Russian Federation - Youth Unemployment 2021
16.14%
−0.84pp from 2020
Russian Federation's youth unemployment was 16.14% in 2021, decreased +0.84pp from 16.99% in 2020. This was the 102nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.69% | 44.4% |
| 2nd | Niger | 0.72% | -3.4% |
| 3rd | Cambodia | 0.83% | 75.1% |
| 4th | Solomon Islands | 1.37% | -7.8% |
| 5th | Burundi | 1.77% | 4.9% |
| 6th | Moldova | 1.80% | -55.7% |
| 7th | Chad | 2.02% | 7.5% |
| 8th | Tanzania | 2.75% | 0.2% |
| 9th | Liberia | 2.82% | -3.1% |
| 10th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.94% | 7.6% |
| 11th | Benin | 3.24% | 9.5% |
| 12th | Lao PDR | 3.33% | -21.5% |
| 13th | Togo | 3.78% | 2.2% |
| 14th | Guatemala | 3.79% | -26.5% |
| 15th | Sierra Leone | 3.90% | -4.4% |
| 16th | Kazakhstan | 4.22% | 11.7% |
| 17th | Papua New Guinea | 4.33% | -5.1% |
| 18th | Mali | 4.43% | -34.2% |
| 19th | Senegal | 4.66% | -3.2% |
| 20th | Japan | 4.71% | 0.6% |
| 21st | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.75% | 1.4% |
| 22nd | Timor-Leste | 4.79% | -29.4% |
| 23rd | Cuba | 4.91% | -5.1% |
| 24th | Uganda | 5.04% | -11.4% |
| 25th | Thailand | 5.86% | 12.7% |
| 26th | Ghana | 5.99% | -5.3% |
| 27th | Bahrain | 6.04% | -5.4% |
| 28th | Madagascar | 6.06% | 3.1% |
| 29th | Tonga | 6.38% | -20.2% |
| 30th | Macao SAR, China | 6.39% | -15.8% |
| 31st | Germany | 6.67% | -15.2% |
| 32nd | Viet Nam | 6.90% | 5.5% |
| 33rd | Cameroon | 7.23% | -2.0% |
| 34th | Mexico | 7.63% | -5.3% |
| 35th | Malawi | 7.63% | -2.5% |
| 36th | Burkina Faso | 7.64% | -4.2% |
| 37th | Israel | 7.65% | 0.1% |
| 38th | Guinea | 7.98% | -5.2% |
| 39th | Korea | 8.06% | -20.6% |
| 40th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 8.10% | -4.8% |
| 41st | Czechia | 8.13% | 2.5% |
| 42nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.20% | -46.2% |
| 43rd | Switzerland | 8.32% | -3.3% |
| 44th | Philippines | 8.43% | 20.7% |
| 45th | Nigeria | 8.99% | -17.1% |
| 46th | São Tomé and Principe | 9.09% | -3.5% |
| 47th | Oman | 9.10% | -32.7% |
| 48th | Ecuador | 9.14% | -17.5% |
| 49th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 9.18% | -4.3% |
| 50th | Netherlands | 9.34% | 5.1% |
| 51st | Zambia | 9.36% | -15.2% |
| 52nd | Singapore | 9.50% | -10.0% |
| 53rd | Peru | 9.59% | -24.3% |
| 54th | United States | 9.70% | -34.8% |
| 55th | United Arab Emirates | 9.74% | -27.8% |
| 56th | Comoros | 9.80% | -6.6% |
| 57th | El Salvador | 9.80% | -11.5% |
| 58th | Mozambique | 9.84% | 1.3% |
| 59th | Malta | 9.87% | -14.4% |
| 60th | Turkmenistan | 10.23% | 0.7% |
| 61st | Gambia, The | 10.44% | 3.0% |
| 62nd | New Zealand | 10.49% | -15.7% |
| 63rd | Belarus | 10.49% | -12.9% |
| 64th | Denmark | 10.80% | -7.2% |
| 65th | Central African Republic | 10.83% | -0.3% |
| 66th | Vanuatu | 10.92% | 12.6% |
| 67th | Eritrea | 10.98% | -1.1% |
