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Norway - Youth Unemployment 2016

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

11.04% +1.24pp from 2015 Global rank: 75th

Norway's youth unemployment was 11.04% in 2016, increased +1.24pp from 9.80% in 2015. This was the 75th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2016
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Qatar	0.48%	-15.3%
2nd	Niger	0.72%	1.7%
3rd	Cambodia	1.14%	52.8%
4th	Solomon Islands	1.30%	0.0%
5th	Chad	1.46%	2.6%
6th	Côte d'Ivoire	2.04%	-39.6%
7th	Mali	2.13%	-1.7%
8th	Liberia	2.31%	19.9%
9th	Burundi	2.46%	-8.4%
10th	Myanmar	2.55%	60.6%
11th	Moldova	3.02%	-9.6%
12th	Benin	3.24%	-5.3%
13th	Tanzania	3.24%	-5.9%
14th	Madagascar	3.58%	8.4%
15th	Thailand	3.71%	20.0%
16th	Kazakhstan	3.81%	1.2%
17th	Guinea-Bissau	3.87%	-0.4%
18th	Papua New Guinea	4.19%	-1.8%
19th	Uganda	4.41%	13.9%
20th	Lao PDR	4.84%	24.0%
21st	Cuba	4.96%	-16.8%
22nd	Macao SAR, China	4.98%	14.8%
23rd	United Arab Emirates	5.11%	-6.2%
24th	Japan	5.12%	-6.4%
25th	Pakistan	5.17%	-22.7%
26th	Bahrain	5.53%	1.8%
27th	Guatemala	5.58%	0.0%
28th	Tonga	6.01%	3.1%
29th	Cameroon	6.30%	1.1%
30th	Iceland	6.32%	-26.4%
31st	Guinea	6.35%	1.3%
32nd	Senegal	6.37%	-20.8%
33rd	Sierra Leone	6.71%	-17.6%
34th	Viet Nam	6.76%	7.9%
35th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.77%	-1.2%
36th	Togo	6.81%	57.9%
37th	Malawi	6.82%	1.0%
38th	Germany	7.08%	-3.4%
39th	Kenya	7.33%	0.5%
40th	Nicaragua	7.34%	-16.5%
41st	Burkina Faso	7.38%	3.1%
42nd	Mozambique	7.40%	4.3%
43rd	Mexico	7.62%	-10.5%
44th	Philippines	7.63%	-10.3%
45th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	8.09%	4.3%
46th	Peru	8.27%	20.3%
47th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.28%	0.7%
48th	Israel	8.51%	-7.5%
49th	Switzerland	8.58%	-2.7%
50th	Trinidad and Tobago	8.72%	48.6%
51st	Singapore	8.72%	-1.9%
52nd	Turkmenistan	8.79%	-1.4%
53rd	Kyrgyz Republic	8.93%	4.9%
54th	Zimbabwe	8.95%	11.6%
55th	Nigeria	9.10%	7.6%
56th	Comoros	9.50%	1.1%
57th	El Salvador	9.50%	9.7%
58th	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.73%	-6.7%
59th	Central African Republic	9.75%	-0.6%
60th	Gambia, The	9.82%	-10.9%
61st	Eritrea	10.00%	-0.4%
62nd	Korea	10.15%	2.5%
63rd	Ecuador	10.35%	17.3%
64th	United States	10.43%	-10.3%
65th	Czechia	10.49%	-16.6%
66th	Zambia	10.51%	-15.0%
67th	China	10.57%	-1.0%
68th	São Tomé and Principe	10.61%	-17.1%
69th	Ghana	10.62%	-25.4%
70th	Netherlands	10.64%	-4.2%
71st	Malta	10.71%	-8.1%
72nd	Belarus	10.73%	-0.4%
73rd	Malaysia	10.84%	-1.3%
74th	Bangladesh	10.96%	3.7%
75th	Norway	11.04%	12.6%
76th	Vanuatu	11.32%	2.3%
77th	Austria	11.42%	4.7%
78th	Uzbekistan	11.46%	0.1%
79th	Paraguay	11.53%	5.6%
80th	Bhutan	11.61%	14.8%
81st	Denmark	12.15%	0.0%
82nd	Panama	12.30%	5.3%
83rd	Honduras	12.58%	13.9%
84th	Canada	12.60%	-1.3%
85th	Australia	12.64%	-3.6%
86th	Guam	12.89%	-21.4%
87th	Hungary	12.92%	-25.2%
88th	Azerbaijan	12.93%	-3.3%
89th	Timor-Leste	13.07%	52.5%
90th	United Kingdom	13.21%	-13.0%
91st	New Zealand	13.47%	-2.9%
92nd	Tajikistan	13.85%	1.0%
93rd	Estonia	14.13%	-1.5%
94th	Oman	14.20%	-6.3%
95th	Lithuania	14.46%	-11.3%
96th	Afghanistan	14.93%	19.1%
97th	Fiji	14.99%	2.5%
98th	Maldives	15.13%	-10.1%
99th	Kuwait	15.14%	-6.4%
100th	Slovenia	15.24%	-6.5%
101st	Equatorial Guinea	15.38%	-0.2%
102nd	Chile	15.80%	-0.1%
