Libya - Youth Unemployment 2006
47.01%
+0.62pp from 2005
Libya's youth unemployment was 47.01% in 2006, increased +0.62pp from 46.40% in 2005. This was the 181st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.94% | 0.1% |
| 2nd | Chad | 1.10% | 8.4% |
| 3rd | Myanmar | 1.39% | 1.6% |
| 4th | Benin | 1.46% | 11.4% |
| 5th | Cambodia | 1.89% | 8.6% |
| 6th | Mali | 2.16% | 1.4% |
| 7th | Lao PDR | 2.57% | -10.3% |
| 8th | Madagascar | 2.62% | 15.0% |
| 9th | Qatar | 2.73% | -3.4% |
| 10th | Senegal | 2.90% | 1.9% |
| 11th | Tonga | 2.91% | -57.1% |
| 12th | Liberia | 3.15% | -3.0% |
| 13th | Solomon Islands | 3.40% | 1.4% |
| 14th | Uganda | 3.42% | 20.0% |
| 15th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.83% | -0.7% |
| 16th | Burundi | 3.90% | 0.6% |
| 17th | Bahrain | 3.93% | 2.5% |
| 18th | Papua New Guinea | 4.14% | -4.1% |
| 19th | Cuba | 4.20% | -0.6% |
| 20th | Thailand | 4.84% | 0.7% |
| 21st | Niger | 5.02% | -18.8% |
| 22nd | Guatemala | 5.16% | -3.6% |
| 23rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.35% | 2.5% |
| 24th | Viet Nam | 5.40% | 8.8% |
| 25th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 5.44% | 10.2% |
| 26th | Cameroon | 5.60% | -15.5% |
| 27th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.63% | 5.0% |
| 28th | Burkina Faso | 5.78% | -8.2% |
| 29th | Kuwait | 5.86% | -10.9% |
| 30th | Guinea | 5.86% | 0.5% |
| 31st | Tanzania | 6.02% | 3.3% |
| 32nd | Sierra Leone | 6.14% | 7.8% |
| 33rd | Honduras | 6.19% | -29.2% |
| 34th | Mozambique | 6.53% | 0.0% |
| 35th | Kenya | 6.57% | -1.2% |
| 36th | Malawi | 6.64% | 0.4% |
| 37th | Tajikistan | 6.74% | 15.9% |
| 38th | Mexico | 6.98% | 1.5% |
| 39th | Peru | 7.15% | -15.1% |
| 40th | Macao SAR, China | 7.16% | -13.3% |
| 41st | Bangladesh | 7.26% | -17.5% |
| 42nd | Togo | 7.49% | 1.3% |
| 43rd | Denmark | 7.69% | -10.7% |
| 44th | Nigeria | 7.69% | 2.0% |
| 45th | Switzerland | 7.70% | -12.1% |
| 46th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.82% | -0.8% |
| 47th | Ireland | 7.91% | 1.1% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 7.92% | -1.6% |
| 49th | Iceland | 7.92% | 12.3% |
| 50th | Ecuador | 7.93% | 0.8% |
| 51st | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.12% | 1.1% |
| 52nd | Zimbabwe | 8.24% | 1.7% |
| 53rd | Japan | 8.30% | -4.6% |
| 54th | Nicaragua | 8.61% | -0.8% |
| 55th | Norway | 8.63% | -23.5% |
| 56th | Singapore | 8.63% | -16.8% |
| 57th | Korea | 8.92% | -4.3% |
| 58th | China | 9.33% | -1.7% |
| 59th | Ghana | 9.49% | -11.0% |
| 60th | Bhutan | 9.54% | 1.1% |
| 61st | Netherlands | 9.76% | -15.4% |
| 62nd | Moldova | 9.80% | -33.1% |
| 63rd | Comoros | 9.80% | -0.5% |
| 64th | Cyprus | 9.87% | -27.1% |
| 65th | New Zealand | 9.95% | 2.0% |
| 66th | Timor-Leste | 9.95% | -0.4% |
| 67th | Lithuania | 9.98% | -36.7% |
| 68th | Philippines | 10.02% | 8.3% |
| 69th | Australia | 10.03% | -5.6% |
