Lesotho - Youth Unemployment 2014
23.64%
+0.34pp from 2013
Lesotho's youth unemployment was 23.64% in 2014, increased +0.34pp from 23.29% in 2013. This was the 130th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2014▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Niger | 0.67% | -71.0% |
| 2nd | Qatar | 0.74% | -33.5% |
| 3rd | Cambodia | 1.06% | 39.5% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 1.29% | 1.6% |
| 5th | Chad | 1.39% | 2.1% |
| 6th | Liberia | 1.55% | -20.5% |
| 7th | Myanmar | 1.58% | 0.3% |
| 8th | Mali | 2.24% | -1.6% |
| 9th | Moldova | 2.30% | -22.2% |
| 10th | Madagascar | 2.54% | 42.4% |
| 11th | Burundi | 2.93% | 8.0% |
| 12th | Thailand | 3.11% | 152.9% |
| 13th | Uganda | 3.32% | 28.3% |
| 14th | Lao PDR | 3.41% | 16.2% |
| 15th | Benin | 3.61% | -8.8% |
| 16th | Tanzania | 3.69% | -35.1% |
| 17th | Kazakhstan | 3.84% | -2.2% |
| 18th | Macao SAR, China | 3.89% | -5.9% |
| 19th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.96% | 2.1% |
| 20th | Togo | 4.00% | 8.1% |
| 21st | Pakistan | 4.05% | -32.2% |
| 22nd | Papua New Guinea | 4.34% | -3.7% |
| 23rd | Viet Nam | 4.67% | 2.3% |
| 24th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.70% | -25.0% |
| 25th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.77% | -11.5% |
| 26th | Bahrain | 5.40% | -0.8% |
| 27th | Tonga | 5.50% | 8.8% |
| 28th | Guatemala | 5.69% | 3.2% |
| 29th | United Arab Emirates | 5.82% | -4.8% |
| 30th | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.88% | -6.3% |
| 31st | Guinea | 5.97% | 1.3% |
| 32nd | Cameroon | 6.20% | -0.6% |
| 33rd | Japan | 6.30% | -7.5% |
| 34th | Cuba | 6.60% | -18.3% |
| 35th | Malawi | 6.75% | 0.0% |
| 36th | Senegal | 6.83% | 20.7% |
| 37th | Burkina Faso | 6.84% | 4.8% |
| 38th | Zimbabwe | 6.95% | -8.7% |
| 39th | Mozambique | 7.03% | 0.6% |
| 40th | Kenya | 7.25% | 1.0% |
| 41st | Peru | 7.55% | 7.7% |
| 42nd | Germany | 7.61% | -2.7% |
| 43rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.63% | -0.8% |
| 44th | Norway | 7.79% | -13.9% |
| 45th | Nigeria | 8.04% | 4.3% |
| 46th | Kyrgyz Republic | 8.13% | 6.2% |
| 47th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.28% | -1.2% |
| 48th | Singapore | 8.38% | -5.9% |
| 49th | Nicaragua | 8.44% | -6.3% |
| 50th | Korea | 8.59% | -3.9% |
| 51st | Switzerland | 8.60% | -1.7% |
| 52nd | Timor-Leste | 8.84% | -2.7% |
| 53rd | Bhutan | 9.02% | -3.9% |
| 54th | Ecuador | 9.03% | 8.4% |
| 55th | Turkmenistan | 9.07% | 1.5% |
| 56th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 9.20% | -2.6% |
| 57th | Ghana | 9.31% | 97.3% |
| 58th | Comoros | 9.36% | 0.8% |
| 59th | Mexico | 9.42% | 0.2% |
| 60th | Sierra Leone | 9.44% | 8.1% |
| 61st | Philippines | 9.47% | 3.3% |
| 62nd | Iceland | 9.57% | -8.2% |
| 63rd | El Salvador | 9.60% | 12.7% |
| 64th | Central African Republic | 9.73% | -0.7% |