103rd	Indonesia	16.00%	-7.1%
104th	Belize	16.55%	0.4%
105th	Rwanda	16.60%	0.0%
106th	Russian Federation	16.69%	1.8%
107th	Dominican Republic	16.74%	1.9%
108th	Ireland	16.80%	-17.0%
109th	Bulgaria	17.22%	-20.5%
110th	Latvia	17.27%	5.9%
111th	Poland	17.59%	-15.0%
112th	Channel Islands	17.62%	-6.7%
113th	Colombia	18.27%	5.5%
114th	Samoa	18.61%	3.0%
115th	Sweden	18.89%	-7.2%
116th	Türkiye	19.37%	5.8%
117th	Nepal	19.55%	0.7%
118th	Mauritania	19.83%	7.1%
119th	South Sudan	19.85%	2.2%
120th	Finland	20.06%	-10.1%
121st	Sri Lanka	20.07%	4.4%
122nd	Belgium	20.11%	-9.1%
123rd	Mongolia	20.14%	58.1%
124th	Romania	21.02%	-4.6%
125th	Lebanon	21.37%	3.8%
126th	Costa Rica	21.65%	-3.2%
127th	Argentina	21.80%	7.6%
128th	Luxembourg	21.98%	25.6%
129th	Morocco	22.27%	6.9%
130th	Slovak Republic	22.27%	-16.2%
131st	European Union	22.41%	-7.5%
132nd	Iraq	22.45%	5.0%
133rd	Mauritius	22.98%	-10.1%
134th	Ukraine	23.14%	2.3%
135th	Sudan	23.63%	-6.4%
136th	Lesotho	24.05%	0.2%
137th	Uruguay	24.15%	5.6%
138th	Saudi Arabia	24.28%	-13.8%
139th	Guyana	24.60%	1.6%
140th	Jamaica	24.66%	-4.3%
141st	France	24.94%	-1.3%
142nd	Suriname	24.96%	91.6%
143rd	India	25.23%	1.1%
144th	Bahamas, The	25.84%	4.3%
145th	Barbados	26.18%	-9.3%
146th	Puerto Rico (US)	26.20%	-1.4%
147th	Algeria	26.23%	-13.7%
148th	Brazil	26.60%	36.4%
149th	Virgin Islands (US)	26.75%	5.2%
150th	Brunei Darussalam	27.63%	6.7%
151st	Portugal	27.80%	-12.5%
152nd	Cyprus	28.90%	-11.2%
153rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	29.09%	12.0%
154th	Cabo Verde	30.18%	5.7%
155th	Croatia	30.95%	-26.9%
156th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.47%	0.3%
157th	Yemen, Republic of	33.51%	2.5%
158th	Syrian Arab Republic	33.63%	-3.4%
159th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	33.66%	-1.5%
160th	Angola	34.48%	-1.8%
161st	Haiti	34.54%	1.0%
162nd	Botswana	34.85%	0.3%
163rd	Serbia	34.96%	-19.1%
164th	Georgia	35.02%	-2.3%
165th	Tunisia	35.12%	0.4%
166th	Jordan	35.61%	15.2%
167th	Armenia	35.66%	11.9%
168th	French Polynesia	35.78%	0.5%
169th	Albania	35.92%	-9.4%
170th	Montenegro	36.06%	-4.4%
171st	Gabon	36.19%	0.9%
172nd	New Caledonia	37.05%	-1.4%
173rd	Italy	37.76%	-6.3%
174th	West Bank and Gaza	38.51%	3.5%
175th	Congo, Republic of	41.71%	1.2%
176th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.09%	0.1%
177th	Namibia	44.21%	7.2%
178th	Spain	44.45%	-8.1%
179th	St. Lucia	45.88%	-2.4%
180th	Eswatini	46.97%	-2.9%
181st	Greece	47.22%	-5.0%
182nd	North Macedonia	48.48%	2.1%
183rd	Libya	51.38%	-0.3%
184th	South Africa	53.45%	6.7%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	56.26%	-13.8%
186th	Djibouti	73.01%	0.7%

FAQ

What was Norway's youth unemployment in 2016?▾

Norway's youth unemployment in 2016 was 11.04%. This ranked 75th globally.

How did Norway's youth unemployment change in 2016?▾

Norway's youth unemployment increased by 12.6% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2016?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2016 at 73.01%.

What is the youth unemployment of Norway in 2016?▾

The youth unemployment of Norway in 2016 was 11.04%. This ranked 75th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Norway's youth unemployment?▾

Norway's youth unemployment went from 9.80% in 2015 to 11.04% in 2016, a 12.6% increase.

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