Youth Unemployment - Ranking 2018
Year
In 2018, Qatar (0.31%), Cambodia (0.38%), and Niger (0.74%) ranked highest in youth unemployment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 74.98%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.31% | -38.8% |
| 2nd | Cambodia | 0.38% | -0.5% |
| 3rd | Niger | 0.74% | +0.7% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 1.29% | -0.2% |
| 5th | Chad | 1.51% | +1.3% |
| 6th | Myanmar | 1.84% | -48.6% |
| 7th | Burundi | 1.99% | -10.4% |
| 8th | Liberia | 2.30% | -0.1% |
| 9th | Mali | 2.34% | +4.5% |
| 10th | Benin | 2.62% | -12.1% |
| 11th | Tanzania | 2.85% | -6.3% |
| 12th | Moldova | 3.21% | -18.3% |
| 13th | Sierra Leone | 3.57% | -29.8% |
| 14th | Japan | 3.67% | -20.5% |
| 15th | Kazakhstan | 3.78% | -0.4% |
| 16th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.87% | +0.9% |
| 17th | Thailand | 4.01% | -8.3% |
| 18th | Madagascar | 4.18% | +7.9% |
| 19th | Papua New Guinea | 4.19% | -0.5% |
| 20th | Cuba | 4.24% | -1.2% |
| 21st | Viet Nam | 4.65% | -34.8% |
| 22nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.67% | -11.2% |
| 23rd | Guatemala | 4.68% | -5.3% |
| 24th | Uganda | 4.88% | -3.3% |
| 25th | Senegal | 4.92% | -15.7% |
| 26th | Macao SAR, China | 5.05% | -0.9% |
| 27th | Lao PDR | 5.13% | -11.3% |
| 28th | Bahrain | 5.63% | +0.7% |
| 29th | Iceland | 5.90% | -21.8% |
| 30th | Ghana | 6.11% | -4.2% |
| 31st | Germany | 6.22% | -8.1% |
| 32nd | Togo | 6.23% | -32.9% |
| 33rd | Cameroon | 6.50% | +1.5% |
| 34th | Philippines | 6.61% | -10.5% |
| 35th | Guinea | 6.62% | +2.8% |
| 36th | Tonga | 6.68% | +5.7% |
| 37th | Czechia | 6.71% | -15.4% |
| 38th | United Arab Emirates | 6.75% | -9.7% |
| 39th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.78% | +1.9% |
| 40th | Mexico | 6.82% | -0.5% |
| 41st | Malawi | 6.85% | -0.2% |
| 42nd | Israel | 7.03% | -1.8% |
| 43rd | Netherlands | 7.05% | -19.2% |
| 44th | Gambia, The | 7.15% | -15.0% |
| 45th | Burkina Faso | 7.64% | +1.4% |
| 46th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.77% | -2.0% |
| 47th | Oman | 7.85% | -29.0% |
| 48th | Pakistan | 7.86% | +20.6% |
| 49th | Switzerland | 7.94% | -1.5% |
| 50th | Ecuador | 7.96% | -6.0% |
| 51st | Mozambique | 8.17% | +4.8% |
| 52nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.30% | -0.4% |
| 53rd | São Tomé and Principe | 8.31% | -0.9% |
| 54th | Peru | 8.34% | +0.3% |
| 55th | Singapore | 8.44% | -9.6% |
| 56th | Turkmenistan | 8.45% | -1.2% |
| 57th | United States | 8.61% | -6.8% |
| 58th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.73% | +2.3% |
| 59th | Zambia | 8.75% | +2.7% |
| 60th | Slovenia | 8.82% | -21.6% |
| 61st | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.16% | +1.5% |
| 62nd | Comoros | 9.20% | -1.6% |
| 63rd | El Salvador | 9.28% | -4.8% |
| 64th | Malta | 9.36% | -11.7% |
| 65th | Kyrgyz Republic | 9.56% | +2.8% |
| 66th | Austria | 9.57% | -4.0% |
| 67th | Central African Republic | 9.57% | -1.6% |
| 68th | Norway | 9.60% | -6.6% |
| 69th | China | 9.67% | -7.3% |
| 70th | Nicaragua | 9.71% | +55.4% |
| 71st | Timor-Leste | 9.78% | -14.9% |
| 72nd | Eritrea | 9.80% | -1.9% |
| 73rd | Hungary | 10.12% | -5.5% |
| 74th | Korea | 10.12% | +3.5% |
| 75th | Nigeria | 10.14% | +4.4% |
| 76th | Honduras | 10.49% | -2.4% |
| 77th | Denmark | 10.52% | -15.1% |
| 78th | Belarus | 10.65% | +13.9% |
| 79th | Zimbabwe | 10.69% | +8.7% |
| 80th | Canada | 10.71% | -4.7% |
| 81st | Kenya | 10.82% | +18.9% |
| 82nd | Lithuania | 11.12% | -16.2% |
| 83rd | Malaysia | 11.40% | +1.0% |
| 84th | Azerbaijan | 11.64% | -6.1% |
| 85th | United Kingdom | 11.65% | -7.0% |
| 86th | Poland | 11.69% | -20.8% |
| 87th | New Zealand | 11.83% | -8.8% |
| 88th | Bangladesh | 11.91% | -1.6% |
| 89th | Australia | 11.94% | -5.2% |
| 90th | Vanuatu | 11.99% | +3.3% |
| 91st | Uzbekistan | 12.07% | -6.3% |
| 92nd | Estonia | 12.08% | -0.8% |
| 93rd | Latvia | 12.19% | -28.2% |
| 94th | Bulgaria | 12.68% | -1.9% |
| 95th | Guam | 13.13% | +1.0% |
| 96th | Ireland | 13.76% | -4.5% |
| 97th | Channel Islands | 14.01% | -11.4% |
| 98th | Maldives | 14.02% | -3.9% |
