Youth Unemployment - Ranking 1998
Year
In 1998, Pakistan (0.97%), Cambodia (1.04%), and Chad (1.04%) ranked highest in youth unemployment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 64.15%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.97% | +0.4% |
| 2nd | Cambodia | 1.04% | +9.9% |
| 3rd | Chad | 1.04% | +1.2% |
| 4th | Benin | 1.19% | -5.7% |
| 5th | Myanmar | 1.37% | +0.9% |
| 6th | Mali | 2.09% | -3.2% |
| 7th | Kuwait | 2.67% | -2.8% |
| 8th | Qatar | 2.70% | -2.0% |
| 9th | Senegal | 2.89% | -0.1% |
| 10th | Liberia | 2.96% | -3.7% |
| 11th | Niger | 3.01% | -5.2% |
| 12th | Guatemala | 3.34% | +0.0% |
| 13th | Maldives | 3.39% | +17.8% |
| 14th | Solomon Islands | 3.45% | +2.9% |
| 15th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.53% | +7.0% |
| 16th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.67% | +5.5% |
| 17th | Burkina Faso | 3.86% | +1.3% |
| 18th | Burundi | 3.88% | +0.5% |
| 19th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.97% | +8.0% |
| 20th | Bahrain | 4.08% | +0.7% |
| 21st | Bhutan | 4.22% | +0.2% |
| 22nd | Viet Nam | 4.77% | -20.5% |
| 23rd | United Arab Emirates | 4.79% | +4.3% |
| 24th | Lao PDR | 4.82% | -3.2% |
| 25th | Uganda | 5.09% | +4.6% |
| 26th | Papua New Guinea | 5.25% | -0.3% |
| 27th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 5.25% | +0.3% |
| 28th | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.60% | +3.1% |
| 29th | Guinea | 5.62% | +0.2% |
| 30th | Mozambique | 5.63% | -1.1% |
| 31st | Tanzania | 5.76% | -1.5% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 5.77% | -3.7% |
| 33rd | Cyprus | 5.89% | -4.4% |
| 34th | Peru | 6.02% | +4.3% |
| 35th | Luxembourg | 6.43% | -11.9% |
| 36th | Kenya | 6.62% | +1.3% |
| 37th | Malawi | 6.66% | +3.4% |
| 38th | China | 6.67% | +1.6% |
| 39th | Mexico | 6.70% | -12.5% |
| 40th | Iceland | 6.78% | -13.5% |
| 41st | Honduras | 6.84% | +20.8% |
| 42nd | Togo | 6.90% | +3.0% |
| 43rd | Tajikistan | 6.96% | +11.4% |
| 44th | Denmark | 7.17% | -11.5% |
| 45th | Nigeria | 7.41% | -0.6% |
| 46th | Austria | 7.49% | -0.9% |
| 47th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.51% | +8.6% |
| 48th | Thailand | 7.66% | +242.1% |
| 49th | Singapore | 7.67% | +45.0% |
| 50th | Sierra Leone | 7.70% | -2.0% |
| 51st | Japan | 7.73% | +16.3% |
| 52nd | Bangladesh | 8.18% | +10.5% |
| 53rd | Madagascar | 8.48% | -0.7% |
| 54th | Tonga | 8.52% | +16.4% |
| 55th | Netherlands | 8.53% | -10.3% |
| 56th | Mongolia | 8.93% | +2.5% |
| 57th | Macao SAR, China | 9.14% | +27.7% |
| 58th | Ecuador | 9.26% | -2.3% |
| 59th | Samoa | 9.36% | +10.8% |
| 60th | Philippines | 9.36% | +2.0% |
| 61st | Paraguay | 9.48% | -16.0% |
| 62nd | Portugal | 9.49% | -33.2% |
| 63rd | Germany | 9.79% | -8.2% |
| 64th | Comoros | 9.90% | +0.7% |
| 65th | Eritrea | 10.03% | +1.3% |
| 66th | Malaysia | 10.09% | +29.6% |
| 67th | Armenia | 10.12% | -11.2% |
| 68th | Timor-Leste | 10.16% | +1.4% |
| 69th | Afghanistan | 10.17% | +0.1% |
| 70th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 10.42% | +101.5% |
| 71st | United States | 10.42% | -8.8% |
| 72nd | Ireland | 10.87% | -27.2% |
| 73rd | Fiji | 11.06% | +0.8% |
| 74th | Central African Republic | 11.12% | -0.6% |
| 75th | Nicaragua | 11.34% | +1.4% |
| 76th | Cameroon | 11.65% | -1.9% |
| 77th | Malta | 11.74% | +0.1% |
| 78th | Costa Rica | 11.86% | +0.2% |
| 79th | Dominican Republic | 12.09% | +0.4% |
| 80th | El Salvador | 12.20% | -11.6% |
| 81st | United Kingdom | 12.32% | -8.5% |
| 82nd | Czechia | 12.44% | +48.1% |
| 83rd | Norway | 12.49% | -13.5% |
| 84th | Cuba | 12.56% | -11.6% |
| 85th | Ghana | 12.90% | +7.4% |
| 86th | Channel Islands | 13.13% | -10.0% |
| 87th | Oman | 13.55% | +2.6% |
| 88th | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.73% | +1.7% |
| 89th | Panama | 13.74% | -1.2% |
| 90th | Zimbabwe | 13.97% | -9.0% |
| 91st | Vanuatu | 14.02% | +0.1% |
| 92nd | Türkiye | 14.11% | -1.5% |
| 93rd | Australia | 14.46% | -8.7% |
| 94th | Gambia, The | 14.51% | -0.8% |
| 95th | Equatorial Guinea | 14.63% | +0.7% |
| 96th | Rwanda | 14.69% | +1.8% |
| 97th | Estonia | 14.84% | -19.5% |
| 98th | New Zealand | 15.01% | +10.3% |