| 68th | Pakistan | 11.05% | 2.9% |
| 69th | Nicaragua | 11.06% | -3.2% |
| 70th | Australia | 11.13% | -21.3% |
| 71st | Malaysia | 11.58% | -6.4% |
| 72nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 11.65% | -1.8% |
| 73rd | Poland | 11.82% | 9.1% |
| 74th | Iceland | 11.83% | 19.8% |
| 75th | Austria | 12.02% | 16.4% |
| 76th | Kenya | 12.23% | -10.2% |
| 77th | China | 12.40% | -1.9% |
| 78th | Bangladesh | 12.72% | -5.6% |
| 79th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 12.79% | -17.7% |
| 80th | Myanmar | 12.82% | 158.7% |
| 81st | Slovenia | 12.85% | -9.4% |
| 82nd | Norway | 12.85% | 14.6% |
| 83rd | United Kingdom | 12.89% | -3.5% |
| 84th | Uzbekistan | 13.03% | 1.5% |
| 85th | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.15% | 11.3% |
| 86th | Hungary | 13.55% | 5.2% |
| 87th | Canada | 13.56% | -32.6% |
| 88th | Indonesia | 13.80% | -6.6% |
| 89th | Honduras | 14.27% | -16.4% |
| 90th | Lithuania | 14.30% | -26.9% |
| 91st | Guam | 14.35% | -6.8% |
| 92nd | Azerbaijan | 14.68% | -3.0% |
| 93rd | Latvia | 14.79% | -0.6% |
| 94th | Tajikistan | 15.12% | -3.4% |
| 95th | Zimbabwe | 15.21% | 6.8% |
| 96th | Maldives | 15.32% | -5.1% |
| 97th | Ireland | 15.61% | 2.3% |
| 98th | Channel Islands | 15.62% | -1.5% |
| 99th | Bulgaria | 15.70% | 11.0% |
| 100th | Afghanistan | 16.01% | -0.2% |
| 101st | Samoa | 16.03% | -10.1% |
| 102nd | Russian Federation | 16.14% | -5.0% |
| 103rd | Fiji | 16.15% | -3.6% |
| 104th | Paraguay | 16.20% | -5.5% |
| 105th | Brunei Darussalam | 16.24% | -39.5% |
| 106th | Mongolia | 16.51% | 10.9% |
| 107th | Estonia | 16.62% | -9.7% |
| 108th | Jamaica | 16.84% | -16.2% |
| 109th | Dominican Republic | 16.87% | 14.3% |
| 110th | Equatorial Guinea | 16.98% | -2.4% |
| 111th | Finland | 17.06% | -19.5% |
| 112th | Cyprus | 17.17% | -7.1% |
| 113th | Puerto Rico (US) | 17.20% | -12.1% |
| 114th | Sudan | 17.41% | -12.0% |
| 115th | Kuwait | 17.76% | -6.8% |
| 116th | Belgium | 18.21% | 18.8% |
| 117th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.21% | -1.4% |
| 118th | Luxembourg | 18.67% | -19.5% |
| 119th | European Union | 18.74% | -1.5% |
| 120th | Ukraine | 19.15% | -1.1% |
| 121st | France | 19.25% | -5.6% |
| 122nd | Saudi Arabia | 19.77% | -33.3% |
| 123rd | Chile | 20.48% | -16.0% |
| 124th | Bhutan | 20.61% | -6.3% |
| 125th | South Sudan | 20.80% | -4.8% |
| 126th | India | 20.82% | -15.6% |
| 127th | Romania | 21.15% | 20.3% |
| 128th | Slovak Republic | 21.21% | 9.1% |
| 129th | Croatia | 21.54% | 4.2% |
| 130th | Bahamas, The | 21.77% | -9.1% |
| 131st | Belize | 21.82% | -2.5% |
| 132nd | Panama | 22.34% | -32.4% |
| 133rd | Türkiye | 22.36% | -10.3% |
| 134th | Nepal | 22.64% | -6.0% |
| 135th | Rwanda | 23.31% | 46.2% |
| 136th | Argentina | 23.37% | -23.2% |
| 137th | Portugal | 23.42% | 4.3% |
