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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

12.80% −2.06pp from 2014 Global rank: 86th

São Tomé and Principe's youth unemployment was 12.80% in 2015, decreased +2.06pp from 14.85% in 2014. This was the 86th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2015
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Qatar	0.57%	-22.8%
2nd	Niger	0.70%	4.5%
3rd	Cambodia	0.74%	-29.5%
4th	Solomon Islands	1.30%	0.2%
5th	Chad	1.43%	2.6%
6th	Myanmar	1.59%	0.8%
7th	Liberia	1.92%	23.7%
8th	Mali	2.17%	-3.2%
9th	Burundi	2.68%	-8.4%
10th	Thailand	3.09%	-0.6%
11th	Madagascar	3.31%	30.2%
12th	Moldova	3.34%	45.4%
13th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.38%	-28.2%
14th	Benin	3.42%	-5.3%
15th	Tanzania	3.44%	-6.8%
16th	Kazakhstan	3.76%	-2.0%
17th	Uganda	3.87%	16.5%
18th	Guinea-Bissau	3.88%	-2.0%
19th	Lao PDR	3.90%	14.2%
20th	Papua New Guinea	4.27%	-1.7%
21st	Togo	4.32%	8.0%
22nd	Macao SAR, China	4.34%	11.6%
23rd	Bahrain	5.43%	0.5%
24th	United Arab Emirates	5.44%	-6.5%
25th	Japan	5.47%	-13.1%
26th	Guatemala	5.58%	-1.9%
27th	Tonga	5.83%	6.1%
28th	Trinidad and Tobago	5.87%	-0.2%
29th	Cuba	5.97%	-9.6%
30th	Cameroon	6.23%	0.6%
31st	Guinea	6.27%	4.9%
32nd	Viet Nam	6.27%	34.3%
33rd	Pakistan	6.68%	64.9%
34th	Malawi	6.75%	0.0%
35th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.85%	43.5%
36th	Peru	6.88%	-8.9%
37th	Mozambique	7.10%	1.0%
38th	Burkina Faso	7.16%	4.8%
39th	Kenya	7.30%	0.6%
40th	Germany	7.33%	-3.7%
41st	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.76%	1.7%
42nd	Zimbabwe	8.02%	15.4%
43rd	Senegal	8.05%	17.9%
44th	Sierra Leone	8.14%	-13.8%
45th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.22%	-0.7%
46th	Nigeria	8.46%	5.1%
47th	Kyrgyz Republic	8.51%	4.7%
48th	Philippines	8.51%	-10.1%
49th	Mexico	8.52%	-9.6%
50th	Timor-Leste	8.57%	-3.1%
51st	Iceland	8.58%	-10.3%
52nd	El Salvador	8.66%	-9.8%
53rd	Nicaragua	8.79%	4.2%
54th	Switzerland	8.82%	2.5%
55th	Ecuador	8.82%	-2.3%
56th	Singapore	8.89%	6.2%
57th	Turkmenistan	8.92%	-1.7%
58th	Israel	9.20%	-11.8%
59th	Comoros	9.40%	0.4%
60th	Norway	9.80%	25.9%
61st	Central African Republic	9.81%	0.9%
62nd	Korea	9.90%	15.2%
63rd	Eritrea	10.03%	1.4%
64th	Bhutan	10.12%	12.1%
65th	Hong Kong SAR, China	10.42%	13.3%
66th	Bangladesh	10.56%	4.3%
67th	China	10.68%	1.6%
68th	Belarus	10.77%	-0.2%
69th	Austria	10.91%	3.8%
70th	Paraguay	10.92%	-1.6%
71st	Malaysia	10.98%	12.4%
72nd	Gambia, The	11.02%	-9.7%
73rd	Honduras	11.04%	-6.9%
74th	Vanuatu	11.07%	2.3%
75th	Netherlands	11.10%	-11.4%
76th	Uzbekistan	11.46%	0.7%
77th	United States	11.63%	-13.3%
78th	Malta	11.65%	-0.4%
79th	Panama	11.68%	1.3%
80th	Denmark	12.15%	-14.4%
81st	Zambia	12.36%	-11.7%
82nd	Afghanistan	12.53%	24.2%
83rd	Czechia	12.58%	-20.6%
84th	Mongolia	12.74%	6.5%
85th	Canada	12.76%	-3.4%
86th	São Tomé and Principe	12.80%	-13.8%
87th	Suriname	13.03%	-16.5%
88th	Australia	13.11%	-1.5%
89th	Azerbaijan	13.36%	-0.4%
90th	Tajikistan	13.72%	1.1%
91st	New Zealand	13.87%	-1.7%
92nd	Ghana	14.24%	53.0%
93rd	Estonia	14.34%	-4.2%
94th	Fiji	14.63%	1.4%
95th	Oman	15.15%	-1.1%
96th	United Kingdom	15.18%	-13.3%
97th	Equatorial Guinea	15.40%	1.3%
98th	Chile	15.81%	-6.9%
99th	Kuwait	16.18%	4.6%
100th	Slovenia	16.30%	-19.5%
101st	Lithuania	16.30%	-15.3%
102nd	Latvia	16.32%	-16.7%
103rd	Russian Federation	16.39%	16.6%
104th	Guam	16.41%	-8.9%
105th	Dominican Republic	16.43%	23.1%
