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Singapore - Youth Unemployment 2017

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
9.34% +0.61pp from 2016 Global rank: 62nd

Singapore's youth unemployment was 9.34% in 2017, increased +0.61pp from 8.72% in 2016. This was the 62nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Cambodia 0.38% -66.4%
2nd Qatar 0.51% 4.8%
3rd Niger 0.73% 2.5%
4th Solomon Islands 1.29% -0.5%
5th Chad 1.49% 2.1%
6th Burundi 2.23% -9.4%
7th Mali 2.23% 4.7%
8th Liberia 2.30% -0.2%
9th Benin 2.98% -7.9%
10th Tanzania 3.04% -6.3%
11th Myanmar 3.59% 40.6%
12th Kazakhstan 3.79% -0.4%
13th Guinea-Bissau 3.84% -0.8%
14th Madagascar 3.88% 8.2%
15th Moldova 3.93% 30.0%
16th Papua New Guinea 4.21% 0.5%
17th Cuba 4.29% -13.6%
18th Thailand 4.37% 17.7%
19th Japan 4.61% -9.9%
20th Guatemala 4.94% -11.5%
21st Uganda 5.05% 14.5%
22nd Sierra Leone 5.09% -24.1%
23rd Macao SAR, China 5.10% 2.4%
24th Côte d'Ivoire 5.26% 157.7%
25th Bahrain 5.59% 1.2%
26th Lao PDR 5.78% 19.5%
27th Senegal 5.84% -8.4%
28th Nicaragua 6.25% -14.8%
29th Tonga 6.32% 5.1%
30th Ghana 6.38% -39.9%
31st Cameroon 6.41% 1.7%
32nd Guinea 6.44% 1.4%
33rd Pakistan 6.52% 26.2%
34th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.65% -1.7%
35th Germany 6.77% -4.4%
36th Mexico 6.85% -10.1%
37th Malawi 6.87% 0.7%
38th Viet Nam 7.12% 5.3%
39th Israel 7.15% -16.0%
40th Philippines 7.38% -3.3%
41st United Arab Emirates 7.47% 46.3%
42nd Burkina Faso 7.53% 2.0%
43rd Iceland 7.54% 19.4%
44th Mozambique 7.80% 5.4%
45th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.92% -2.1%
46th Czechia 7.94% -24.3%
47th Switzerland 8.06% -6.1%
48th Peru 8.32% 0.6%
49th Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.33% 0.7%
50th São Tomé and Principe 8.39% -20.9%
51st Gambia, The 8.42% -14.3%
52nd Ecuador 8.47% -18.2%
53rd Zambia 8.51% -19.0%
54th Hong Kong SAR, China 8.53% -12.3%
55th Turkmenistan 8.56% -2.6%
56th Netherlands 8.72% -18.1%
57th Trinidad and Tobago 9.03% 3.5%
58th Kenya 9.10% 24.1%
59th United States 9.24% -11.4%
60th Togo 9.28% 36.2%
61st Kyrgyz Republic 9.30% 4.2%
62nd Singapore 9.34% 7.1%
63rd Belarus 9.35% -12.9%
64th Comoros 9.36% -1.5%
65th Nigeria 9.71% 6.7%
66th Central African Republic 9.73% -0.2%
67th El Salvador 9.75% 2.6%
68th Korea 9.78% -3.6%
69th Zimbabwe 9.83% 9.9%
70th Austria 9.97% -12.7%
71st Eritrea 9.99% -0.1%
72nd Norway 10.28% -7.0%
73rd China 10.43% -1.4%
74th Malta 10.59% -1.2%
75th Hungary 10.70% -17.2%
76th Honduras 10.75% -14.6%
77th Oman 11.06% -22.1%
78th Canada 11.24% -10.8%
79th Slovenia 11.24% -26.3%
80th Malaysia 11.28% 4.1%
81st Timor-Leste 11.49% -12.0%
82nd Vanuatu 11.61% 2.6%
83rd Bangladesh 12.10% 10.5%
84th Estonia 12.18% -13.8%
85th Denmark 12.38% 2.0%
86th Azerbaijan 12.39% -4.1%
87th United Kingdom 12.52% -5.2%
88th Australia 12.59% -0.4%
89th Uzbekistan 12.89% 12.4%
90th Bulgaria 12.93% -24.9%
91st New Zealand 12.97% -3.8%
92nd Guam 13.00% 0.9%
93rd Lithuania 13.27% -8.2%
94th Bhutan 13.36% 15.0%
95th Dominican Republic 13.44% -19.7%
96th Tajikistan 13.96% 0.7%
97th Paraguay 14.28% 23.9%
98th Ireland 14.40% -14.3%
99th Indonesia 14.55% -9.0%
100th Maldives 14.59% -3.6%
101st Poland 14.76% -16.1%
102nd Panama 14.82% 20.5%
103rd Fiji 15.12% 0.8%
104th Kuwait 15.26% 0.7%
105th Equatorial Guinea 15.39% 0.1%
106th Luxembourg 15.47% -29.6%
