Youth Unemployment - Ranking 2008
Year
In 2008, Pakistan (0.99%), Qatar (1.01%), and Chad (1.27%) ranked highest in youth unemployment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 68.40%.
| 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
Which country has the highest youth unemployment in 2008?▾
Pakistan has the highest youth unemployment in 2008 at 0.99%.
Which country has the lowest youth unemployment in 2008?▾
Djibouti has the lowest youth unemployment in 2008 at 68.40%.
How many countries are ranked by youth unemployment?▾
186 countries have youth unemployment data for 2008.
What are the top 3 countries by youth unemployment?▾
1. Pakistan (0.99%), 2. Qatar (1.01%), 3. Chad (1.27%).