.4%
82nd	Norway	12.85%	14.6%
83rd	United Kingdom	12.89%	-3.5%
84th	Uzbekistan	13.03%	1.5%
85th	Trinidad and Tobago	13.15%	11.3%
86th	Hungary	13.55%	5.2%
87th	Canada	13.56%	-32.6%
88th	Indonesia	13.80%	-6.6%
89th	Honduras	14.27%	-16.4%
90th	Lithuania	14.30%	-26.9%
91st	Guam	14.35%	-6.8%
92nd	Azerbaijan	14.68%	-3.0%
93rd	Latvia	14.79%	-0.6%
94th	Tajikistan	15.12%	-3.4%
95th	Zimbabwe	15.21%	6.8%
96th	Maldives	15.32%	-5.1%
97th	Ireland	15.61%	2.3%
98th	Channel Islands	15.62%	-1.5%
99th	Bulgaria	15.70%	11.0%
100th	Afghanistan	16.01%	-0.2%
101st	Samoa	16.03%	-10.1%
102nd	Russian Federation	16.14%	-5.0%
103rd	Fiji	16.15%	-3.6%
104th	Paraguay	16.20%	-5.5%
105th	Brunei Darussalam	16.24%	-39.5%
106th	Mongolia	16.51%	10.9%
107th	Estonia	16.62%	-9.7%
108th	Jamaica	16.84%	-16.2%
109th	Dominican Republic	16.87%	14.3%
110th	Equatorial Guinea	16.98%	-2.4%
111th	Finland	17.06%	-19.5%
112th	Cyprus	17.17%	-7.1%
113th	Puerto Rico (US)	17.20%	-12.1%
114th	Sudan	17.41%	-12.0%
115th	Kuwait	17.76%	-6.8%
116th	Belgium	18.21%	18.8%
117th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	18.21%	-1.4%
118th	Luxembourg	18.67%	-19.5%
119th	European Union	18.74%	-1.5%
120th	Ukraine	19.15%	-1.1%
121st	France	19.25%	-5.6%
122nd	Saudi Arabia	19.77%	-33.3%
123rd	Chile	20.48%	-16.0%
124th	Bhutan	20.61%	-6.3%
125th	South Sudan	20.80%	-4.8%
126th	India	20.82%	-15.6%
127th	Romania	21.15%	20.3%
128th	Slovak Republic	21.21%	9.1%
129th	Croatia	21.54%	4.2%
130th	Bahamas, The	21.77%	-9.1%
131st	Belize	21.82%	-2.5%
132nd	Panama	22.34%	-32.4%
133rd	Türkiye	22.36%	-10.3%
134th	Nepal	22.64%	-6.0%
135th	Rwanda	23.31%	46.2%
136th	Argentina	23.37%	-23.2%
137th	Portugal	23.42%	4.3%
138th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	23.75%	0.2%
139th	Serbia	24.50%	-7.9%
140th	Sweden	24.56%	2.8%
141st	Colombia	24.76%	-9.1%
142nd	Mauritania	24.85%	-2.6%
143rd	Morocco	25.05%	-6.5%
144th	Lebanon	25.20%	-5.2%
145th	Mauritius	25.37%	1.3%
146th	Sri Lanka	25.37%	-0.3%
147th	Albania	27.09%	2.5%
148th	Lesotho	27.19%	-3.7%
149th	Suriname	27.46%	-4.8%
150th	Barbados	28.25%	-5.9%
151st	Brazil	28.31%	-6.5%
152nd	Guyana	29.12%	-6.1%
153rd	Italy	29.67%	0.1%
154th	Armenia	30.10%	-6.2%
155th	Angola	30.17%	-8.8%
156th	Georgia	30.60%	-0.8%
157th	Virgin Islands (US)	30.71%	-9.8%
158th	Cabo Verde	31.66%	-8.2%
159th	Uruguay	31.81%	-7.0%
160th	Algeria	33.83%	-5.4%
161st	Yemen, Republic of	34.10%	-1.3%
162nd	New Caledonia	34.40%	-25.4%
163rd	Syrian Arab Republic	34.65%	-4.5%
164th	Spain	35.00%	-8.6%
165th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	35.29%	-1.7%
166th	Greece	35.39%	4.9%
167th	Iraq	35.65%	3.5%
168th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	35.82%	-5.6%
169th	North Macedonia	36.10%	1.3%
170th	Montenegro	37.40%	3.3%
171st	Haiti	37.81%	-4.4%
172nd	Gabon	38.24%	-3.7%
173rd	French Polynesia	38.86%	-6.3%
174th	Costa Rica	39.20%	-2.3%
175th	Tunisia	39.31%	-4.7%
176th	Namibia	40.10%	-3.4%
177th	West Bank and Gaza	41.63%	-1.0%
178th	Botswana	43.36%	7.2%
179th	Jordan	43.86%	3.3%
180th	Congo, Republic of	44.68%	-4.3%
181st	St. Lucia	45.01%	-12.8%
182nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	46.04%	-3.5%
183rd	Libya	52.09%	-2.8%
184th	Eswatini	56.67%	-3.3%
185th	South Africa	65.45%	9.8%
186th	Djibouti	79.38%	-3.1%

FAQ

What was Guinea-Bissau's youth unemployment in 2021?▾

Guinea-Bissau's youth unemployment in 2021 was 2.94%. This ranked 10th globally.

How did Guinea-Bissau's youth unemployment change in 2021?▾

Guinea-Bissau's youth unemployment increased by 7.6% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2021?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2021 at 79.38%.

What is the youth unemployment of Guinea-Bissau in 2021?▾

The youth unemployment of Guinea-Bissau in 2021 was 2.94%. This ranked 10th globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Guinea-Bissau's youth unemployment?▾

Guinea-Bissau's youth unemployment went from 2.73% in 2020 to 2.94% in 2021, a 7.6% increase.

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