Youth Unemployment - Ranking 2012
Year
In 2012, Cambodia (0.68%), Madagascar (1.01%), and Chad (1.31%) ranked highest in youth unemployment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 70.78%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cambodia | 0.68% | +13.4% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 1.01% | -68.6% |
| 3rd | Chad | 1.31% | -0.6% |
| 4th | Qatar | 1.48% | +12.9% |
| 5th | Myanmar | 1.56% | +1.4% |
| 6th | Solomon Islands | 1.82% | -23.4% |
| 7th | Mali | 2.23% | +2.5% |
| 8th | Liberia | 2.37% | -14.5% |
| 9th | Lao PDR | 2.47% | +22.1% |
| 10th | Burundi | 2.54% | +5.6% |
| 11th | Thailand | 2.76% | -6.4% |
| 12th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.36% | -36.9% |
| 13th | Togo | 3.41% | +8.4% |
| 14th | Moldova | 3.45% | -29.0% |
| 15th | Viet Nam | 3.63% | +12.5% |
| 16th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.85% | +1.3% |
| 17th | Niger | 3.85% | +727.0% |
| 18th | Kazakhstan | 3.94% | -13.9% |
| 19th | Senegal | 4.29% | +44.1% |
| 20th | Papua New Guinea | 4.50% | -0.7% |
| 21st | Guatemala | 4.62% | -7.5% |
| 22nd | Tonga | 4.71% | +4.9% |
| 23rd | Benin | 4.73% | -13.3% |
| 24th | Uganda | 5.28% | +3.5% |
| 25th | Bahrain | 5.43% | +2.7% |
| 26th | Macao SAR, China | 5.48% | -4.8% |
| 27th | Guinea | 5.84% | -2.0% |
| 28th | Burkina Faso | 6.21% | +1.6% |
| 29th | Tanzania | 6.26% | -7.4% |
| 30th | Cameroon | 6.27% | -0.6% |
| 31st | United Arab Emirates | 6.47% | -5.7% |
| 32nd | Ghana | 6.66% | -24.3% |
| 33rd | Malawi | 6.71% | +2.0% |
| 34th | Peru | 6.85% | -2.2% |
| 35th | Mozambique | 6.93% | +0.1% |
| 36th | Kenya | 6.95% | +0.3% |
| 37th | Honduras | 6.97% | -13.5% |
| 38th | Bhutan | 6.98% | -21.6% |
| 39th | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.55% | +6.5% |
| 40th | Pakistan | 7.56% | +339.6% |
| 41st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.58% | -1.0% |
| 42nd | Korea | 7.74% | -6.7% |
| 43rd | Nigeria | 7.86% | -0.4% |
| 44th | Germany | 8.12% | -9.1% |
| 45th | Nicaragua | 8.14% | -20.1% |
| 46th | Zimbabwe | 8.17% | -8.8% |
| 47th | Japan | 8.24% | -1.1% |
| 48th | Switzerland | 8.33% | +7.8% |
| 49th | Mongolia | 8.37% | -18.6% |
| 50th | Norway | 8.38% | -0.4% |
| 51st | El Salvador | 8.44% | -1.2% |
| 52nd | Sierra Leone | 8.44% | +3.5% |
| 53rd | Cuba | 8.45% | +10.2% |
| 54th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.46% | +5.6% |
| 55th | Singapore | 8.53% | -3.8% |
| 56th | Bangladesh | 8.54% | +14.9% |
| 57th | Ecuador | 8.54% | -4.1% |
| 58th | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.61% | +0.3% |
| 59th | Turkmenistan | 8.89% | +4.2% |
| 60th | Timor-Leste | 9.20% | -0.9% |
| 61st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 9.23% | -0.4% |
| 62nd | Mexico | 9.36% | -4.2% |
| 63rd | Philippines | 9.36% | -1.2% |
| 64th | Comoros | 9.40% | 0.0% |
| 65th | Austria | 9.56% | +4.2% |
| 66th | Panama | 9.58% | -13.7% |
| 67th | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.89% | +2.2% |
| 68th | Central African Republic | 9.97% | -2.2% |
| 69th | Paraguay | 10.05% | -11.6% |
| 70th | Afghanistan | 10.07% | +0.3% |
| 71st | Eritrea | 10.10% | -2.2% |
| 72nd | Vanuatu | 10.12% | +3.7% |
| 73rd | Malaysia | 10.14% | +3.2% |
| 74th | China | 10.15% | +1.8% |
| 75th | Uzbekistan | 10.68% | +0.9% |
| 76th | Belarus | 10.83% | -0.4% |
| 77th | Netherlands | 11.45% | +17.2% |
| 78th | Australia | 11.73% | +3.1% |
| 79th | Israel | 11.99% | +1.4% |
| 80th | Kuwait | 11.99% | +16.5% |
| 81st | Iceland | 13.20% | -6.7% |
| 82nd | Tajikistan | 13.31% | +0.9% |
| 83rd | Malta | 13.85% | +3.8% |
| 84th | Fiji | 13.93% | +1.8% |
| 85th | Azerbaijan | 13.97% | -3.8% |
| 86th | Canada | 14.04% | +0.9% |
| 87th | Dominican Republic | 14.82% | +6.2% |
| 88th | Gambia, The | 14.85% | +0.6% |
| 89th | Russian Federation | 14.97% | -3.5% |
| 90th | Mauritania | 15.09% | -0.9% |
| 91st | Equatorial Guinea | 15.43% | -0.9% |
| 92nd | Oman | 15.66% | +2.9% |
| 93rd | Indonesia | 15.67% | -14.8% |
| 94th | Denmark | 15.78% | -3.3% |
| 95th | Brazil | 15.85% | -6.3% |
| 96th | Iraq | 16.09% | -2.2% |
| 97th | United States | 16.21% | -6.1% |
| 98th | Rwanda | 16.25% | -0.2% |
