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Sri Lanka - Youth Unemployment 1995

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

33.78% +0.08pp from 1994 Global rank: 165th

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment was 33.78% in 1995, increased +0.08pp from 33.71% in 1994. This was the 165th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1995▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 1995
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.97%	0.1%
2nd	Chad	1.00%	3.3%
3rd	Myanmar	1.33%	1.5%
4th	Cambodia	1.42%	0.6%
5th	Benin	1.45%	-7.5%
6th	Maldives	1.87%	0.9%
7th	Mali	2.22%	-2.2%
8th	Thailand	2.37%	-12.6%
9th	Qatar	2.68%	2.3%
10th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.87%	8.6%
11th	Senegal	2.95%	-2.2%
12th	Kuwait	2.97%	2.2%
13th	Niger	3.17%	-0.3%
14th	Solomon Islands	3.21%	1.5%
15th	Guatemala	3.32%	-0.2%
16th	Liberia	3.37%	-1.3%
17th	Guinea-Bissau	3.81%	-1.0%
18th	Burundi	3.85%	-0.2%
19th	Bahrain	3.89%	1.3%
20th	Burkina Faso	3.93%	-1.0%
21st	Viet Nam	3.99%	-0.1%
22nd	Bhutan	4.24%	-0.5%
23rd	United Arab Emirates	4.36%	1.1%
24th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4.41%	-11.3%
25th	Switzerland	4.65%	-16.3%
26th	Uganda	4.86%	-5.5%
27th	Cyprus	4.97%	-7.6%
28th	Papua New Guinea	4.99%	4.2%
29th	Tonga	5.09%	19.8%
30th	Tajikistan	5.14%	10.0%
31st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	5.39%	-2.1%
32nd	Lao PDR	5.45%	-0.5%
33rd	Côte d'Ivoire	5.49%	-17.9%
34th	Honduras	5.53%	3.3%
35th	Guinea	5.63%	-0.5%
36th	Macao SAR, China	5.66%	45.8%
37th	Mozambique	5.80%	-3.5%
38th	Peru	5.83%	2.3%
39th	Austria	5.91%	19.2%
40th	China	5.92%	5.3%
41st	Japan	6.10%	11.8%
42nd	Korea	6.16%	-13.5%
43rd	Tanzania	6.33%	-3.8%
44th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	6.45%	2.0%
45th	Kenya	6.51%	-2.4%
46th	Bangladesh	6.52%	2.1%
47th	Malawi	6.67%	-6.6%
48th	Paraguay	6.74%	-17.5%
49th	Hong Kong SAR, China	6.83%	58.5%
50th	Singapore	6.89%	-6.0%
51st	Samoa	6.96%	10.4%
52nd	Togo	7.08%	-2.8%
53rd	Armenia	7.14%	-1.4%
54th	Luxembourg	7.27%	-8.0%
55th	Nigeria	7.70%	1.6%
56th	Sierra Leone	7.83%	-2.3%
57th	Czechia	7.88%	-9.6%
58th	Germany	8.46%	-5.5%
59th	Mongolia	8.47%	-2.3%
60th	Madagascar	8.63%	-0.1%
61st	Philippines	9.24%	-1.1%
62nd	Ecuador	9.35%	0.4%
63rd	Malaysia	9.75%	-12.1%
64th	Eritrea	9.78%	-1.1%
65th	Timor-Leste	9.82%	1.8%
66th	Denmark	9.93%	-2.4%
67th	Comoros	10.01%	1.6%
68th	Moldova	10.06%	-8.5%
69th	Afghanistan	10.14%	-0.1%
70th	Ghana	10.21%	9.7%
71st	Ukraine	10.50%	180.9%
72nd	Fiji	10.75%	1.1%
73rd	Chile	10.77%	-16.0%
74th	Central African Republic	11.33%	-0.9%
75th	Nicaragua	11.48%	-2.1%
76th	Mexico	11.62%	57.7%
77th	Malta	11.62%	-0.2%
78th	Costa Rica	11.64%	41.3%
79th	Iceland	11.70%	2.1%
80th	Netherlands	11.82%	7.3%
81st	Dominican Republic	12.04%	2.4%
82nd	United States	12.19%	-2.9%
83rd	Zimbabwe	12.24%	12.5%
84th	New Zealand	12.27%	-20.6%
85th	Georgia	12.58%	-9.2%
86th	Cameroon	12.73%	-2.3%
87th	Syrian Arab Republic	13.07%	-4.6%
88th	El Salvador	13.21%	-0.6%
89th	Azerbaijan	13.23%	13.9%
90th	Brazil	13.26%	7.3%
91st	Oman	13.48%	0.8%
92nd	Panama	13.60%	1.3%
93rd	Vanuatu	13.85%	0.5%
94th	Estonia	13.95%	23.0%
95th	Indonesia	13.99%	6.9%
96th	Equatorial Guinea	14.39%	0.1%
97th	Gambia, The	14.79%	0.9%
98th	Canada	14.83%	-6.7%
99th	Israel	14.91%	-10.4%
100th	Mauritania	14.96%	-1.7%
101st	Jamaica	15.13%	0.6%
102nd	Australia	15.20%	-9.9%
103rd	Channel Islands	15.28%	1.9%
104th	Cuba	15.31%	-2.3%
105th	Rwanda	15.35%	-4.3%
