Kenya - Youth Unemployment 2001
6.78%
+0.01pp from 2000
Kenya's youth unemployment was 6.78% in 2001, increased +0.01pp from 6.76% in 2000. This was the 40th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2001▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Benin | 0.91% | -9.4% |
| 2nd | Pakistan | 0.96% | -0.9% |
| 3rd | Chad | 1.11% | 1.4% |
| 4th | Cambodia | 1.30% | 6.2% |
| 5th | Myanmar | 1.32% | -1.0% |
| 6th | Mali | 2.08% | -3.6% |
| 7th | Qatar | 2.68% | 0.8% |
| 8th | Senegal | 2.84% | 0.9% |
| 9th | Kuwait | 2.98% | -0.4% |
| 10th | Liberia | 3.00% | 2.7% |
| 11th | Niger | 3.11% | 1.6% |
| 12th | Guatemala | 3.44% | 2.9% |
| 13th | Solomon Islands | 3.67% | 2.3% |
| 14th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.68% | -7.3% |
| 15th | Burundi | 3.86% | 0.2% |
| 16th | Lao PDR | 3.98% | -7.6% |
| 17th | Burkina Faso | 4.26% | 2.1% |
| 18th | Bahrain | 4.27% | 1.3% |
| 19th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.32% | 6.3% |
| 20th | Netherlands | 4.33% | -16.7% |
| 21st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.59% | 7.6% |
| 22nd | Iceland | 4.86% | 14.5% |
| 23rd | Mexico | 4.98% | -4.8% |
| 24th | Papua New Guinea | 5.08% | -4.1% |
| 25th | Uganda | 5.18% | -0.3% |
| 26th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 5.30% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Tanzania | 5.35% | -3.4% |
| 28th | Tajikistan | 5.47% | -10.5% |
| 29th | Bhutan | 5.59% | 14.2% |
| 30th | Viet Nam | 5.59% | 18.2% |
| 31st | United Arab Emirates | 5.63% | 9.5% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 5.63% | 17.0% |
| 33rd | Guinea | 5.67% | -0.2% |
| 34th | Ireland | 5.86% | -6.4% |
| 35th | Austria | 6.00% | -4.5% |
| 36th | Peru | 6.07% | 2.0% |
| 37th | Mozambique | 6.09% | 0.8% |
| 38th | Luxembourg | 6.33% | -0.7% |
| 39th | Maldives | 6.70% | 52.3% |
| 40th | Kenya | 6.78% | 0.2% |
| 41st | Honduras | 6.81% | 3.5% |
| 42nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.90% | 6.6% |
| 43rd | Malawi | 6.92% | 2.4% |
| 44th | Togo | 7.30% | -0.5% |
| 45th | Singapore | 7.40% | 8.3% |
| 46th | Nigeria | 7.54% | -0.4% |
| 47th | Sierra Leone | 7.66% | 1.5% |
| 48th | Germany | 7.79% | -8.9% |
| 49th | Madagascar | 7.80% | -7.2% |
| 50th | Thailand | 7.87% | 15.5% |
| 51st | Cyprus | 7.98% | -10.4% |
| 52nd | China | 7.99% | 16.9% |
| 53rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 8.06% | 0.7% |
| 54th | Denmark | 8.23% | 22.3% |
| 55th | Cuba | 8.51% | -23.5% |
| 56th | Ecuador | 8.55% | -12.5% |
| 57th | Bangladesh | 8.82% | -9.5% |
| 58th | Portugal | 8.95% | 8.6% |
| 59th | Korea | 9.36% | -6.4% |
| 60th | Philippines | 9.42% | -1.3% |
| 61st | Mongolia | 9.50% | 2.0% |
| 62nd | Comoros | 9.57% | -0.3% |
| 63rd | Japan | 9.60% | 4.2% |
| 64th | Macao SAR, China | 9.87% | -9.5% |
| 65th | Timor-Leste | 9.98% | -3.2% |
| 66th | United Kingdom | 10.19% | -14.2% |
| 67th | Afghanistan | 10.27% | 0.7% |
| 68th | Eritrea | 10.37% | 1.5% |
| 69th | United States | 10.49% | 13.1% |
| 70th | Channel Islands | 10.51% | -1.0% |
| 71st | Zimbabwe | 10.86% | -9.0% |
| 72nd | Hungary | 11.04% | -14.2% |
| 73rd | Central African Republic | 11.04% | 0.7% |
| 74th | Fiji | 11.19% | 0.8% |
| 75th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 11.20% | 1.2% |
| 76th | Paraguay | 11.22% | -19.7% |
| 77th | Cameroon | 11.26% | -1.1% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 11.40% | 18.7% |
| 79th | Nicaragua | 11.51% | 0.8% |
| 80th | Tonga | 11.51% | 10.9% |
| 81st | Samoa | 11.65% | 5.9% |
| 82nd | Sweden | 11.67% | 25.6% |
| 83rd | New Zealand | 12.09% | -10.4% |
| 84th | El Salvador | 12.14% | 1.4% |
| 85th | Norway | 12.14% | 9.9% |
| 86th | Armenia | 12.16% | -0.3% |
| 87th | Canada | 12.87% | 1.6% |
| 88th | Oman | 13.34% | -2.9% |
| 89th | Dominican Republic | 13.46% | 8.5% |
| 90th | Australia | 13.48% | 11.5% |
| 91st | Panama | 13.77% | 1.7% |
| 92nd | Costa Rica | 13.81% | 22.9% |
| 93rd | Gambia, The | 14.18% | -0.8% |
| 94th | Vanuatu | 14.25% | 1.0% |
| 95th | Equatorial Guinea | 14.99% | 1.4% |
| 96th | Bahamas, The | 15.20% | -1.6% |
| 97th | Belgium | 15.33% | 0.5% |
| 98th | Ghana | 15.38% | -6.4% |
| 99th | Mauritania | 15.42% | 0.8% |
| 100th | Rwanda | 15.60% | 1.1% |
| 101st | Slovenia | 15.73% | -3.9% |
| 102nd | Iraq | 15.96% | 2.9% |
