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Qatar - Youth Unemployment 2008

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

1.01% −0.56pp from 2007 Global rank: 2nd

Qatar's youth unemployment was 1.01% in 2008, decreased +0.56pp from 1.57% in 2007. This was the 2nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.99%	20.7%
2nd	Qatar	1.01%	-35.7%
3rd	Chad	1.27%	4.3%
4th	Cambodia	1.31%	-35.9%
5th	Myanmar	1.45%	2.3%
6th	Benin	1.72%	7.5%
7th	Lao PDR	2.06%	-10.8%
8th	Burundi	2.13%	-29.7%
9th	Mali	2.15%	0.6%
10th	Senegal	2.95%	0.4%
11th	Niger	3.00%	-24.2%
12th	Liberia	3.11%	-0.2%
13th	Madagascar	3.36%	13.4%
14th	Cuba	3.40%	-14.2%
15th	Solomon Islands	3.49%	1.0%
16th	Tonga	3.51%	8.0%
17th	Guinea-Bissau	3.85%	0.7%
18th	Papua New Guinea	3.87%	-2.1%
19th	Bahrain	4.31%	6.1%
20th	Uganda	4.60%	14.1%
21st	Thailand	4.87%	7.2%
22nd	Guatemala	4.94%	-0.5%
23rd	Cameroon	5.12%	11.8%
24th	Viet Nam	5.18%	-11.9%
25th	Tanzania	5.27%	-6.5%
26th	Burkina Faso	5.51%	5.9%
27th	Honduras	5.52%	0.3%
28th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.69%	2.5%
29th	Togo	5.70%	-14.5%
30th	Guinea	5.80%	0.1%
31st	Moldova	5.89%	-22.3%
32nd	Macao SAR, China	5.90%	-9.3%
33rd	Kyrgyz Republic	6.15%	4.3%
34th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	6.45%	8.5%
35th	Malawi	6.51%	-1.0%
36th	Mozambique	6.64%	0.7%
37th	Kenya	6.84%	4.2%
38th	Sierra Leone	6.98%	6.2%
39th	Switzerland	7.02%	-0.9%
40th	Japan	7.31%	-7.1%
41st	Kazakhstan	7.39%	-21.0%
42nd	Norway	7.43%	1.2%
43rd	Peru	7.43%	-1.4%
44th	United Arab Emirates	7.54%	-3.3%
45th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.56%	-2.2%
46th	Mexico	7.59%	6.6%
47th	Kuwait	7.82%	14.0%
48th	Iceland	7.87%	17.7%
49th	Nigeria	7.92%	0.8%
50th	Netherlands	8.32%	-8.6%
51st	Hong Kong SAR, China	8.51%	-5.1%
52nd	Cyprus	8.53%	-10.1%
53rd	Côte d'Ivoire	8.64%	2.2%
54th	Korea	8.65%	10.1%
55th	Austria	8.72%	-9.1%
56th	Bangladesh	8.80%	9.6%
57th	Singapore	8.81%	3.7%
58th	Australia	8.81%	-5.8%
59th	Zimbabwe	9.03%	5.8%
60th	Ecuador	9.16%	30.6%
61st	Tajikistan	9.36%	59.4%
62nd	Denmark	9.47%	26.4%
63rd	Turkmenistan	9.55%	-11.7%
64th	Paraguay	9.59%	-7.8%
65th	Timor-Leste	9.60%	-1.6%
66th	Mongolia	9.74%	-19.1%
67th	Comoros	9.76%	-0.6%
68th	China	9.80%	6.3%
69th	Philippines	9.84%	12.6%
70th	Czechia	9.87%	-8.0%
71st	Nicaragua	9.91%	25.7%
72nd	Eritrea	10.06%	-0.9%
73rd	Central African Republic	10.10%	-1.5%
74th	Afghanistan	10.14%	0.2%
75th	Uzbekistan	10.15%	0.1%
76th	Ghana	10.26%	2.7%
77th	Vanuatu	10.43%	-13.2%
78th	Slovenia	10.51%	3.7%
79th	Trinidad and Tobago	10.51%	-7.5%
80th	Dominican Republic	10.55%	-14.4%
81st	Malaysia	10.59%	-1.6%
82nd	El Salvador	10.87%	-4.4%
83rd	Germany	10.93%	-7.6%
84th	Costa Rica	11.25%	1.6%
85th	Canada	11.38%	3.2%
86th	New Zealand	11.41%	13.0%
87th	Malta	11.62%	-13.9%
88th	Fiji	11.71%	6.0%
89th	Channel Islands	11.90%	4.0%
90th	Bhutan	11.94%	4.6%
91st	Estonia	12.03%	19.2%
92nd	Belarus	12.05%	-8.9%
93rd	Israel	12.48%	-23.2%
94th	United States	12.76%	21.8%
95th	Bulgaria	12.80%	-15.7%
96th	Panama	12.96%	-1.0%
97th	Ukraine	13.14%	-0.5%
98th	Lithuania	13.35%	59.1%
99th	Ireland	13.47%	47.1%
100th	Latvia	13.65%	29.2%
101st	Oman	13.74%	-1.3%
102nd	Azerbaijan	13.74%	2.2%
103rd	Russian Federation	14.09%	-2.6%
104th	Samoa	14.20%	2.6%
105th	Gambia, The	14.53%	-2.6%
106th	Equatorial Guinea	14.70%	-0.3%
107th	Mauritania	14.85%	2.0%