| 99th | Canada | 15.14% | -6.9% |
| 100th | Mauritania | 15.20% | +1.6% |
| 101st | Iraq | 15.29% | -1.2% |
| 102nd | West Bank and Gaza | 15.60% | -0.3% |
| 103rd | Korea | 15.72% | +110.5% |
| 104th | Hungary | 15.94% | -8.8% |
| 105th | Bahamas, The | 16.10% | -30.0% |
| 106th | Jamaica | 16.39% | +2.4% |
| 107th | Indonesia | 16.75% | +12.1% |
| 108th | Brunei Darussalam | 16.83% | +2.7% |
| 109th | Israel | 16.94% | +12.7% |
| 110th | Sweden | 17.02% | -19.7% |
| 111th | Haiti | 17.17% | +2.6% |
| 112th | Romania | 17.31% | -3.7% |
| 113th | Slovenia | 17.64% | +7.0% |
| 114th | Chile | 17.86% | +1.5% |
| 115th | South Sudan | 17.95% | +0.4% |
| 116th | Yemen, Republic of | 18.06% | +1.5% |
| 117th | Guam | 18.16% | -19.3% |
| 118th | Azerbaijan | 18.65% | +10.7% |
| 119th | Moldova | 18.80% | +25.6% |
| 120th | Nepal | 18.89% | +0.1% |
| 121st | Brazil | 19.25% | +15.9% |
| 122nd | São Tomé and Principe | 19.65% | -0.2% |
| 123rd | Morocco | 20.00% | -3.0% |
| 124th | India | 20.22% | +0.2% |
| 125th | Belgium | 20.39% | -4.2% |
| 126th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 20.78% | +6.0% |
| 127th | Poland | 20.90% | -6.6% |
| 128th | Zambia | 21.02% | -10.0% |
| 129th | Lebanon | 21.04% | -0.3% |
| 130th | Ukraine | 21.19% | +26.7% |
| 131st | Virgin Islands (US) | 21.43% | -3.5% |
| 132nd | European Union | 21.81% | -6.4% |
| 133rd | Lesotho | 22.10% | +0.6% |
| 134th | Uruguay | 22.88% | -19.0% |
| 135th | Cabo Verde | 22.89% | +1.0% |
| 136th | Kazakhstan | 23.26% | +1.1% |
| 137th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 23.27% | -3.1% |
| 138th | Turkmenistan | 23.33% | +11.3% |
| 139th | Sudan | 23.98% | +0.1% |
| 140th | Suriname | 24.15% | -7.1% |
| 141st | Georgia | 24.32% | +26.4% |
| 142nd | Barbados | 24.47% | -19.1% |
| 143rd | Saudi Arabia | 24.52% | -8.1% |
| 144th | Slovak Republic | 24.73% | +9.7% |
| 145th | Bulgaria | 24.94% | -10.4% |
| 146th | Belarus | 24.96% | -17.5% |
| 147th | Mauritius | 25.10% | +1.7% |
| 148th | Puerto Rico (US) | 25.11% | -8.0% |
| 149th | Guyana | 25.23% | -0.6% |
| 150th | Lithuania | 25.24% | -0.2% |
| 151st | Sri Lanka | 25.73% | -18.4% |
| 152nd | France | 25.90% | -9.3% |
| 153rd | Uzbekistan | 26.79% | +22.1% |
| 154th | Latvia | 26.95% | -2.5% |
| 155th | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.98% | -1.6% |
| 156th | Russian Federation | 27.14% | +15.2% |
| 157th | Colombia | 27.61% | +22.8% |
| 158th | Argentina | 27.74% | -14.0% |
| 159th | Belize | 28.26% | +12.9% |
| 160th | Serbia | 30.64% | -0.6% |
| 161st | Tunisia | 31.29% | -1.8% |
| 162nd | Jordan | 31.53% | +1.4% |
| 163rd | Albania | 31.78% | +19.4% |
| 164th | Croatia | 31.85% | +13.2% |
| 165th | Greece | 32.18% | +0.3% |
| 166th | French Polynesia | 32.50% | +0.4% |
| 167th | Italy | 33.80% | -2.3% |
| 168th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.17% | -0.5% |
| 169th | Finland | 34.36% | -2.4% |
| 170th | St. Lucia | 34.70% | +6.8% |
| 171st | Spain | 35.40% | -9.3% |
| 172nd | Gabon | 37.11% | -2.0% |
| 173rd | Angola | 38.40% | +1.1% |
| 174th | Botswana | 38.70% | +3.4% |
| 175th | Congo, Republic of | 38.91% | +0.1% |
| 176th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.72% | +2.5% |
| 177th | South Africa | 42.64% | +1.3% |
| 178th | Namibia | 44.20% | -5.1% |
| 179th | Algeria | 44.59% | +6.7% |
| 180th | New Caledonia | 45.08% | +0.7% |
| 181st | Eswatini | 45.76% | +3.6% |
| 182nd | Libya | 46.04% | +0.7% |
| 183rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.43% | +3.8% |
| 184th | Montenegro | 55.39% | +0.1% |
| 185th | North Macedonia | 61.62% | -3.5% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 64.15% | +1.2% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest youth unemployment in 1998?▾
Pakistan has the highest youth unemployment in 1998 at 0.97%.
Which country has the lowest youth unemployment in 1998?▾
Djibouti has the lowest youth unemployment in 1998 at 64.15%.
How many countries are ranked by youth unemployment?▾
186 countries have youth unemployment data for 1998.
What are the top 3 countries by youth unemployment?▾
1. Pakistan (0.97%), 2. Cambodia (1.04%), 3. Chad (1.04%).