| 103rd | Türkiye | 16.05% | 24.0% |
| 104th | Moldova | 16.50% | 3.1% |
| 105th | Jamaica | 16.55% | -0.3% |
| 106th | Czechia | 16.56% | -2.4% |
| 107th | Brunei Darussalam | 17.47% | 0.7% |
| 108th | Malta | 17.74% | 49.9% |
| 109th | Romania | 17.78% | -1.0% |
| 110th | France | 17.91% | -12.6% |
| 111th | Russian Federation | 18.00% | -13.1% |
| 112th | South Sudan | 18.40% | 0.3% |
| 113th | Belize | 18.56% | -15.8% |
| 114th | Israel | 18.70% | 8.0% |
| 115th | Kazakhstan | 18.72% | -17.6% |
| 116th | Georgia | 18.77% | -4.2% |
| 117th | Nepal | 18.83% | -0.3% |
| 118th | Morocco | 18.87% | -7.5% |
| 119th | Yemen, Republic of | 18.95% | 1.8% |
| 120th | Indonesia | 19.04% | -0.6% |
| 121st | Brazil | 20.02% | -1.5% |
| 122nd | European Union | 20.18% | -2.4% |
| 123rd | India | 20.42% | 1.1% |
| 124th | Belarus | 20.53% | -5.4% |
| 125th | Ukraine | 20.69% | -5.5% |
| 126th | Spain | 20.72% | -18.0% |
| 127th | Virgin Islands (US) | 20.80% | 2.0% |
| 128th | Lebanon | 20.91% | -1.2% |
| 129th | Turkmenistan | 21.23% | -5.2% |
| 130th | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.40% | -8.6% |
| 131st | São Tomé and Principe | 21.61% | 10.0% |
| 132nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.98% | 20.5% |
| 133rd | Azerbaijan | 22.10% | -0.1% |
| 134th | Lesotho | 22.36% | -0.4% |
| 135th | Saudi Arabia | 22.44% | -1.8% |
| 136th | Puerto Rico (US) | 22.80% | 10.6% |
| 137th | Barbados | 22.94% | 10.1% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 22.98% | -7.4% |
| 139th | Haiti | 23.51% | 14.6% |
| 140th | Cabo Verde | 23.60% | 2.1% |
| 141st | Estonia | 23.85% | 12.9% |
| 142nd | Zambia | 24.05% | 6.7% |
| 143rd | Latvia | 24.16% | 13.6% |
| 144th | Sudan | 24.20% | -0.3% |
| 145th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24.28% | 5.2% |
| 146th | Guyana | 24.29% | -2.4% |
| 147th | Chile | 24.56% | -0.8% |
| 148th | Sri Lanka | 25.01% | 5.1% |
| 149th | Finland | 27.32% | -6.9% |
| 150th | Colombia | 27.49% | -26.5% |
| 151st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 27.63% | 10.5% |
| 152nd | Italy | 27.81% | -11.6% |
| 153rd | Greece | 27.82% | -3.9% |
| 154th | Mauritius | 27.84% | 5.5% |
| 155th | Serbia | 28.66% | 2.2% |
| 156th | Suriname | 28.80% | -7.4% |
| 157th | Albania | 29.82% | -2.0% |
| 158th | Tunisia | 29.89% | -2.7% |
| 159th | St. Lucia | 30.50% | 12.2% |
| 160th | West Bank and Gaza | 31.28% | 97.8% |
| 161st | Guam | 31.52% | -13.7% |
| 162nd | Lithuania | 31.53% | 10.5% |
| 163rd | French Polynesia | 32.80% | 1.0% |
| 164th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.76% | -0.2% |
| 165th | Jordan | 33.90% | 7.1% |
| 166th | Uruguay | 34.45% | 17.8% |
| 167th | Gabon | 36.26% | -2.0% |
| 168th | Argentina | 37.03% | 14.5% |
| 169th | Slovak Republic | 38.88% | 6.2% |
| 170th | Angola | 38.99% | -0.1% |
| 171st | Bulgaria | 39.09% | 17.7% |
| 172nd | Botswana | 39.25% | 22.2% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | 39.56% | 0.8% |
| 174th | Croatia | 39.72% | -5.1% |
| 175th | Poland | 40.39% | 22.7% |
| 176th | Namibia | 40.65% | 3.6% |
| 177th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.58% | 2.0% |
| 178th | South Africa | 43.21% | 0.1% |
| 179th | New Caledonia | 43.21% | -2.2% |
| 180th | Libya | 46.68% | 0.0% |
| 181st | Algeria | 46.93% | -7.4% |
| 182nd | Eswatini | 50.34% | 3.2% |
| 183rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.60% | 4.4% |
| 184th | North Macedonia | 55.55% | -4.8% |
| 185th | Montenegro | 55.67% | 0.2% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 65.65% | 1.0% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's youth unemployment in 2001?▾
Kenya's youth unemployment in 2001 was 6.78%. This ranked 40th globally.
How did Kenya's youth unemployment change in 2001?▾
Kenya's youth unemployment increased by 0.2% in 2001 compared to 2000.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2001?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2001 at 65.65%.
What is the youth unemployment of Kenya in 2001?▾
The youth unemployment of Kenya in 2001 was 6.78%. This ranked 40th globally.
How does 2001 compare to 2000 for Kenya's youth unemployment?▾
Kenya's youth unemployment went from 6.76% in 2000 to 6.78% in 2001, a 0.2% increase.
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