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Youth Unemployment - Ranking 2020

All countries ranked by youth unemployment · World Bank
Year

In 2020, Cambodia (0.47%), Qatar (0.48%), and Niger (0.74%) ranked highest in youth unemployment among all countries. Djibouti ranked lowest at 81.88%.

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2020
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Cambodia 0.47% +25.4%
2nd Qatar 0.48% +62.7%
3rd Niger 0.74% -0.9%
4th Solomon Islands 1.49% +14.4%
5th Burundi 1.69% -3.6%
6th Chad 1.88% +25.6%
7th Guinea-Bissau 2.73% +32.5%
8th Tanzania 2.75% +3.3%
9th Liberia 2.91% +26.4%
10th Benin 2.96% +28.6%
11th Togo 3.70% +20.1%
12th Kazakhstan 3.78% +0.2%
13th Moldova 4.05% +24.5%
14th Sierra Leone 4.08% +13.9%
15th Lao PDR 4.24% -5.3%
16th Papua New Guinea 4.56% +10.8%
17th Japan 4.68% +18.8%
18th Côte d'Ivoire 4.69% +15.9%
19th Senegal 4.82% +19.3%
20th Myanmar 4.96% +277.4%
21st Guatemala 5.16% +15.6%
22nd Cuba 5.17% +21.7%
23rd Thailand 5.20% +24.1%
24th Uganda 5.69% +21.3%
25th Madagascar 5.87% +31.0%
26th Ghana 6.32% +7.6%
27th Bahrain 6.39% +12.9%
28th Viet Nam 6.55% +16.4%
29th Mali 6.73% +44.2%
30th Timor-Leste 6.79% -14.8%
31st Philippines 6.99% +4.3%
32nd Cameroon 7.37% +11.9%
33rd Macao SAR, China 7.59% +53.8%
34th Israel 7.65% +17.2%
35th Malawi 7.83% +15.0%
36th Germany 7.86% +34.2%
37th Czechia 7.94% +41.3%
38th Burkina Faso 7.98% +7.3%
39th Tonga 7.99% +23.5%
40th Mexico 8.05% +12.5%
41st Guinea 8.41% +20.4%
42nd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 8.51% +11.9%
43rd Switzerland 8.60% +7.6%
44th Netherlands 8.88% +34.4%
45th São Tomé and Principe 9.42% +12.1%
46th Congo, Democratic Republic of 9.60% +16.9%
47th Vanuatu 9.70% -21.4%
48th Mozambique 9.71% +14.1%
49th Iceland 9.87% +16.8%
50th Gambia, The 10.14% +29.9%
51st Korea 10.14% +3.2%
52nd Turkmenistan 10.16% +19.7%
53rd Austria 10.33% +17.8%
54th Comoros 10.49% +15.3%
55th Singapore 10.56% +38.4%
56th Pakistan 10.74% +11.9%
57th Poland 10.84% +10.2%
58th Nigeria 10.84% +4.1%
59th Central African Republic 10.86% +12.7%
60th Zambia 11.04% +6.7%
61st Ecuador 11.07% +26.7%
62nd El Salvador 11.08% +15.5%
63rd Eritrea 11.10% +12.7%
64th Norway 11.22% +14.3%
65th Nicaragua 11.42% +13.6%
66th Malta 11.54% +14.6%
67th Denmark 11.63% +15.9%
68th Trinidad and Tobago 11.81% +28.8%
69th Kyrgyz Republic 11.86% -7.5%
70th Belarus 12.05% +18.0%
71st Malaysia 12.37% +10.3%
72nd New Zealand 12.44% +10.2%
73rd China 12.65% +18.4%
74th Peru 12.66% +71.0%
75th Uzbekistan 12.84% +13.9%
76th Hungary 12.88% +12.3%
77th United Kingdom 13.37% +25.0%
78th Bangladesh 13.47% +14.7%
79th United Arab Emirates 13.48% +84.1%
80th Oman 13.52% +50.0%
81st Kenya 13.62% +8.5%
82nd Australia 14.14% +23.5%
83rd Bulgaria 14.14% +61.1%
84th Slovenia 14.18% +74.3%
85th Zimbabwe 14.24% +21.5%
86th Dominican Republic 14.77% -6.8%
87th Indonesia 14.77% +8.8%
88th Latvia 14.87% +19.8%
89th Mongolia 14.89% -29.5%
90th United States 14.89% +77.8%
91st Azerbaijan 15.13% +31.8%
92nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.24% +120.0%
93rd Ireland 15.26% +22.5%
94th Belgium 15.33% +7.7%
95th Guam 15.40% +17.3%
96th Hong Kong SAR, China 15.53% +82.2%
97th Tajikistan 15.66% +10.6%
98th Channel Islands 15.86% +15.3%
