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Sri Lanka - Youth Unemployment 1992

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

35.21% −0.90pp from 1991 Global rank: 167th

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment was 35.21% in 1992, decreased +0.90pp from 36.11% in 1991. This was the 167th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1992▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 1992
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Chad	0.93%	-0.5%
2nd	Pakistan	0.96%	-0.2%
3rd	Myanmar	1.35%	-1.2%
4th	Cambodia	1.44%	2.1%
5th	Benin	1.69%	-3.5%
6th	Kazakhstan	1.78%	10.6%
7th	Maldives	1.80%	1.7%
8th	Armenia	1.97%	0.9%
9th	Lithuania	2.13%	8.7%
10th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.14%	8.0%
11th	Mali	2.26%	3.2%
12th	Qatar	2.54%	0.7%
13th	Thailand	2.69%	-47.2%
14th	Tajikistan	2.75%	1.0%
15th	Turkmenistan	2.95%	7.2%
16th	Senegal	3.00%	1.6%
17th	Switzerland	3.01%	-8.0%
18th	Tonga	3.18%	3.5%
19th	Solomon Islands	3.19%	-2.6%
20th	Kuwait	3.21%	-1.2%
21st	Niger	3.26%	-0.5%
22nd	Guatemala	3.37%	-0.8%
23rd	Azerbaijan	3.39%	97.4%
24th	Macao SAR, China	3.40%	-25.1%
25th	Liberia	3.46%	-0.2%
26th	Ukraine	3.57%	-0.3%
27th	Luxembourg	3.70%	40.1%
28th	Guinea-Bissau	3.79%	1.3%
29th	Bahrain	3.85%	-3.6%
30th	Burundi	3.88%	-0.3%
31st	Burkina Faso	3.89%	1.0%
32nd	United Arab Emirates	4.06%	3.4%
33rd	Austria	4.13%	11.2%
34th	Viet Nam	4.15%	-0.7%
35th	Bhutan	4.25%	0.3%
36th	Hong Kong SAR, China	4.30%	2.4%
37th	Japan	4.35%	-2.4%
38th	China	4.43%	1.5%
39th	Cyprus	4.56%	-32.1%
40th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4.91%	1.6%
41st	Papua New Guinea	4.95%	-3.3%
42nd	Samoa	5.01%	16.5%
43rd	Czechia	5.14%	9.7%
44th	Honduras	5.16%	-33.2%
45th	Uganda	5.23%	2.1%
46th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	5.46%	1.9%
47th	Belarus	5.54%	413.1%
48th	Lao PDR	5.55%	6.8%
49th	Mexico	5.59%	0.6%
50th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	5.67%	2.4%
51st	Guinea	5.70%	0.2%
52nd	Uzbekistan	5.80%	52.7%
53rd	Germany	5.97%	8.3%
54th	Peru	6.08%	1.4%
55th	Bangladesh	6.11%	1.2%
56th	Mozambique	6.28%	5.0%
57th	Tanzania	6.37%	1.2%
58th	Kenya	6.47%	4.1%
59th	Singapore	6.70%	73.0%
60th	Malawi	6.86%	2.3%
61st	Moldova	7.02%	93.1%
62nd	Nigeria	7.24%	-2.5%
63rd	Togo	7.27%	2.3%
64th	Estonia	7.39%	117.3%
65th	Korea	7.49%	4.5%
66th	Ghana	7.49%	34.8%
67th	Costa Rica	7.63%	-31.1%
68th	Netherlands	7.94%	-26.5%
69th	Sierra Leone	7.94%	3.7%
70th	Indonesia	8.22%	4.8%
71st	Guam	8.40%	11.0%
72nd	Madagascar	8.79%	1.1%
73rd	Mongolia	8.82%	2.2%
74th	Côte d'Ivoire	8.86%	1.0%
75th	Georgia	8.93%	99.7%
76th	Ecuador	9.13%	-0.3%
77th	Philippines	9.39%	3.0%
78th	Timor-Leste	9.50%	-0.4%
79th	Portugal	9.58%	11.2%
80th	Eritrea	9.64%	2.9%
81st	Iceland	9.78%	101.7%
82nd	Comoros	9.80%	-3.8%
83rd	Afghanistan	10.21%	-0.1%
84th	Chile	10.23%	-13.6%
85th	Fiji	10.59%	1.4%
86th	Zimbabwe	10.92%	2.7%
87th	Malaysia	10.99%	1.6%
88th	Paraguay	11.03%	-2.1%
89th	Central African Republic	11.22%	2.3%
90th	Malta	11.61%	0.1%
91st	Channel Islands	11.85%	12.3%
92nd	Nicaragua	11.89%	-1.0%
93rd	Latvia	12.11%	140.8%
94th	Dominican Republic	12.16%	-1.2%
95th	Denmark	12.31%	7.1%
96th	Syrian Arab Republic	12.65%	4.3%
97th	Russian Federation	12.91%	-0.4%
98th	Norway	12.94%	8.3%
99th	Panama	13.11%	-1.5%
100th	Brazil	13.12%	2.9%
101st	Belgium	13.20%	-5.4%
102nd	Cameroon	13.25%	0.4%
103rd	Oman	13.39%	4.8%
104th	Vanuatu	13.40%	0.0%
105th	Sweden	13.45%	72.5%