| 138th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.75% | 0.2% |
| 139th | Serbia | 24.50% | -7.9% |
| 140th | Sweden | 24.56% | 2.8% |
| 141st | Colombia | 24.76% | -9.1% |
| 142nd | Mauritania | 24.85% | -2.6% |
| 143rd | Morocco | 25.05% | -6.5% |
| 144th | Lebanon | 25.20% | -5.2% |
| 145th | Mauritius | 25.37% | 1.3% |
| 146th | Sri Lanka | 25.37% | -0.3% |
| 147th | Albania | 27.09% | 2.5% |
| 148th | Lesotho | 27.19% | -3.7% |
| 149th | Suriname | 27.46% | -4.8% |
| 150th | Barbados | 28.25% | -5.9% |
| 151st | Brazil | 28.31% | -6.5% |
| 152nd | Guyana | 29.12% | -6.1% |
| 153rd | Italy | 29.67% | 0.1% |
| 154th | Armenia | 30.10% | -6.2% |
| 155th | Angola | 30.17% | -8.8% |
| 156th | Georgia | 30.60% | -0.8% |
| 157th | Virgin Islands (US) | 30.71% | -9.8% |
| 158th | Cabo Verde | 31.66% | -8.2% |
| 159th | Uruguay | 31.81% | -7.0% |
| 160th | Algeria | 33.83% | -5.4% |
| 161st | Yemen, Republic of | 34.10% | -1.3% |
| 162nd | New Caledonia | 34.40% | -25.4% |
| 163rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 34.65% | -4.5% |
| 164th | Spain | 35.00% | -8.6% |
| 165th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 35.29% | -1.7% |
| 166th | Greece | 35.39% | 4.9% |
| 167th | Iraq | 35.65% | 3.5% |
| 168th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.82% | -5.6% |
| 169th | North Macedonia | 36.10% | 1.3% |
| 170th | Montenegro | 37.40% | 3.3% |
| 171st | Haiti | 37.81% | -4.4% |
| 172nd | Gabon | 38.24% | -3.7% |
| 173rd | French Polynesia | 38.86% | -6.3% |
| 174th | Costa Rica | 39.20% | -2.3% |
| 175th | Tunisia | 39.31% | -4.7% |
| 176th | Namibia | 40.10% | -3.4% |
| 177th | West Bank and Gaza | 41.63% | -1.0% |
| 178th | Botswana | 43.36% | 7.2% |
| 179th | Jordan | 43.86% | 3.3% |
| 180th | Congo, Republic of | 44.68% | -4.3% |
| 181st | St. Lucia | 45.01% | -12.8% |
| 182nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.04% | -3.5% |
| 183rd | Libya | 52.09% | -2.8% |
| 184th | Eswatini | 56.67% | -3.3% |
| 185th | South Africa | 65.45% | 9.8% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 79.38% | -3.1% |
FAQ
What was Russian Federation's youth unemployment in 2021?▾
Russian Federation's youth unemployment in 2021 was 16.14%. This ranked 102nd globally.
How did Russian Federation's youth unemployment change in 2021?▾
Russian Federation's youth unemployment decreased by 5.0% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2021?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2021 at 79.38%.
What is the youth unemployment of Russian Federation in 2021?▾
The youth unemployment of Russian Federation in 2021 was 16.14%. This ranked 102nd globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Russian Federation's youth unemployment?▾
Russian Federation's youth unemployment went from 16.99% in 2020 to 16.14% in 2021, a 5.0% decrease.
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