| 99th | Luxembourg | 16.58% | -8.1% |
| 100th | Sri Lanka | 16.80% | +0.2% |
| 101st | Belize | 16.91% | -0.2% |
| 102nd | Chile | 16.93% | -6.0% |
| 103rd | Zambia | 17.16% | -26.1% |
| 104th | Türkiye | 17.34% | -4.8% |
| 105th | Samoa | 17.49% | +17.5% |
| 106th | Ukraine | 17.80% | -0.1% |
| 107th | New Zealand | 18.00% | +2.8% |
| 108th | Lebanon | 18.19% | +6.2% |
| 109th | Argentina | 18.34% | -2.0% |
| 110th | Uruguay | 18.57% | +2.8% |
| 111th | Morocco | 18.64% | +4.0% |
| 112th | Finland | 18.87% | -5.3% |
| 113th | Nepal | 19.31% | +0.1% |
| 114th | São Tomé and Principe | 19.40% | -4.3% |
| 115th | Czechia | 19.51% | +7.9% |
| 116th | Suriname | 19.60% | +2.0% |
| 117th | Belgium | 19.74% | +5.4% |
| 118th | South Sudan | 19.91% | +1.5% |
| 119th | Colombia | 20.09% | -5.1% |
| 120th | Channel Islands | 20.28% | +12.0% |
| 121st | Slovenia | 20.65% | +31.0% |
| 122nd | Maldives | 20.82% | -5.9% |
| 123rd | Estonia | 20.86% | -6.8% |
| 124th | United Kingdom | 22.11% | +1.9% |
| 125th | Costa Rica | 22.37% | +1.5% |
| 126th | Brunei Darussalam | 22.60% | +2.5% |
| 127th | Romania | 22.81% | -5.2% |
| 128th | Lesotho | 22.92% | -1.2% |
| 129th | Guyana | 22.96% | +1.0% |
| 130th | Jamaica | 23.40% | +14.9% |
| 131st | Mauritius | 23.57% | +9.2% |
| 132nd | Sweden | 23.61% | +3.6% |
| 133rd | Yemen, Republic of | 23.83% | +2.9% |
| 134th | Cabo Verde | 23.85% | +5.4% |
| 135th | India | 24.14% | +2.1% |
| 136th | Saudi Arabia | 24.84% | -1.1% |
| 137th | Virgin Islands (US) | 24.92% | +2.3% |
| 138th | France | 24.95% | +8.4% |
| 139th | European Union | 25.95% | +9.3% |
| 140th | Poland | 26.32% | +3.1% |
| 141st | Lithuania | 26.68% | -18.1% |
| 142nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 26.89% | +0.9% |
| 143rd | Cyprus | 27.24% | +28.8% |
| 144th | Algeria | 27.87% | +22.2% |
| 145th | Bulgaria | 28.11% | +12.2% |
| 146th | Hungary | 28.19% | +8.6% |
| 147th | Latvia | 28.56% | -8.1% |
| 148th | Guam | 28.61% | -10.5% |
| 149th | Barbados | 28.83% | +7.4% |
| 150th | Jordan | 28.85% | -6.3% |
| 151st | Albania | 28.87% | +27.2% |
| 152nd | Bahamas, The | 30.36% | +12.4% |
| 153rd | Ireland | 30.79% | +4.1% |
| 154th | Sudan | 30.83% | -4.2% |
| 155th | Puerto Rico (US) | 31.95% | -7.5% |
| 156th | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.81% | +60.2% |
| 157th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.83% | +0.2% |
| 158th | Namibia | 34.09% | -13.4% |
| 159th | Slovak Republic | 34.10% | +1.8% |
| 160th | Haiti | 34.30% | -3.0% |
| 161st | Armenia | 34.30% | -9.9% |
| 162nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 34.44% | +17.0% |
| 163rd | West Bank and Gaza | 34.64% | +11.0% |
| 164th | Botswana | 34.65% | -1.5% |
| 165th | Gabon | 35.12% | -0.6% |
| 166th | Italy | 35.29% | +21.1% |
| 167th | French Polynesia | 35.35% | -0.5% |
| 168th | New Caledonia | 36.78% | +1.3% |
| 169th | Georgia | 37.43% | -8.1% |
| 170th | Angola | 37.70% | -3.4% |
| 171st | Portugal | 37.98% | +25.3% |
| 172nd | Tunisia | 38.44% | -9.8% |
| 173rd | Congo, Republic of | 40.30% | +0.3% |
| 174th | St. Lucia | 40.82% | +3.2% |
| 175th | Croatia | 42.51% | +15.9% |
| 176th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.63% | -0.3% |
| 177th | Montenegro | 44.04% | +18.9% |
| 178th | Libya | 49.88% | -1.0% |
| 179th | Serbia | 51.24% | +0.1% |
| 180th | South Africa | 51.32% | +3.2% |
| 181st | Eswatini | 51.69% | -2.9% |
| 182nd | Spain | 52.83% | +14.5% |
| 183rd | North Macedonia | 53.71% | -2.5% |
| 184th | Greece | 55.66% | +23.8% |
| 185th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.02% | +9.2% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 70.78% | +0.4% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest youth unemployment in 2012?▾
Cambodia has the highest youth unemployment in 2012 at 0.68%.
Which country has the lowest youth unemployment in 2012?▾
Djibouti has the lowest youth unemployment in 2012 at 70.78%.
How many countries are ranked by youth unemployment?▾
186 countries have youth unemployment data for 2012.
What are the top 3 countries by youth unemployment?▾
1. Cambodia (0.68%), 2. Madagascar (1.01%), 3. Chad (1.31%).