| 65th | Malaysia | 9.77% | -3.0% |
| 66th | Eritrea | 9.90% | -0.5% |
| 67th | Afghanistan | 10.09% | -0.1% |
| 68th | Bangladesh | 10.12% | 4.6% |
| 69th | Israel | 10.43% | 0.3% |
| 70th | China | 10.51% | 1.9% |
| 71st | Austria | 10.51% | 7.6% |
| 72nd | Belarus | 10.80% | -0.2% |
| 73rd | Vanuatu | 10.81% | 3.3% |
| 74th | Paraguay | 11.10% | 16.8% |
| 75th | Uzbekistan | 11.37% | 5.7% |
| 76th | Panama | 11.52% | 16.4% |
| 77th | Malta | 11.70% | -8.1% |
| 78th | Honduras | 11.87% | 20.8% |
| 79th | Mongolia | 11.96% | 13.0% |
| 80th | Gambia, The | 12.21% | -11.1% |
| 81st | Netherlands | 12.53% | -3.2% |
| 82nd | Canada | 13.20% | -0.3% |
| 83rd | Australia | 13.31% | 8.9% |
| 84th | Dominican Republic | 13.34% | -23.3% |
| 85th | United States | 13.41% | -13.8% |
| 86th | Azerbaijan | 13.42% | -0.5% |
| 87th | Tajikistan | 13.58% | 1.0% |
| 88th | Zambia | 14.00% | -10.9% |
| 89th | Russian Federation | 14.05% | -1.0% |
| 90th | New Zealand | 14.11% | -7.8% |
| 91st | Denmark | 14.20% | -3.9% |
| 92nd | Fiji | 14.44% | 1.6% |
| 93rd | São Tomé and Principe | 14.85% | -13.1% |
| 94th | Estonia | 14.98% | -19.9% |
| 95th | Equatorial Guinea | 15.21% | -0.3% |
| 96th | Oman | 15.33% | -0.8% |
| 97th | Kuwait | 15.46% | 13.4% |
| 98th | Brazil | 15.50% | -1.3% |
| 99th | Suriname | 15.60% | -19.3% |
| 100th | Czechia | 15.84% | -16.4% |
| 101st | Indonesia | 15.98% | 0.0% |
| 102nd | Rwanda | 16.55% | 0.8% |
| 103rd | Chile | 16.98% | 1.8% |
| 104th | Mauritania | 17.36% | 7.2% |
| 105th | United Kingdom | 17.51% | -16.4% |
| 106th | Samoa | 17.53% | -0.2% |
| 107th | Türkiye | 17.70% | -4.0% |
| 108th | Guam | 18.00% | -33.5% |
| 109th | Colombia | 18.25% | -2.6% |
| 110th | Belize | 18.27% | 8.1% |
| 111th | Maldives | 18.37% | -6.4% |
| 112th | Sri Lanka | 18.78% | 4.7% |
| 113th | Argentina | 19.14% | -2.1% |
| 114th | Lithuania | 19.26% | -12.0% |
| 115th | Nepal | 19.35% | -0.1% |
| 116th | Uruguay | 19.42% | 0.6% |
| 117th | South Sudan | 19.58% | -0.8% |
| 118th | Latvia | 19.60% | -15.7% |
| 119th | Lebanon | 19.77% | 3.5% |
| 120th | Iraq | 19.91% | 11.1% |
| 121st | Morocco | 19.97% | 4.2% |
| 122nd | Slovenia | 20.24% | -6.6% |
| 123rd | Hungary | 20.38% | -23.2% |
| 124th | Finland | 20.45% | 3.2% |
| 125th | Channel Islands | 20.54% | -5.1% |
| 126th | Sweden | 22.82% | -3.0% |
| 127th | Belgium | 23.23% | -2.0% |
| 128th | Ireland | 23.42% | -12.4% |
| 129th | Ukraine | 23.57% | 33.6% |
| 130th | Lesotho | 23.64% | 1.5% |
| 131st | Guyana | 23.69% | 1.9% |
| 132nd | Poland | 23.73% | -12.6% |
| 133rd | Bulgaria | 23.77% | -16.2% |
| 134th | Brunei Darussalam | 24.09% | 3.2% |
| 135th | Costa Rica | 24.23% | 12.4% |
| 136th | Luxembourg | 24.28% | 49.0% |
| 137th | Romania | 24.36% | 1.4% |
| 138th | India | 24.71% | 1.0% |
| 139th | Mauritius | 24.73% | 11.5% |
| 140th | Yemen, Republic of | 24.76% | 0.8% |