107th Belize 15.69% -5.2%
108th Channel Islands 15.81% -10.3%
109th Russian Federation 16.33% -2.2%
110th Rwanda 16.73% 0.8%
111th Latvia 16.97% -1.7%
112th Afghanistan 17.31% 15.9%
113th Sri Lanka 17.39% -13.3%
114th Mongolia 17.44% -13.4%
115th Chile 17.73% 12.2%
116th Sweden 17.87% -5.4%
117th Colombia 18.47% 1.1%
118th Romania 18.73% -10.9%
119th Slovak Republic 18.96% -14.9%
120th Ukraine 18.96% -18.0%
121st Belgium 19.24% -4.3%
122nd Samoa 19.38% 4.2%
123rd Nepal 19.57% 0.1%
124th South Sudan 19.85% 0.0%
125th Finland 20.04% -0.1%
126th European Union 20.09% -10.3%
127th Türkiye 20.47% 5.7%
128th Costa Rica 20.74% -4.2%
129th Mauritania 20.97% 5.8%
130th Bahamas, The 21.55% -16.6%
131st Jamaica 21.69% -12.1%
132nd Lebanon 22.04% 3.1%
133rd Morocco 22.17% -0.4%
134th Sudan 22.20% -6.0%
135th France 22.57% -9.5%
136th Argentina 22.84% 4.8%
137th Portugal 23.80% -14.4%
138th Puerto Rico (US) 24.05% -8.2%
139th Mauritius 24.23% 5.4%
140th Lesotho 24.48% 1.8%
141st Suriname 24.91% -0.2%
142nd Guyana 24.96% 1.5%
143rd Cyprus 25.01% -13.5%
144th Uruguay 25.25% 4.6%
145th Iraq 25.28% 12.6%
146th India 25.59% 1.4%
147th Virgin Islands (US) 26.04% -2.6%
148th Barbados 26.21% 0.1%
149th Croatia 27.43% -11.4%
150th Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.21% -3.0%
151st Brazil 28.59% 7.5%
152nd Georgia 28.69% -18.1%
153rd Brunei Darussalam 29.26% 5.9%
154th Algeria 30.30% 15.5%
155th Albania 31.18% -13.2%
156th Saudi Arabia 31.50% 29.8%
157th Montenegro 31.85% -11.7%
158th Cabo Verde 31.89% 5.6%
159th Serbia 31.91% -8.7%
160th Egypt, Arab Republic of 32.64% -3.0%
161st Syrian Arab Republic 32.89% -2.2%
162nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.20% -0.8%
163rd Angola 33.73% -2.2%
164th Yemen, Republic of 33.90% 1.2%
165th Italy 34.73% -8.0%
166th Haiti 34.75% 0.6%
167th Botswana 34.87% 0.1%
168th Tunisia 35.32% 0.6%
169th Jordan 35.44% -0.5%
170th French Polynesia 35.87% 0.2%
171st New Caledonia 36.41% -1.7%
172nd Gabon 36.53% 0.9%
173rd Armenia 37.73% 5.8%
174th Spain 38.59% -13.2%
175th Namibia 41.47% -6.2%
176th West Bank and Gaza 41.87% 8.7%
177th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.39% 0.7%
178th Congo, Republic of 42.48% 1.9%
179th Greece 43.39% -8.1%
180th St. Lucia 45.00% -1.9%
181st North Macedonia 46.76% -3.5%
182nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.93% -14.8%
183rd Eswatini 48.37% 3.0%
184th Libya 50.47% -1.8%
185th South Africa 53.40% -0.1%
186th Djibouti 73.95% 1.3%

FAQ

What was Singapore's youth unemployment in 2017?

Singapore's youth unemployment in 2017 was 9.34%. This ranked 62nd globally.

How did Singapore's youth unemployment change in 2017?

Singapore's youth unemployment increased by 7.1% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2017?

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2017 at 73.95%.

What is the youth unemployment of Singapore in 2017?

The youth unemployment of Singapore in 2017 was 9.34%. This ranked 62nd globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Singapore's youth unemployment?

Singapore's youth unemployment went from 8.72% in 2016 to 9.34% in 2017, a 7.1% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Singapore matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2017. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 1.3%. View full analysis →