| 70th | Austria | 10.05% | -10.1% |
| 71st | Eritrea | 10.14% | -0.9% |
| 72nd | Afghanistan | 10.18% | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Fiji | 10.26% | 6.4% |
| 74th | Central African Republic | 10.34% | -2.1% |
| 75th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 10.37% | -2.8% |
| 76th | United States | 10.43% | -7.2% |
| 77th | Malaysia | 10.68% | -5.7% |
| 78th | Dominican Republic | 10.78% | -20.1% |
| 79th | Paraguay | 11.08% | 7.2% |
| 80th | Kazakhstan | 11.18% | -12.1% |
| 81st | El Salvador | 11.57% | -8.7% |
| 82nd | Canada | 11.62% | -6.3% |
| 83rd | Mongolia | 11.69% | 3.6% |
| 84th | Armenia | 11.95% | -0.2% |
| 85th | Estonia | 12.12% | -19.9% |
| 86th | Uzbekistan | 12.36% | -14.7% |
| 87th | Channel Islands | 12.59% | -6.1% |
| 88th | Turkmenistan | 12.68% | -12.6% |
| 89th | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.03% | -21.2% |
| 90th | Panama | 13.29% | -1.5% |
| 91st | Germany | 13.40% | -13.3% |
| 92nd | Samoa | 13.51% | 3.1% |
| 93rd | Vanuatu | 13.54% | -0.7% |
| 94th | Latvia | 13.62% | -10.1% |
| 95th | Slovenia | 13.89% | -13.0% |
| 96th | Oman | 13.99% | -4.1% |
| 97th | United Kingdom | 14.23% | 9.0% |
| 98th | Ukraine | 14.25% | -6.3% |
| 99th | Costa Rica | 14.27% | -8.1% |
| 100th | Mauritania | 14.37% | -2.4% |
| 101st | Belarus | 14.38% | -7.7% |
| 102nd | Azerbaijan | 14.69% | -4.2% |
| 103rd | Equatorial Guinea | 14.70% | -1.0% |
| 104th | Gambia, The | 14.74% | 2.3% |
| 105th | Malta | 15.46% | -4.1% |
| 106th | Rwanda | 15.77% | -1.4% |
| 107th | Luxembourg | 15.97% | 17.1% |
| 108th | Bahamas, The | 16.40% | -19.1% |
| 109th | Russian Federation | 16.41% | 5.7% |
| 110th | Morocco | 16.47% | 4.8% |
| 111th | Portugal | 16.50% | 1.8% |
| 112th | Iraq | 16.76% | -0.9% |
| 113th | Jamaica | 16.95% | 0.7% |
| 114th | Guam | 17.02% | 4.5% |
| 115th | Czechia | 17.45% | -9.4% |
| 116th | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.65% | -2.9% |
| 117th | Maldives | 17.71% | 13.6% |
| 118th | Spain | 17.89% | -8.9% |
| 119th | Israel | 18.41% | 3.1% |
| 120th | South Sudan | 18.84% | 0.4% |
| 121st | Türkiye | 18.89% | -4.0% |
| 122nd | Belize | 19.03% | -14.1% |
| 123rd | Nepal | 19.13% | 0.4% |
| 124th | Hungary | 19.36% | -1.5% |
| 125th | European Union | 19.55% | -8.7% |
| 126th | Bulgaria | 19.58% | -12.6% |
| 127th | Brazil | 19.88% | -7.1% |
| 128th | Brunei Darussalam | 19.93% | 2.7% |
| 129th | Virgin Islands (US) | 20.21% | -6.0% |
| 130th | Belgium | 20.51% | -4.5% |
| 131st | Yemen, Republic of | 20.55% | 1.8% |
| 132nd | Barbados | 20.58% | -3.2% |
| 133rd | Suriname | 20.82% | -2.2% |
| 134th | Lebanon | 21.26% | 3.8% |
| 135th | Guyana | 21.36% | -3.8% |
| 136th | India | 21.47% | 1.7% |
| 137th | Sweden | 21.48% | -5.9% |
| 138th | Romania | 21.75% | 5.8% |
| 139th | Italy | 21.79% | -9.6% |
| 140th | Chile | 22.11% | -5.5% |
| 141st | Sri Lanka | 22.12% | -20.1% |
