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Korea - Youth Unemployment 2007

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
7.85% −1.06pp from 2006 Global rank: 50th

Korea's youth unemployment was 7.85% in 2007, decreased +1.06pp from 8.92% in 2006. This was the 50th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2007▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2007
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.82% -12.7%
2nd Chad 1.22% 10.5%
3rd Myanmar 1.42% 1.9%
4th Qatar 1.57% -42.5%
5th Benin 1.60% 9.5%
6th Cambodia 2.04% 8.2%
7th Mali 2.14% -0.9%
8th Lao PDR 2.31% -10.2%
9th Senegal 2.93% 1.1%
10th Madagascar 2.97% 13.5%
11th Burundi 3.04% -22.1%
12th Liberia 3.12% -1.1%
13th Tonga 3.25% 11.6%
14th Solomon Islands 3.46% 1.9%
15th Guinea-Bissau 3.82% -0.3%
16th Niger 3.96% -21.2%
17th Papua New Guinea 3.96% -4.5%
18th Cuba 3.97% -5.5%
19th Uganda 4.03% 17.7%
20th Bahrain 4.06% 3.4%
21st Thailand 4.55% -6.1%
22nd Cameroon 4.58% -18.3%
23rd Guatemala 4.96% -3.9%
24th Burkina Faso 5.21% -9.9%
25th Honduras 5.51% -11.0%
26th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.55% 3.7%
27th Tanzania 5.63% -6.5%
28th Guinea 5.80% -1.1%
29th Tajikistan 5.87% -12.8%
30th Viet Nam 5.89% 9.0%
31st Kyrgyz Republic 5.90% 4.9%
32nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.94% 9.3%
33rd Macao SAR, China 6.50% -9.2%
34th Kenya 6.56% -0.2%
35th Sierra Leone 6.57% 6.9%
36th Malawi 6.58% -1.0%
37th Mozambique 6.60% 1.1%
38th Togo 6.66% -11.1%
39th Iceland 6.69% -15.6%
40th Kuwait 6.86% 17.1%
41st Ecuador 7.02% -11.5%
42nd Switzerland 7.08% -8.0%
43rd Mexico 7.12% 2.1%
44th Norway 7.34% -15.0%
45th Denmark 7.50% -2.5%
46th Peru 7.54% 5.4%
47th Moldova 7.58% -22.6%
48th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.73% -1.2%
49th United Arab Emirates 7.80% -1.6%
50th Korea 7.85% -11.9%
51st Nigeria 7.86% 2.2%
52nd Japan 7.87% -5.2%
53rd Nicaragua 7.88% -8.5%
54th Bangladesh 8.02% 10.6%
55th Lithuania 8.39% -15.9%
56th Côte d'Ivoire 8.46% 4.1%
57th Singapore 8.50% -1.6%
58th Zimbabwe 8.53% 3.6%
59th Philippines 8.74% -12.7%
60th Hong Kong SAR, China 8.97% -13.5%
61st Netherlands 9.10% -6.8%
62nd Ireland 9.16% 15.8%
63rd China 9.22% -1.1%
64th Kazakhstan 9.35% -16.4%
65th Australia 9.36% -6.6%
66th Cyprus 9.49% -3.9%
67th Austria 9.60% -4.5%
68th Timor-Leste 9.75% -2.0%
69th Comoros 9.81% 0.1%
70th Ghana 10.00% 5.3%
71st Estonia 10.10% -16.7%
72nd New Zealand 10.10% 1.6%
73rd Afghanistan 10.12% -0.6%
74th Slovenia 10.13% -27.1%
75th Uzbekistan 10.14% -17.9%
76th Eritrea 10.15% 0.1%
77th Central African Republic 10.25% -0.9%
78th Paraguay 10.41% -6.0%
79th United States 10.47% 0.4%
80th Latvia 10.56% -22.4%
81st Czechia 10.73% -38.5%
82nd Malaysia 10.76% 0.7%
83rd Turkmenistan 10.81% -14.7%
84th Canada 11.02% -5.1%
85th Fiji 11.05% 7.7%
86th Costa Rica 11.07% -22.4%
87th Trinidad and Tobago 11.36% -12.8%
88th El Salvador 11.37% -1.7%
89th Bhutan 11.41% 19.6%
90th Channel Islands 11.44% -9.1%
91st Germany 11.82% -11.8%
92nd Armenia 11.92% -0.3%
93rd Vanuatu 12.02% -11.3%
94th Mongolia 12.04% 3.0%
95th Dominican Republic 12.33% 14.4%
96th Panama 13.09% -1.5%
97th Ukraine 13.21% -7.3%
98th Belarus 13.22% -8.0%
99th Azerbaijan 13.45% -8.4%
100th Malta 13.49% -12.7%
101st Samoa 13.84% 2.4%
102nd Oman 13.91% -0.6%
103rd Russian Federation 14.47% -11.8%