106th	United Kingdom	15.45%	-5.0%
107th	Türkiye	15.54%	-3.0%
108th	Iraq	15.58%	2.4%
109th	Uzbekistan	15.70%	6.2%
110th	Turkmenistan	15.83%	74.6%
111th	West Bank and Gaza	15.84%	-0.4%
112th	Brunei Darussalam	15.90%	1.7%
113th	Portugal	16.07%	9.7%
114th	Colombia	16.41%	4.4%
115th	Yemen, Republic of	17.22%	2.1%
116th	Haiti	17.40%	-2.6%
117th	Ireland	17.60%	-17.9%
118th	Norway	17.76%	50.3%
119th	Guam	18.00%	5.3%
120th	South Sudan	18.19%	0.1%
121st	Russian Federation	18.74%	15.1%
122nd	Nepal	18.81%	0.1%
123rd	Slovenia	18.82%	-12.8%
124th	Sweden	19.20%	-13.7%
125th	Kazakhstan	19.24%	45.1%
126th	Hungary	19.48%	-10.6%
127th	São Tomé and Principe	19.72%	-0.6%
128th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	20.16%	-5.6%
129th	India	20.20%	-0.3%
130th	Lebanon	20.50%	1.6%
131st	Morocco	20.52%	1.2%
132nd	Bahamas, The	21.30%	-16.8%
133rd	Belgium	21.54%	-1.5%
134th	Lesotho	21.97%	0.9%
135th	Cabo Verde	22.15%	0.5%
136th	Romania	22.49%	-6.8%
137th	Virgin Islands (US)	22.63%	-1.2%
138th	Bulgaria	22.67%	-12.9%
139th	Albania	23.01%	-29.0%
140th	Mauritius	23.83%	1.5%
141st	Belize	23.94%	12.5%
142nd	European Union	24.26%	-2.6%
143rd	Sudan	24.33%	0.1%
144th	Slovak Republic	24.74%	-9.4%
145th	Uruguay	25.02%	2.2%
146th	St. Lucia	25.24%	-6.9%
147th	Guyana	26.14%	-1.2%
148th	Suriname	26.36%	-4.6%
149th	Puerto Rico (US)	26.51%	-2.0%
150th	France	26.75%	-5.8%
151st	Serbia	29.45%	0.1%
152nd	Zambia	29.55%	-9.8%
153rd	Greece	30.27%	4.6%
154th	Poland	30.70%	-4.2%
155th	Saudi Arabia	30.74%	-3.6%
156th	Belarus	30.96%	37.5%
157th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	30.96%	-0.4%
158th	Trinidad and Tobago	31.00%	-3.9%
159th	Lithuania	31.15%	27.8%
160th	Croatia	31.16%	-6.9%
161st	Tunisia	31.76%	2.8%
162nd	French Polynesia	32.06%	0.5%
163rd	Jordan	32.55%	-12.0%
164th	Italy	33.46%	5.3%
165th	Sri Lanka	33.78%	0.2%
166th	Latvia	35.02%	2.1%
167th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	35.51%	-1.8%
168th	Botswana	36.78%	0.0%
169th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	37.82%	1.2%
170th	Barbados	38.06%	-9.4%
171st	Congo, Republic of	39.33%	0.1%
172nd	Namibia	39.56%	11.3%
173rd	Gabon	39.86%	-4.1%
174th	Angola	40.04%	-2.5%
175th	Finland	40.64%	30.4%
176th	Argentina	40.71%	57.7%
177th	Spain	41.81%	-6.9%
178th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	41.98%	3.3%
179th	Eswatini	42.62%	-1.2%
180th	South Africa	42.81%	-2.5%
181st	New Caledonia	44.72%	0.0%
182nd	Libya	45.67%	0.3%
183rd	Algeria	51.26%	15.4%
184th	Montenegro	55.19%	0.1%
185th	Djibouti	62.34%	1.2%
186th	North Macedonia	63.13%	18.8%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 1995?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 1995 was 33.78%. This ranked 165th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's youth unemployment change in 1995?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment increased by 0.2% in 1995 compared to 1994.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1995?▾

North Macedonia had the highest youth unemployment in 1995 at 63.13%.

What is the youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 1995?▾

The youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 1995 was 33.78%. This ranked 165th globally.

How does 1995 compare to 1994 for Sri Lanka's youth unemployment?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment went from 33.71% in 1994 to 33.78% in 1995, a 0.2% increase.

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