108th	United Kingdom	15.35%	5.1%
109th	Rwanda	15.83%	0.0%
110th	Finland	16.34%	-0.5%
111th	Belize	16.52%	-4.0%
112th	Portugal	16.66%	-0.4%
113th	Zambia	16.79%	-23.2%
114th	Iraq	16.91%	-1.7%
115th	European Union	16.92%	-0.4%
116th	Bahamas, The	17.02%	-10.1%
117th	Poland	17.10%	-20.0%
118th	Jamaica	17.18%	1.0%
119th	Brazil	17.56%	-6.6%
120th	Luxembourg	17.76%	19.8%
121st	Belgium	17.97%	-4.6%
122nd	Morocco	18.20%	16.7%
123rd	Lebanon	18.54%	-15.1%
124th	Sri Lanka	18.73%	-12.7%
125th	Argentina	18.93%	-6.5%
126th	South Sudan	19.04%	0.6%
127th	Slovak Republic	19.07%	-6.9%
128th	Barbados	19.11%	9.4%
129th	Nepal	19.20%	-0.1%
130th	Mauritius	19.21%	-21.7%
131st	Romania	19.21%	-6.9%
132nd	France	19.21%	-2.2%
133rd	Hungary	19.60%	8.0%
134th	Indonesia	19.64%	-14.1%
135th	Virgin Islands (US)	19.91%	0.3%
136th	Suriname	19.98%	-2.2%
137th	Sweden	20.21%	4.9%
138th	Türkiye	20.30%	2.5%
139th	Brunei Darussalam	20.81%	1.9%
140th	Guam	21.01%	6.3%
141st	Italy	21.22%	4.1%
142nd	Yemen, Republic of	21.37%	2.1%
143rd	Greece	21.61%	-4.9%
144th	Guyana	21.75%	1.0%
145th	Maldives	21.90%	10.2%
146th	São Tomé and Principe	21.91%	-3.4%
147th	Syrian Arab Republic	22.15%	17.0%
148th	Uruguay	22.35%	-10.2%
149th	India	22.42%	2.5%
150th	Lesotho	22.48%	-0.1%
151st	Colombia	22.80%	2.7%
152nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	23.14%	3.5%
153rd	Saudi Arabia	23.25%	-2.3%
154th	Croatia	23.68%	-5.8%
155th	Chile	23.76%	9.8%
156th	Sudan	24.12%	0.1%
157th	Algeria	24.43%	-12.6%
158th	Spain	24.44%	35.1%
159th	Puerto Rico (US)	24.62%	10.4%
160th	St. Lucia	25.06%	-5.8%
161st	Cabo Verde	25.20%	1.2%
162nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	25.54%	1.8%
163rd	Albania	26.61%	-0.2%
164th	Tunisia	28.66%	1.8%
165th	Jordan	30.72%	-3.3%
166th	Botswana	31.49%	-0.4%
167th	Montenegro	32.05%	-11.2%
168th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.59%	0.1%
169th	French Polynesia	34.11%	0.0%
170th	Gabon	34.87%	3.4%
171st	Serbia	35.08%	-19.6%
172nd	Georgia	35.47%	23.4%
173rd	Armenia	35.61%	198.8%
174th	New Caledonia	36.71%	-2.3%
175th	West Bank and Gaza	37.29%	20.2%
176th	Angola	37.70%	0.5%
177th	Haiti	39.21%	-3.2%
178th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	39.94%	0.0%
179th	Congo, Republic of	40.77%	0.5%
180th	Namibia	43.72%	0.1%
181st	South Africa	44.58%	1.2%
182nd	Libya	48.28%	1.9%
183rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	48.84%	-18.7%
184th	Eswatini	56.21%	-1.0%
185th	North Macedonia	56.80%	-2.4%
186th	Djibouti	68.40%	0.5%

FAQ

What was Qatar's youth unemployment in 2008?▾

Qatar's youth unemployment in 2008 was 1.01%. This ranked 2nd globally.

How did Qatar's youth unemployment change in 2008?▾

Qatar's youth unemployment decreased by 35.7% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2008?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2008 at 68.40%.

What is the youth unemployment of Qatar in 2008?▾

The youth unemployment of Qatar in 2008 was 1.01%. This ranked 2nd globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Qatar's youth unemployment?▾

Qatar's youth unemployment went from 1.57% in 2007 to 1.01% in 2008, a 35.7% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Qatar matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: -2.4%. View full analysis →

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