104th Mauritania 14.56% 1.4%
105th United Kingdom 14.61% 2.7%
106th Equatorial Guinea 14.74% 0.3%
107th Luxembourg 14.82% -7.2%
108th Gambia, The 14.93% 1.3%
109th Bulgaria 15.18% -22.4%
110th Morocco 15.60% -5.3%
111th Rwanda 15.83% 0.4%
112th Israel 16.25% -11.7%
113th Finland 16.43% -36.3%
114th Portugal 16.73% 1.4%
115th European Union 16.99% -13.1%
116th Jamaica 17.01% 0.3%
117th Iraq 17.21% 2.7%
118th Belize 17.22% -9.5%
119th Barbados 17.46% -15.2%
120th Spain 18.09% 1.1%
121st Hungary 18.15% -6.3%
122nd Brazil 18.80% -5.5%
123rd Belgium 18.84% -8.1%
124th Bahamas, The 18.92% 15.4%
125th South Sudan 18.92% 0.4%
126th Syrian Arab Republic 18.92% 7.2%
127th Nepal 19.22% 0.5%
128th Sweden 19.26% -10.3%
129th France 19.64% -12.5%
130th Guam 19.76% 16.1%
131st Türkiye 19.81% 4.9%
132nd Virgin Islands (US) 19.85% -1.8%
133rd Maldives 19.87% 12.1%
134th Argentina 20.24% -14.9%
135th Italy 20.38% -6.5%
136th Brunei Darussalam 20.41% 2.4%
137th Suriname 20.42% -1.9%
138th Slovak Republic 20.48% -23.7%
139th Romania 20.64% -5.1%
140th Yemen, Republic of 20.93% 1.9%
141st Poland 21.39% -27.6%
142nd Sri Lanka 21.47% -3.0%
143rd Guyana 21.53% 0.8%
144th Chile 21.64% -2.1%
145th Lebanon 21.84% 2.7%
146th Zambia 21.86% -18.4%
147th India 21.86% 1.8%
148th Colombia 22.20% -0.6%
149th Puerto Rico (US) 22.29% -0.9%
150th Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.35% -5.0%
151st Lesotho 22.50% -0.3%
152nd São Tomé and Principe 22.69% -3.4%
153rd Greece 22.73% -7.8%
154th Indonesia 22.86% -7.1%
155th Saudi Arabia 23.81% -10.0%
156th Sudan 24.11% -0.1%
157th Mauritius 24.52% 5.4%
158th Uruguay 24.89% -11.4%
159th Cabo Verde 24.91% 0.5%
160th Egypt, Arab Republic of 25.08% -17.8%
161st Croatia 25.12% -13.7%
162nd St. Lucia 26.59% -11.0%
163rd Albania 26.65% 3.0%
164th Algeria 27.94% 14.5%
165th Tunisia 28.14% 0.8%
166th Georgia 28.74% 5.3%
167th West Bank and Gaza 31.01% 3.9%
168th Botswana 31.61% -1.0%
169th Jordan 31.76% -3.8%
170th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.56% -0.2%
171st Gabon 33.73% 1.2%
172nd French Polynesia 34.11% 0.8%
173rd Montenegro 36.09% -21.3%
174th Angola 37.51% -0.3%
175th New Caledonia 37.58% -2.7%
176th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 39.93% -0.2%
177th Haiti 40.52% 6.7%
178th Congo, Republic of 40.58% 2.0%
179th Serbia 43.61% -9.2%
180th Namibia 43.69% 1.6%
181st South Africa 44.04% 0.4%
182nd Libya 47.38% 0.8%
183rd Eswatini 56.79% 2.1%
184th North Macedonia 58.21% -3.2%
185th Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.10% -6.1%
186th Djibouti 68.05% 0.6%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was Korea's youth unemployment in 2007?▾

Korea's youth unemployment in 2007 was 7.85%. This ranked 50th globally.

How did Korea's youth unemployment change in 2007?▾

Korea's youth unemployment decreased by 11.9% in 2007 compared to 2006.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2007?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2007 at 68.05%.

What is the youth unemployment of Korea in 2007?▾

The youth unemployment of Korea in 2007 was 7.85%. This ranked 50th globally.

How does 2007 compare to 2006 for Korea's youth unemployment?▾

Korea's youth unemployment went from 8.92% in 2006 to 7.85% in 2007, a 11.9% decrease.

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