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Youth Unemployment - Ranking 2002

All countries ranked by youth unemployment · World Bank
Year

In 2002, Benin (0.83%), Pakistan (0.95%), and Chad (1.12%) ranked highest in youth unemployment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 66.37%.

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2002
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Benin 0.83% -9.1%
2nd Pakistan 0.95% -0.8%
3rd Chad 1.12% +0.3%
4th Myanmar 1.33% +0.7%
5th Cambodia 1.40% +7.4%
6th Mali 2.11% +1.4%
7th Qatar 2.73% +1.8%
8th Senegal 2.94% +3.6%
9th Liberia 3.10% +3.3%
10th Guatemala 3.44% +0.1%
11th Solomon Islands 3.70% +0.7%
12th Lao PDR 3.75% -5.9%
13th Guinea-Bissau 3.83% +3.9%
14th Niger 3.83% +23.3%
15th Burundi 3.87% +0.2%
16th Bahrain 4.16% -2.4%
17th Kuwait 4.22% +41.9%
18th Burkina Faso 4.41% +3.6%
19th Viet Nam 4.42% -21.0%
20th Netherlands 4.54% +5.0%
21st Kyrgyz Republic 4.58% +5.9%
22nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.74% +3.3%
23rd Papua New Guinea 4.94% -2.7%
24th Uganda 5.15% -0.6%
25th Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.21% -1.6%
26th Tanzania 5.45% +1.8%
27th Bhutan 5.49% -1.8%
28th Switzerland 5.59% -0.7%
29th Guinea 5.64% -0.7%
30th Tajikistan 5.71% +4.4%
31st Thailand 5.76% -26.9%
32nd Peru 5.94% -2.2%
33rd Mexico 6.09% +22.5%
34th Iceland 6.16% +26.7%
35th United Arab Emirates 6.18% +9.9%
36th Mozambique 6.25% +2.5%
37th Cuba 6.83% -19.7%
38th Kenya 6.89% +1.6%
39th Malawi 6.94% +0.3%
40th Luxembourg 6.95% +9.8%
41st Honduras 6.96% +2.2%
42nd Denmark 7.04% -14.4%
43rd Austria 7.14% +18.9%
44th Nigeria 7.22% -4.2%
45th Sierra Leone 7.25% -5.4%
46th Côte d'Ivoire 7.28% +5.5%
47th Togo 7.30% -0.1%
48th Ireland 7.36% +25.6%
49th Cyprus 7.45% -6.6%
50th Madagascar 7.65% -2.0%
51st Bangladesh 7.78% -11.8%
52nd Korea 7.90% -15.6%
53rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 8.00% -0.8%
54th China 8.92% +11.6%
55th Maldives 8.95% +33.4%
56th Philippines 9.17% -2.6%
57th Germany 9.29% +19.2%
58th Ecuador 9.51% +11.2%
59th Comoros 9.56% -0.1%
60th Mongolia 9.66% +1.7%
61st Timor-Leste 9.72% -2.6%
62nd Zimbabwe 9.89% -9.0%
63rd Japan 10.06% +4.8%
64th Cameroon 10.12% -10.1%
65th Afghanistan 10.18% -0.9%
66th Eritrea 10.43% +0.5%
67th Portugal 10.45% +16.7%
68th Singapore 10.77% +45.6%
69th El Salvador 10.78% -11.2%
70th United Kingdom 10.78% +5.8%
71st Macao SAR, China 10.84% +9.9%
72nd Channel Islands 11.00% +4.6%
73rd Central African Republic 11.02% -0.2%
74th Malaysia 11.19% -1.8%
75th Fiji 11.45% +2.3%
76th New Zealand 11.73% -3.0%
77th Hungary 11.75% +6.5%
78th Nicaragua 11.88% +3.2%
79th Samoa 11.89% +2.1%
80th United States 11.94% +13.8%
81st Armenia 12.10% -0.5%
82nd Tonga 12.51% +8.6%
83rd Dominican Republic 12.72% -5.5%
84th Australia 12.79% -5.1%
85th Sweden 12.92% +10.8%
86th Norway 13.04% +7.3%
87th Oman 13.53% +1.4%
88th Canada 13.62% +5.8%
89th Panama 13.85% +0.6%
90th Ghana 14.26% -7.3%
91st Vanuatu 14.37% +0.8%
92nd Costa Rica 14.46% +4.7%
93rd Gambia, The 14.59% +2.9%
94th Hong Kong SAR, China 14.81% +32.3%
95th Slovenia 14.90% -5.3%
96th Equatorial Guinea 15.06% +0.5%
97th Moldova 15.33% -7.0%
98th Rwanda 15.37% -1.5%
99th Malta 15.43% -13.0%