99th Rwanda 15.95% -0.7%
100th Afghanistan 16.05% +3.4%
101st Maldives 16.15% +19.7%
102nd Fiji 16.75% +9.6%
103rd Russian Federation 16.99% +11.7%
104th Honduras 17.07% +58.4%
105th Paraguay 17.15% +12.1%
106th Equatorial Guinea 17.39% +14.3%
107th Romania 17.58% +2.6%
108th Samoa 17.83% +2.0%
109th Estonia 18.42% +58.5%
110th Egypt, Arab Republic of 18.46% -10.5%
111th Cyprus 18.49% +9.7%
112th European Union 19.01% +12.0%
113th Kuwait 19.06% +25.2%
114th Ukraine 19.36% +25.0%
115th Slovak Republic 19.44% +20.6%
116th Lithuania 19.56% +65.0%
117th Puerto Rico (US) 19.57% +5.5%
118th Sudan 19.78% +2.1%
119th Jamaica 20.09% +25.9%
120th Canada 20.13% +87.3%
121st France 20.40% +2.4%
122nd Croatia 20.67% +23.7%
123rd Finland 21.19% +23.7%
124th South Sudan 21.85% +13.4%
125th Bhutan 21.99% +90.2%
126th Belize 22.37% +12.2%
127th Portugal 22.46% +22.6%
128th Luxembourg 23.18% +36.6%
129th Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.71% -8.6%
130th Sweden 23.89% +18.9%
131st Bahamas, The 23.94% +24.5%
132nd Nepal 24.07% +22.3%
133rd Chile 24.38% +28.6%
134th India 24.67% +7.5%
135th Türkiye 24.92% -0.5%
136th Mauritius 25.03% +13.4%
137th Sri Lanka 25.45% +24.6%
138th Mauritania 25.52% +9.2%
139th Albania 26.42% -1.9%
140th Lebanon 26.58% +14.2%
141st Serbia 26.61% -3.2%
142nd Morocco 26.80% +19.2%
143rd Brunei Darussalam 26.85% +33.3%
144th Colombia 27.25% +31.9%
145th Lesotho 28.22% +11.5%
146th Suriname 28.84% +16.9%
147th Saudi Arabia 29.63% +16.3%
148th Italy 29.63% +1.8%
149th Barbados 30.03% +16.5%
150th Brazil 30.27% +11.7%
151st Argentina 30.43% +17.8%
152nd Georgia 30.85% +2.6%
153rd Guyana 31.00% +17.8%
154th Armenia 32.08% -1.6%
155th Panama 33.03% +92.9%
156th Angola 33.08% +3.9%
157th Greece 33.74% -2.9%
158th Virgin Islands (US) 34.06% +28.5%
159th Uruguay 34.22% +20.2%
160th Iraq 34.45% +15.8%
161st Cabo Verde 34.47% +22.7%
162nd Yemen, Republic of 34.53% +6.8%
163rd North Macedonia 35.62% +0.8%
164th Algeria 35.77% +14.6%
165th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 35.91% +6.1%
166th Montenegro 36.22% +43.1%
167th Syrian Arab Republic 36.29% +13.2%
168th Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.92% +7.5%
169th Spain 38.31% +17.7%
170th Haiti 39.53% +12.2%
171st Gabon 39.70% +8.1%
172nd Costa Rica 40.11% +28.6%
173rd Botswana 40.44% +16.9%
174th Tunisia 41.24% +8.9%
175th French Polynesia 41.47% +13.6%
176th Namibia 41.51% +8.8%
177th West Bank and Gaza 42.05% +4.7%
178th Jordan 42.46% +14.1%
179th New Caledonia 46.15% +42.4%
180th Congo, Republic of 46.71% +11.1%
181st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47.71% +9.5%
182nd St. Lucia 51.64% +43.9%
183rd Libya 53.56% +5.9%
184th Eswatini 58.61% +14.5%
185th South Africa 59.61% +4.0%
186th Djibouti 81.88% +7.9%

FAQ

Which country has the highest youth unemployment in 2020?

Cambodia has the highest youth unemployment in 2020 at 0.47%.

Which country has the lowest youth unemployment in 2020?

Djibouti has the lowest youth unemployment in 2020 at 81.88%.

How many countries are ranked by youth unemployment?

186 countries have youth unemployment data for 2020.

What are the top 3 countries by youth unemployment?

1. Cambodia (0.47%), 2. Qatar (0.48%), 3. Niger (0.74%).