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Sri Lanka - Youth Unemployment 1994

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

33.71% −0.93pp from 1993 Global rank: 166th

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment was 33.71% in 1994, decreased +0.93pp from 34.64% in 1993. This was the 166th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1994▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 1994
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Chad	0.97%	2.0%
2nd	Pakistan	0.97%	0.5%
3rd	Myanmar	1.31%	-2.0%
4th	Cambodia	1.41%	-4.2%
5th	Benin	1.57%	-4.0%
6th	Maldives	1.85%	1.0%
7th	Mali	2.27%	3.6%
8th	Qatar	2.62%	1.8%
9th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.64%	9.9%
10th	Thailand	2.71%	-8.1%
11th	Kuwait	2.91%	-5.2%
12th	Senegal	3.02%	1.6%
13th	Solomon Islands	3.16%	-0.4%
14th	Niger	3.18%	-1.5%
15th	Guatemala	3.33%	-0.4%
16th	Liberia	3.41%	-1.1%
17th	Ukraine	3.74%	-0.2%
18th	Bahrain	3.84%	9.3%
19th	Guinea-Bissau	3.84%	0.5%
20th	Burundi	3.86%	0.1%
21st	Macao SAR, China	3.88%	20.4%
22nd	Burkina Faso	3.96%	4.5%
23rd	Viet Nam	3.99%	-1.8%
24th	Tonga	4.25%	33.1%
25th	Bhutan	4.26%	-1.0%
26th	Hong Kong SAR, China	4.31%	-3.3%
27th	United Arab Emirates	4.31%	0.3%
28th	Tajikistan	4.68%	19.4%
29th	Papua New Guinea	4.79%	1.3%
30th	Austria	4.96%	6.4%
31st	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4.97%	0.7%
32nd	Uganda	5.14%	-0.5%
33rd	Honduras	5.35%	1.7%
34th	Cyprus	5.38%	-4.8%
35th	Japan	5.45%	6.8%
36th	Lao PDR	5.48%	-2.2%
37th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	5.51%	-0.6%
38th	Switzerland	5.56%	-4.9%
39th	China	5.62%	9.8%
40th	Guinea	5.66%	-0.5%
41st	Peru	5.70%	-3.5%
42nd	Mozambique	6.01%	-0.6%
43rd	Samoa	6.30%	12.6%
44th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	6.32%	5.7%
45th	Bangladesh	6.39%	1.9%
46th	Tanzania	6.58%	-0.6%
47th	Kenya	6.67%	0.0%
48th	Côte d'Ivoire	6.68%	-14.0%
49th	Korea	7.12%	-18.9%
50th	Malawi	7.14%	5.3%
51st	Armenia	7.25%	26.7%
52nd	Togo	7.29%	-3.9%
53rd	Singapore	7.33%	2.9%
54th	Mexico	7.37%	32.2%
55th	Nigeria	7.58%	0.3%
56th	Luxembourg	7.90%	81.9%
57th	Sierra Leone	8.02%	0.7%
58th	Paraguay	8.16%	-27.3%
59th	Costa Rica	8.24%	-0.2%
60th	Madagascar	8.64%	-2.1%
61st	Mongolia	8.68%	-1.7%
62nd	Czechia	8.72%	3.5%
63rd	Germany	8.96%	16.8%
64th	Turkmenistan	9.07%	206.8%
65th	Ghana	9.31%	12.0%
66th	Ecuador	9.32%	0.6%
67th	Philippines	9.35%	-1.4%
68th	Timor-Leste	9.65%	2.0%
69th	Comoros	9.85%	-0.1%
70th	Eritrea	9.89%	0.8%
71st	Afghanistan	10.15%	-0.2%
72nd	Denmark	10.18%	-30.2%
73rd	Fiji	10.63%	-0.9%
74th	Zimbabwe	10.88%	-1.0%
75th	Moldova	10.99%	56.3%
76th	Netherlands	11.02%	8.8%
77th	Malaysia	11.10%	-10.2%
78th	Estonia	11.34%	4.3%
79th	Central African Republic	11.43%	0.4%
80th	Iceland	11.46%	15.8%
81st	Azerbaijan	11.62%	38.8%
82nd	Malta	11.64%	0.0%
83rd	Nicaragua	11.73%	-1.4%
84th	Dominican Republic	11.76%	-0.1%
85th	Norway	11.82%	-8.8%
86th	Brazil	12.35%	8.3%
87th	United States	12.55%	-6.5%
88th	Chile	12.82%	21.9%
89th	Cameroon	13.03%	-2.2%
90th	Indonesia	13.08%	53.1%
91st	Kazakhstan	13.26%	575.5%
92nd	El Salvador	13.29%	-21.1%
93rd	Oman	13.37%	1.7%
94th	Panama	13.43%	1.8%
95th	Syrian Arab Republic	13.70%	0.9%
96th	Vanuatu	13.78%	-0.7%
97th	Georgia	13.86%	55.4%
98th	Equatorial Guinea	14.37%	1.0%
99th	Portugal	14.65%	21.0%
100th	Gambia, The	14.66%	1.1%
101st	Uzbekistan	14.78%	47.4%
102nd	Channel Islands	14.99%	2.9%
103rd	Jamaica	15.04%	2.0%
104th	Iraq	15.21%	-1.0%
105th	Mauritania	15.22%	1.2%