| 141st | France | 24.83% | 1.9% |
| 142nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24.97% | 4.6% |
| 143rd | Algeria | 25.66% | 0.8% |
| 144th | European Union | 25.96% | -3.6% |
| 145th | Virgin Islands (US) | 26.30% | 0.5% |
| 146th | Jamaica | 26.35% | -3.2% |
| 147th | Slovak Republic | 26.75% | -20.7% |
| 148th | Cabo Verde | 26.93% | 6.4% |
| 149th | Sudan | 27.28% | -6.4% |
| 150th | Jordan | 27.61% | -6.5% |
| 151st | Saudi Arabia | 28.60% | 6.1% |
| 152nd | Bahamas, The | 28.99% | -15.9% |
| 153rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 30.71% | -2.8% |
| 154th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 32.20% | -5.6% |
| 155th | Barbados | 33.06% | 13.6% |
| 156th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.55% | -0.3% |
| 157th | Haiti | 34.09% | 1.0% |
| 158th | Botswana | 34.60% | 0.0% |
| 159th | Portugal | 34.66% | -9.9% |
| 160th | French Polynesia | 35.46% | 0.1% |
| 161st | Cyprus | 35.52% | -6.7% |
| 162nd | Gabon | 35.66% | 0.9% |
| 163rd | Angola | 35.74% | -2.7% |
| 164th | Syrian Arab Republic | 35.98% | 1.5% |
| 165th | Montenegro | 36.01% | -13.9% |
| 166th | West Bank and Gaza | 36.33% | -2.2% |
| 167th | Armenia | 36.38% | 3.8% |
| 168th | Tunisia | 36.91% | 6.0% |
| 169th | Georgia | 37.37% | -7.1% |
| 170th | New Caledonia | 38.21% | 1.7% |
| 171st | Namibia | 38.73% | -4.4% |
| 172nd | Albania | 39.55% | 26.7% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | 40.64% | -0.7% |
| 174th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.01% | 0.0% |
| 175th | Italy | 42.67% | 6.6% |
| 176th | Croatia | 45.70% | -9.5% |
| 177th | Serbia | 47.63% | -3.7% |
| 178th | St. Lucia | 47.86% | -1.3% |
| 179th | Eswatini | 49.31% | -2.3% |
| 180th | Libya | 50.68% | 0.2% |
| 181st | South Africa | 51.19% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | Greece | 52.65% | -10.0% |
| 183rd | North Macedonia | 53.07% | 2.9% |
| 184th | Spain | 53.17% | -4.1% |
| 185th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.60% | 6.0% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 72.04% | 1.0% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's youth unemployment in 2014?▾
Lesotho's youth unemployment in 2014 was 23.64%. This ranked 130th globally.
How did Lesotho's youth unemployment change in 2014?▾
Lesotho's youth unemployment increased by 1.5% in 2014 compared to 2013.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2014?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2014 at 72.04%.
What is the youth unemployment of Lesotho in 2014?▾
The youth unemployment of Lesotho in 2014 was 23.64%. This ranked 130th globally.
How does 2014 compare to 2013 for Lesotho's youth unemployment?▾
Lesotho's youth unemployment went from 23.29% in 2013 to 23.64% in 2014, a 1.5% increase.
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