| 99th | Tajikistan | 14.06% | +0.7% |
| 100th | Panama | 14.10% | -4.8% |
| 101st | Luxembourg | 14.18% | -8.4% |
| 102nd | Paraguay | 14.52% | +1.7% |
| 103rd | Dominican Republic | 14.85% | +10.5% |
| 104th | Slovak Republic | 14.97% | -21.0% |
| 105th | Equatorial Guinea | 15.14% | -1.6% |
| 106th | Bhutan | 15.20% | +13.8% |
| 107th | Fiji | 15.21% | +0.6% |
| 108th | Kuwait | 15.22% | -0.2% |
| 109th | Belgium | 15.75% | -18.1% |
| 110th | Rwanda | 16.26% | -2.8% |
| 111th | Indonesia | 16.37% | +12.5% |
| 112th | Afghanistan | 16.40% | -5.2% |
| 113th | Mongolia | 16.46% | -5.6% |
| 114th | Romania | 16.61% | -11.3% |
| 115th | Finland | 16.96% | -15.4% |
| 116th | Russian Federation | 16.99% | +4.0% |
| 117th | Sweden | 17.40% | -2.7% |
| 118th | Ukraine | 17.97% | -5.3% |
| 119th | Jamaica | 18.06% | -16.7% |
| 120th | European Union | 18.12% | -9.8% |
| 121st | Chile | 18.14% | +2.3% |
| 122nd | Samoa | 18.45% | -4.8% |
| 123rd | Colombia | 19.45% | +5.3% |
| 124th | South Sudan | 19.56% | -1.5% |
| 125th | Nepal | 19.60% | +0.2% |
| 126th | Türkiye | 20.01% | -2.2% |
| 127th | Portugal | 20.24% | -15.0% |
| 128th | Sri Lanka | 20.50% | +17.9% |
| 129th | Puerto Rico (US) | 20.50% | -14.8% |
| 130th | Cyprus | 20.65% | -17.4% |
| 131st | Sudan | 20.80% | -6.3% |
| 132nd | France | 20.95% | -7.2% |
| 133rd | Belize | 22.01% | +40.3% |
| 134th | Mauritania | 22.20% | +5.9% |
| 135th | Morocco | 22.43% | +1.2% |
| 136th | Lebanon | 22.67% | +2.9% |
| 137th | Croatia | 23.51% | -14.3% |
| 138th | Argentina | 23.85% | +4.4% |
| 139th | Bahamas, The | 24.16% | +12.1% |
| 140th | Mauritius | 24.20% | -0.1% |
| 141st | Barbados | 24.21% | -7.6% |
| 142nd | Suriname | 24.79% | -0.5% |
| 143rd | Lesotho | 24.89% | +1.7% |
| 144th | Costa Rica | 25.07% | +20.9% |
| 145th | Guyana | 25.25% | +1.2% |
| 146th | India | 26.00% | +1.6% |
| 147th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 26.25% | -19.6% |
| 148th | Virgin Islands (US) | 26.47% | +1.7% |
| 149th | Uruguay | 26.54% | +5.1% |
| 150th | Iraq | 27.34% | +8.2% |
| 151st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 27.50% | -2.5% |
| 152nd | Cabo Verde | 27.58% | -13.5% |
| 153rd | Brazil | 27.96% | -2.2% |
| 154th | Albania | 28.11% | -9.9% |
| 155th | Montenegro | 29.61% | -7.0% |
| 156th | Georgia | 29.69% | +3.5% |
| 157th | Serbia | 29.70% | -6.9% |
| 158th | Saudi Arabia | 30.21% | -4.1% |
| 159th | Algeria | 30.71% | +1.4% |
| 160th | Brunei Darussalam | 30.81% | +5.3% |
| 161st | Italy | 32.19% | -7.3% |
| 162nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.41% | -1.5% |
| 163rd | Yemen, Republic of | 32.72% | -3.5% |
| 164th | Angola | 32.86% | -2.6% |
| 165th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.60% | +1.2% |
| 166th | Armenia | 33.62% | -10.9% |
| 167th | Spain | 34.36% | -11.0% |
| 168th | Botswana | 34.40% | -1.3% |
| 169th | Tunisia | 34.88% | -1.2% |
| 170th | Haiti | 34.90% | +0.4% |
| 171st | French Polynesia | 36.20% | +0.9% |
| 172nd | Gabon | 36.80% | +0.7% |
| 173rd | Namibia | 37.97% | -8.4% |
| 174th | Jordan | 38.94% | +9.9% |
| 175th | New Caledonia | 39.95% | +9.7% |
| 176th | Greece | 40.01% | -7.8% |
| 177th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.54% | -15.4% |
| 178th | St. Lucia | 41.61% | -7.5% |
| 179th | West Bank and Gaza | 42.22% | +0.9% |
| 180th | Congo, Republic of | 42.66% | +0.4% |
| 181st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.74% | +0.8% |
| 182nd | North Macedonia | 45.50% | -2.7% |
| 183rd | Eswatini | 49.93% | +3.2% |
| 184th | Libya | 50.14% | -0.7% |
| 185th | South Africa | 53.63% | +0.4% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 74.98% | +1.4% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest youth unemployment in 2018?▾
Qatar has the highest youth unemployment in 2018 at 0.31%.
Which country has the lowest youth unemployment in 2018?▾
Djibouti has the lowest youth unemployment in 2018 at 74.98%.
How many countries are ranked by youth unemployment?▾
186 countries have youth unemployment data for 2018.
What are the top 3 countries by youth unemployment?▾
1. Qatar (0.31%), 2. Cambodia (0.38%), 3. Niger (0.74%).