106th	New Zealand	15.46%	-13.5%
107th	Brunei Darussalam	15.63%	2.8%
108th	Cuba	15.67%	-1.9%
109th	Colombia	15.71%	5.6%
110th	Canada	15.89%	-7.5%
111th	West Bank and Gaza	15.90%	0.6%
112th	Türkiye	16.02%	-9.6%
113th	Rwanda	16.04%	-0.9%
114th	United Kingdom	16.27%	-6.5%
115th	Russian Federation	16.28%	19.2%
116th	Israel	16.65%	-19.5%
117th	Yemen, Republic of	16.87%	-0.1%
118th	Australia	16.87%	-9.0%
119th	Guam	17.09%	39.7%
120th	Haiti	17.87%	4.1%
121st	South Sudan	18.17%	0.6%
122nd	Nepal	18.78%	-0.2%
123rd	São Tomé and Principe	19.83%	-0.2%
124th	Lebanon	20.18%	1.6%
125th	India	20.27%	-0.4%
126th	Morocco	20.28%	-0.5%
127th	Belize	21.27%	11.9%
128th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	21.36%	-2.1%
129th	Ireland	21.43%	-7.6%
130th	Slovenia	21.57%	-27.8%
131st	Lesotho	21.77%	0.2%
132nd	Hungary	21.80%	-8.5%
133rd	Belgium	21.87%	18.6%
134th	Cabo Verde	22.04%	-1.4%
135th	Sweden	22.25%	-0.5%
136th	Belarus	22.52%	49.2%
137th	Virgin Islands (US)	22.91%	-2.2%
138th	Mauritius	23.48%	1.0%
139th	Romania	24.12%	-5.8%
140th	Sudan	24.32%	0.6%
141st	Lithuania	24.38%	0.0%
142nd	Uruguay	24.47%	5.2%
143rd	European Union	24.91%	5.3%
144th	Bahamas, The	25.60%	9.1%
145th	Argentina	25.81%	16.2%
146th	Bulgaria	26.03%	-21.7%
147th	Guyana	26.45%	-2.0%
148th	Puerto Rico (US)	27.05%	-11.5%
149th	St. Lucia	27.11%	1.5%
150th	Slovak Republic	27.30%	12.9%
151st	Suriname	27.63%	-24.3%
152nd	France	28.40%	12.7%
153rd	Greece	28.93%	-4.8%
154th	Serbia	29.42%	0.0%
155th	Tunisia	30.88%	0.6%
156th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	31.08%	0.6%
157th	Finland	31.16%	1.2%
158th	Italy	31.78%	5.6%
159th	Saudi Arabia	31.88%	-1.9%
160th	French Polynesia	31.90%	2.3%
161st	Poland	32.03%	7.7%
162nd	Trinidad and Tobago	32.27%	-4.0%
163rd	Albania	32.40%	-16.5%
164th	Zambia	32.76%	-5.7%
165th	Croatia	33.48%	-7.2%
166th	Sri Lanka	33.71%	-2.7%
167th	Latvia	34.32%	12.3%
168th	Namibia	35.55%	1.9%
169th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	36.16%	2.5%
170th	Botswana	36.79%	11.0%
171st	Jordan	37.00%	-12.4%
172nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	37.38%	2.2%
173rd	Congo, Republic of	39.30%	1.5%
174th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	40.63%	4.1%
175th	Angola	41.07%	-0.1%
176th	Gabon	41.56%	-2.1%
177th	Barbados	42.03%	-4.0%
178th	Eswatini	43.14%	-1.1%
179th	South Africa	43.89%	-1.0%
180th	Algeria	44.43%	6.0%
181st	New Caledonia	44.71%	1.3%
182nd	Spain	44.89%	6.4%
183rd	Libya	45.54%	1.5%
184th	North Macedonia	53.15%	8.7%
185th	Montenegro	55.13%	0.2%
186th	Djibouti	61.58%	0.0%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 1994?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 1994 was 33.71%. This ranked 166th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's youth unemployment change in 1994?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment decreased by 2.7% in 1994 compared to 1993.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1994?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 1994 at 61.58%.

What is the youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 1994?▾

The youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 1994 was 33.71%. This ranked 166th globally.

How does 1994 compare to 1993 for Sri Lanka's youth unemployment?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment went from 34.64% in 1993 to 33.71% in 1994, a 2.7% decrease.

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