106th	El Salvador	13.47%	6.4%
107th	Argentina	13.81%	18.6%
108th	Equatorial Guinea	13.94%	2.8%
109th	United States	14.31%	5.9%
110th	Gambia, The	14.47%	0.8%
111th	Brunei Darussalam	14.70%	3.3%
112th	Jamaica	14.89%	3.0%
113th	Mauritania	15.24%	0.9%
114th	Iraq	15.31%	-2.5%
115th	Cuba	15.51%	3.4%
116th	United Kingdom	15.61%	12.8%
117th	West Bank and Gaza	15.78%	0.3%
118th	Rwanda	16.16%	-1.5%
119th	Türkiye	16.25%	6.6%
120th	Haiti	16.76%	1.4%
121st	Yemen, Republic of	16.95%	-0.8%
122nd	Canada	17.21%	8.7%
123rd	Colombia	18.04%	-5.6%
124th	South Sudan	18.29%	0.0%
125th	Nepal	18.81%	0.0%
126th	Belize	18.86%	0.6%
127th	New Zealand	19.15%	-0.9%
128th	Australia	19.27%	10.3%
129th	Hungary	19.57%	16.6%
130th	Lebanon	19.71%	-2.4%
131st	Morocco	20.07%	1.7%
132nd	São Tomé and Principe	20.08%	1.1%
133rd	European Union	20.21%	5.8%
134th	India	20.26%	0.4%
135th	Ireland	21.31%	-2.5%
136th	France	21.40%	9.8%
137th	Lesotho	21.58%	-0.3%
138th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	22.14%	-3.8%
139th	Cabo Verde	22.35%	0.5%
140th	Israel	22.63%	2.4%
141st	Mauritius	22.87%	0.7%
142nd	Virgin Islands (US)	23.80%	1.0%
143rd	Slovak Republic	24.09%	0.9%
144th	Uruguay	24.09%	-2.4%
145th	Sudan	24.37%	0.3%
146th	Finland	24.49%	63.9%
147th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	25.38%	-6.5%
148th	St. Lucia	26.30%	0.6%
149th	Slovenia	26.41%	15.7%
150th	Greece	26.96%	13.0%
151st	Romania	27.02%	-0.7%
152nd	Bahamas, The	27.43%	19.0%
153rd	Poland	27.50%	-0.1%
154th	Guyana	27.84%	0.0%
155th	Italy	28.11%	-1.2%
156th	Serbia	29.41%	-0.1%
157th	Botswana	29.48%	14.7%
158th	Tunisia	30.07%	-1.0%
159th	French Polynesia	30.78%	1.8%
160th	Bulgaria	30.99%	37.0%
161st	Saudi Arabia	32.71%	-1.0%
162nd	Spain	33.01%	7.6%
163rd	Puerto Rico (US)	34.14%	0.0%
164th	Namibia	34.44%	-0.7%
165th	Zambia	34.58%	2.8%
166th	Trinidad and Tobago	35.19%	1.7%
167th	Sri Lanka	35.21%	-2.5%
168th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	35.33%	1.8%
169th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	36.05%	-0.1%
170th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36.91%	5.9%
171st	Croatia	38.18%	-5.2%
172nd	Congo, Republic of	38.46%	0.3%
173rd	Algeria	39.01%	18.5%
174th	Angola	40.12%	0.7%
175th	Suriname	41.92%	1.4%
176th	Jordan	42.00%	-4.3%
177th	Eswatini	42.01%	2.5%
178th	Barbados	42.06%	2.8%
179th	Gabon	42.46%	2.2%
180th	New Caledonia	43.60%	2.7%
181st	South Africa	44.07%	1.3%
182nd	Libya	44.47%	1.1%
183rd	Albania	45.62%	190.8%
184th	North Macedonia	46.22%	7.7%
185th	Montenegro	54.87%	0.3%
186th	Djibouti	59.63%	1.6%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 1992?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 1992 was 35.21%. This ranked 167th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's youth unemployment change in 1992?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment decreased by 2.5% in 1992 compared to 1991.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1992?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 1992 at 59.63%.

What is the youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 1992?▾

The youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 1992 was 35.21%. This ranked 167th globally.

How does 1992 compare to 1991 for Sri Lanka's youth unemployment?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment went from 36.11% in 1991 to 35.21% in 1992, a 2.5% decrease.

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