| 142nd | Colombia | 22.33% | -1.2% |
| 143rd | France | 22.45% | 5.8% |
| 144th | Puerto Rico (US) | 22.50% | -4.3% |
| 145th | Lesotho | 22.56% | 0.4% |
| 146th | Mauritius | 23.25% | -9.4% |
| 147th | São Tomé and Principe | 23.47% | 1.5% |
| 148th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.53% | 0.6% |
| 149th | Argentina | 23.78% | -9.3% |
| 150th | Sudan | 24.12% | 0.0% |
| 151st | Algeria | 24.40% | -21.9% |
| 152nd | Indonesia | 24.62% | -6.4% |
| 153rd | Greece | 24.66% | -4.5% |
| 154th | Cabo Verde | 24.80% | 0.5% |
| 155th | Finland | 25.77% | -3.8% |
| 156th | Albania | 25.88% | -1.4% |
| 157th | Saudi Arabia | 26.46% | 2.6% |
| 158th | Zambia | 26.77% | -14.9% |
| 159th | Slovak Republic | 26.85% | -11.3% |
| 160th | Georgia | 27.30% | 4.4% |
| 161st | Tunisia | 27.91% | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Uruguay | 28.09% | -3.4% |
| 163rd | Croatia | 29.10% | -10.6% |
| 164th | Poland | 29.54% | -20.0% |
| 165th | West Bank and Gaza | 29.84% | -6.5% |
| 166th | St. Lucia | 29.88% | -13.1% |
| 167th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 30.52% | -2.3% |
| 168th | Botswana | 31.91% | -13.3% |
| 169th | Jordan | 33.02% | -5.6% |
| 170th | Gabon | 33.34% | 3.5% |
| 171st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.62% | 0.0% |
| 172nd | French Polynesia | 33.86% | 1.1% |
| 173rd | Angola | 37.64% | -1.0% |
| 174th | Haiti | 37.96% | 9.1% |
| 175th | New Caledonia | 38.61% | -2.9% |
| 176th | Congo, Republic of | 39.80% | -0.5% |
| 177th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.00% | -0.4% |
| 178th | Namibia | 43.02% | -0.6% |
| 179th | South Africa | 43.87% | -0.1% |
| 180th | Montenegro | 45.85% | -17.6% |
| 181st | Libya | 47.01% | 1.3% |
| 182nd | Serbia | 48.00% | 1.8% |
| 183rd | Eswatini | 55.64% | 1.7% |
| 184th | North Macedonia | 60.11% | -3.0% |
| 185th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.98% | 3.8% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 67.67% | 0.5% |
FAQ
What was Libya's youth unemployment in 2006?▾
Libya's youth unemployment in 2006 was 47.01%. This ranked 181st globally.
How did Libya's youth unemployment change in 2006?▾
Libya's youth unemployment increased by 1.3% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2006?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2006 at 67.67%.
What is the youth unemployment of Libya in 2006?▾
The youth unemployment of Libya in 2006 was 47.01%. This ranked 181st globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Libya's youth unemployment?▾
Libya's youth unemployment went from 46.40% in 2005 to 47.01% in 2006, a 1.3% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Libya matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2006. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: -0.2%. View full analysis →
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