106th	Belize	16.48%	-9.8%
107th	Rwanda	16.60%	0.3%
108th	Maldives	16.83%	-8.4%
109th	Indonesia	17.22%	7.8%
110th	Hungary	17.27%	-15.2%
111th	Colombia	17.32%	-5.1%
112th	Luxembourg	17.50%	-27.9%
113th	Samoa	18.06%	3.0%
114th	Türkiye	18.30%	3.4%
115th	Mauritania	18.50%	6.6%
116th	Channel Islands	18.88%	-8.1%
117th	Sri Lanka	19.23%	2.4%
118th	Nepal	19.40%	0.3%
119th	South Sudan	19.42%	-0.8%
120th	Brazil	19.49%	25.8%
121st	Ireland	20.24%	-13.6%
122nd	Argentina	20.27%	5.9%
123rd	Sweden	20.36%	-10.8%
124th	Lebanon	20.59%	4.1%
125th	Poland	20.69%	-12.8%
126th	Morocco	20.83%	4.3%
127th	Iraq	21.39%	7.4%
128th	Bulgaria	21.65%	-8.9%
129th	Romania	22.03%	-9.6%
130th	Belgium	22.13%	-4.7%
131st	Finland	22.30%	9.0%
132nd	Costa Rica	22.36%	-7.7%
133rd	Ukraine	22.61%	-4.1%
134th	Uruguay	22.88%	17.8%
135th	Lesotho	24.00%	1.5%
136th	Guyana	24.21%	2.2%
137th	European Union	24.22%	-6.7%
138th	Bahamas, The	24.78%	-14.5%
139th	India	24.96%	1.0%
140th	Sudan	25.23%	-7.5%
141st	France	25.26%	1.7%
142nd	Virgin Islands (US)	25.43%	-3.3%
143rd	Mauritius	25.56%	3.4%
144th	Jamaica	25.78%	-2.2%
145th	Brunei Darussalam	25.89%	7.4%
146th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	25.96%	4.0%
147th	Slovak Republic	26.57%	-0.7%
148th	Puerto Rico (US)	26.57%	-13.5%
149th	Saudi Arabia	28.16%	-1.6%
150th	Cabo Verde	28.57%	6.1%
151st	Barbados	28.86%	-12.7%
152nd	Algeria	30.38%	18.4%
153rd	Jordan	30.91%	12.0%
154th	Portugal	31.79%	-8.3%
155th	Armenia	31.85%	-12.4%
156th	Cyprus	32.54%	-8.4%
157th	Yemen, Republic of	32.70%	32.1%
158th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.35%	-0.6%
159th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	34.16%	6.1%
160th	Haiti	34.18%	0.3%
161st	Botswana	34.74%	0.4%
162nd	Syrian Arab Republic	34.81%	-3.3%
163rd	Tunisia	34.97%	-5.3%
164th	Angola	35.12%	-1.7%
165th	French Polynesia	35.58%	0.4%
166th	Georgia	35.85%	-4.1%
167th	Gabon	35.86%	0.6%
168th	West Bank and Gaza	37.22%	2.4%
169th	New Caledonia	37.59%	-1.6%
170th	Montenegro	37.72%	4.8%
171st	Albania	39.63%	0.2%
172nd	Italy	40.32%	-5.5%
173rd	Congo, Republic of	41.21%	1.4%
174th	Namibia	41.22%	6.4%
175th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.03%	0.0%
176th	Croatia	42.31%	-7.4%
177th	Serbia	43.23%	-9.2%
178th	St. Lucia	46.99%	-1.8%
179th	North Macedonia	47.48%	-10.5%
180th	Spain	48.35%	-9.1%
181st	Eswatini	48.35%	-1.9%
182nd	Greece	49.73%	-5.5%
183rd	South Africa	50.12%	-2.1%
184th	Libya	51.54%	1.7%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	65.24%	1.0%
186th	Djibouti	72.49%	0.6%

FAQ

What was São Tomé and Principe's youth unemployment in 2015?▾

São Tomé and Principe's youth unemployment in 2015 was 12.80%. This ranked 86th globally.

How did São Tomé and Principe's youth unemployment change in 2015?▾

São Tomé and Principe's youth unemployment decreased by 13.8% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2015?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2015 at 72.49%.

What is the youth unemployment of São Tomé and Principe in 2015?▾

The youth unemployment of São Tomé and Principe in 2015 was 12.80%. This ranked 86th globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for São Tomé and Principe's youth unemployment?▾

São Tomé and Principe's youth unemployment went from 14.85% in 2014 to 12.80% in 2015, a 13.8% decrease.

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