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South Africa - Youth Unemployment 2012

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

51.32% +1.58pp from 2011 Global rank: 180th

South Africa's youth unemployment was 51.32% in 2012, increased +1.58pp from 49.75% in 2011. This was the 180th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2012
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cambodia	0.68%	13.4%
2nd	Madagascar	1.01%	-68.6%
3rd	Chad	1.31%	-0.6%
4th	Qatar	1.48%	12.9%
5th	Myanmar	1.56%	1.4%
6th	Solomon Islands	1.82%	-23.4%
7th	Mali	2.23%	2.5%
8th	Liberia	2.37%	-14.5%
9th	Lao PDR	2.47%	22.1%
10th	Burundi	2.54%	5.6%
11th	Thailand	2.76%	-6.4%
12th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3.36%	-36.9%
13th	Togo	3.41%	8.4%
14th	Moldova	3.45%	-29.0%
15th	Viet Nam	3.63%	12.5%
16th	Guinea-Bissau	3.85%	1.3%
17th	Niger	3.85%	727.0%
18th	Kazakhstan	3.94%	-13.9%
19th	Senegal	4.29%	44.1%
20th	Papua New Guinea	4.50%	-0.7%
21st	Guatemala	4.62%	-7.5%
22nd	Tonga	4.71%	4.9%
23rd	Benin	4.73%	-13.3%
24th	Uganda	5.28%	3.5%
25th	Bahrain	5.43%	2.7%
26th	Macao SAR, China	5.48%	-4.8%
27th	Guinea	5.84%	-2.0%
28th	Burkina Faso	6.21%	1.6%
29th	Tanzania	6.26%	-7.4%
30th	Cameroon	6.27%	-0.6%
31st	United Arab Emirates	6.47%	-5.7%
32nd	Ghana	6.66%	-24.3%
33rd	Malawi	6.71%	2.0%
34th	Peru	6.85%	-2.2%
35th	Mozambique	6.93%	0.1%
36th	Kenya	6.95%	0.3%
37th	Honduras	6.97%	-13.5%
38th	Bhutan	6.98%	-21.6%
39th	Kyrgyz Republic	7.55%	6.5%
40th	Pakistan	7.56%	339.6%
41st	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.58%	-1.0%
42nd	Korea	7.74%	-6.7%
43rd	Nigeria	7.86%	-0.4%
44th	Germany	8.12%	-9.1%
45th	Nicaragua	8.14%	-20.1%
46th	Zimbabwe	8.17%	-8.8%
47th	Japan	8.24%	-1.1%
48th	Switzerland	8.33%	7.8%
49th	Mongolia	8.37%	-18.6%
50th	Norway	8.38%	-0.4%
51st	El Salvador	8.44%	-1.2%
52nd	Sierra Leone	8.44%	3.5%
53rd	Cuba	8.45%	10.2%
54th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.46%	5.6%
55th	Singapore	8.53%	-3.8%
56th	Bangladesh	8.54%	14.9%
57th	Ecuador	8.54%	-4.1%
58th	Trinidad and Tobago	8.61%	0.3%
59th	Turkmenistan	8.89%	4.2%
60th	Timor-Leste	9.20%	-0.9%
61st	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.23%	-0.4%
62nd	Mexico	9.36%	-4.2%
63rd	Philippines	9.36%	-1.2%
64th	Comoros	9.40%	0.0%
65th	Austria	9.56%	4.2%
66th	Panama	9.58%	-13.7%
67th	Côte d'Ivoire	9.89%	2.2%
68th	Central African Republic	9.97%	-2.2%
69th	Paraguay	10.05%	-11.6%
70th	Afghanistan	10.07%	0.3%
71st	Eritrea	10.10%	-2.2%
72nd	Vanuatu	10.12%	3.7%
73rd	Malaysia	10.14%	3.2%
74th	China	10.15%	1.8%
75th	Uzbekistan	10.68%	0.9%
76th	Belarus	10.83%	-0.4%
77th	Netherlands	11.45%	17.2%
78th	Australia	11.73%	3.1%
79th	Israel	11.99%	1.4%
80th	Kuwait	11.99%	16.5%
81st	Iceland	13.20%	-6.7%
82nd	Tajikistan	13.31%	0.9%
83rd	Malta	13.85%	3.8%
84th	Fiji	13.93%	1.8%
85th	Azerbaijan	13.97%	-3.8%
86th	Canada	14.04%	0.9%
87th	Dominican Republic	14.82%	6.2%
88th	Gambia, The	14.85%	0.6%
89th	Russian Federation	14.97%	-3.5%
90th	Mauritania	15.09%	-0.9%
91st	Equatorial Guinea	15.43%	-0.9%
92nd	Oman	15.66%	2.9%
93rd	Indonesia	15.67%	-14.8%
94th	Denmark	15.78%	-3.3%
95th	Brazil	15.85%	-6.3%
96th	Iraq	16.09%	-2.2%
97th	United States	16.21%	-6.1%
98th	Rwanda	16.25%	-0.2%
99th	Luxembourg	16.58%	-8.1%
100th	Sri Lanka	16.80%	0.2%
101st	Belize	16.91%	-0.2%
102nd	Chile	16.93%	-6.0%
103rd	Zambia	17.16%	-26.1%