100th Mauritania 15.49% +0.5%
101st Russian Federation 15.56% -13.6%
102nd Belgium 15.65% +2.1%
103rd Czechia 15.98% -3.5%
104th Paraguay 16.53% +47.3%
105th Jamaica 16.60% +0.3%
106th Iraq 16.64% +4.3%
107th Kazakhstan 16.70% -10.8%
108th Morocco 17.60% -6.7%
109th Brunei Darussalam 17.89% +2.4%
110th South Sudan 18.45% +0.2%
111th France 18.85% +5.2%
112th Ukraine 18.93% -8.5%
113th Türkiye 18.94% +18.0%
114th Nepal 18.96% +0.7%
115th Yemen, Republic of 19.24% +1.5%
116th Belarus 19.30% -6.0%
117th Turkmenistan 19.76% -6.9%
118th Estonia 20.19% -15.3%
119th Belize 20.36% +9.7%
120th Bahamas, The 20.38% +34.0%
121st Lithuania 20.42% -35.2%
122nd Lebanon 20.47% -2.1%
123rd Brazil 20.60% +2.9%
124th Syrian Arab Republic 20.68% -5.9%
125th India 20.76% +1.7%
126th Israel 20.85% +11.5%
127th Trinidad and Tobago 20.93% -2.2%
128th European Union 20.99% +4.0%
129th Uzbekistan 20.99% -8.7%
130th Virgin Islands (US) 21.23% +2.1%
131st Indonesia 21.43% +12.6%
132nd Spain 21.54% +4.0%
133rd Azerbaijan 21.60% -2.3%
134th Lesotho 22.38% +0.1%
135th Romania 22.69% +27.6%
136th Barbados 22.99% +0.3%
137th Puerto Rico (US) 23.33% +2.3%
138th Saudi Arabia 23.89% +6.5%
139th Guyana 23.90% -1.6%
140th Cabo Verde 23.98% +1.6%
141st Sudan 24.12% -0.4%
142nd São Tomé and Principe 24.25% +12.2%
143rd Chile 24.98% +1.7%
144th Georgia 25.09% +33.6%
145th Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.17% +3.7%
146th Latvia 25.25% +4.5%
147th Mauritius 25.74% -7.6%
148th Zambia 25.98% +8.1%
149th Egypt, Arab Republic of 26.40% -4.5%
150th Suriname 26.45% -8.1%
151st Haiti 26.49% +12.7%
152nd Greece 26.71% -4.0%
153rd Colombia 26.90% -2.2%
154th Guam 27.07% -14.1%
155th Italy 27.17% -2.3%
156th Sri Lanka 28.55% +14.1%
157th Albania 28.77% -3.5%
158th Finland 28.80% +5.4%
159th Tunisia 30.40% +1.7%
160th Serbia 31.33% +9.3%
161st French Polynesia 33.02% +0.7%
162nd St. Lucia 33.51% +9.8%
163rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.70% -0.2%
164th Gabon 34.85% -3.9%
165th Jordan 35.35% +4.3%
166th Bulgaria 35.61% -8.9%
167th Croatia 36.53% -8.0%
168th Slovak Republic 37.43% -3.7%
169th Uruguay 37.89% +10.0%
170th Angola 38.43% -1.4%
171st West Bank and Gaza 38.74% +23.8%
172nd Congo, Republic of 39.25% -0.8%
173rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 41.07% -1.2%
174th Argentina 41.35% +11.7%
175th Namibia 41.74% +2.7%
176th New Caledonia 42.55% -1.5%
177th Poland 43.32% +7.3%
178th South Africa 43.35% +0.3%
179th Botswana 43.49% +10.8%
180th Algeria 46.03% -1.9%
181st Libya 46.89% +0.5%
182nd Eswatini 51.56% +2.4%
183rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.88% +4.3%
184th Montenegro 55.43% -0.4%
185th North Macedonia 58.44% +5.2%
186th Djibouti 66.37% +1.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest youth unemployment in 2002?

Benin has the highest youth unemployment in 2002 at 0.83%.

Which country has the lowest youth unemployment in 2002?

Djibouti has the lowest youth unemployment in 2002 at 66.37%.

How many countries are ranked by youth unemployment?

186 countries have youth unemployment data for 2002.

What are the top 3 countries by youth unemployment?

1. Benin (0.83%), 2. Pakistan (0.95%), 3. Chad (1.12%).