104th	Türkiye	17.34%	-4.8%
105th	Samoa	17.49%	17.5%
106th	Ukraine	17.80%	-0.1%
107th	New Zealand	18.00%	2.8%
108th	Lebanon	18.19%	6.2%
109th	Argentina	18.34%	-2.0%
110th	Uruguay	18.57%	2.8%
111th	Morocco	18.64%	4.0%
112th	Finland	18.87%	-5.3%
113th	Nepal	19.31%	0.1%
114th	São Tomé and Principe	19.40%	-4.3%
115th	Czechia	19.51%	7.9%
116th	Suriname	19.60%	2.0%
117th	Belgium	19.74%	5.4%
118th	South Sudan	19.91%	1.5%
119th	Colombia	20.09%	-5.1%
120th	Channel Islands	20.28%	12.0%
121st	Slovenia	20.65%	31.0%
122nd	Maldives	20.82%	-5.9%
123rd	Estonia	20.86%	-6.8%
124th	United Kingdom	22.11%	1.9%
125th	Costa Rica	22.37%	1.5%
126th	Brunei Darussalam	22.60%	2.5%
127th	Romania	22.81%	-5.2%
128th	Lesotho	22.92%	-1.2%
129th	Guyana	22.96%	1.0%
130th	Jamaica	23.40%	14.9%
131st	Mauritius	23.57%	9.2%
132nd	Sweden	23.61%	3.6%
133rd	Yemen, Republic of	23.83%	2.9%
134th	Cabo Verde	23.85%	5.4%
135th	India	24.14%	2.1%
136th	Saudi Arabia	24.84%	-1.1%
137th	Virgin Islands (US)	24.92%	2.3%
138th	France	24.95%	8.4%
139th	European Union	25.95%	9.3%
140th	Poland	26.32%	3.1%
141st	Lithuania	26.68%	-18.1%
142nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	26.89%	0.9%
143rd	Cyprus	27.24%	28.8%
144th	Algeria	27.87%	22.2%
145th	Bulgaria	28.11%	12.2%
146th	Hungary	28.19%	8.6%
147th	Latvia	28.56%	-8.1%
148th	Guam	28.61%	-10.5%
149th	Barbados	28.83%	7.4%
150th	Jordan	28.85%	-6.3%
151st	Albania	28.87%	27.2%
152nd	Bahamas, The	30.36%	12.4%
153rd	Ireland	30.79%	4.1%
154th	Sudan	30.83%	-4.2%
155th	Puerto Rico (US)	31.95%	-7.5%
156th	Syrian Arab Republic	33.81%	60.2%
157th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.83%	0.2%
158th	Namibia	34.09%	-13.4%
159th	Slovak Republic	34.10%	1.8%
160th	Haiti	34.30%	-3.0%
161st	Armenia	34.30%	-9.9%
162nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	34.44%	17.0%
163rd	West Bank and Gaza	34.64%	11.0%
164th	Botswana	34.65%	-1.5%
165th	Gabon	35.12%	-0.6%
166th	Italy	35.29%	21.1%
167th	French Polynesia	35.35%	-0.5%
168th	New Caledonia	36.78%	1.3%
169th	Georgia	37.43%	-8.1%
170th	Angola	37.70%	-3.4%
171st	Portugal	37.98%	25.3%
172nd	Tunisia	38.44%	-9.8%
173rd	Congo, Republic of	40.30%	0.3%
174th	St. Lucia	40.82%	3.2%
175th	Croatia	42.51%	15.9%
176th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.63%	-0.3%
177th	Montenegro	44.04%	18.9%
178th	Libya	49.88%	-1.0%
179th	Serbia	51.24%	0.1%
180th	South Africa	51.32%	3.2%
181st	Eswatini	51.69%	-2.9%
182nd	Spain	52.83%	14.5%
183rd	North Macedonia	53.71%	-2.5%
184th	Greece	55.66%	23.8%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	65.02%	9.2%
186th	Djibouti	70.78%	0.4%

FAQ

What was South Africa's youth unemployment in 2012?▾

South Africa's youth unemployment in 2012 was 51.32%. This ranked 180th globally.

How did South Africa's youth unemployment change in 2012?▾

South Africa's youth unemployment increased by 3.2% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2012?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2012 at 70.78%.

What is the youth unemployment of South Africa in 2012?▾

The youth unemployment of South Africa in 2012 was 51.32%. This ranked 180th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for South Africa's youth unemployment?▾

South Africa's youth unemployment went from 49.75% in 2011 to 51.32% in 2012, a 3.2% increase.

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