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Sri Lanka - Youth Unemployment 2009

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

21.16% +2.42pp from 2008 Global rank: 121st

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment was 21.16% in 2009, increased +2.42pp from 18.73% in 2008. This was the 121st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2009
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cambodia	0.80%	-39.0%
2nd	Pakistan	1.08%	9.1%
3rd	Qatar	1.16%	14.9%
4th	Chad	1.30%	1.9%
5th	Myanmar	1.48%	2.0%
6th	Lao PDR	1.83%	-11.0%
7th	Benin	1.90%	10.9%
8th	Niger	2.13%	-28.8%
9th	Mali	2.18%	1.2%
10th	Burundi	2.21%	3.4%
11th	Senegal	2.94%	-0.1%
12th	Liberia	3.13%	0.6%
13th	Cuba	3.49%	2.6%
14th	Solomon Islands	3.53%	0.9%
15th	Papua New Guinea	3.72%	-3.8%
16th	Guinea-Bissau	3.86%	0.2%
17th	Tonga	3.90%	11.2%
18th	Madagascar	3.99%	18.6%
19th	Viet Nam	4.43%	-14.5%
20th	Bahrain	4.69%	8.8%
21st	Tanzania	4.84%	-8.1%
22nd	Togo	4.84%	-15.0%
23rd	Guatemala	5.16%	4.5%
24th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.28%	-7.1%
25th	Uganda	5.38%	17.0%
26th	Cameroon	5.71%	11.5%
27th	Thailand	5.73%	17.5%
28th	Burkina Faso	5.85%	6.0%
29th	Guinea	5.89%	1.4%
30th	Honduras	6.00%	8.7%
31st	Kyrgyz Republic	6.42%	4.4%
32nd	Malawi	6.46%	-0.8%
33rd	Moldova	6.67%	13.3%
34th	Kazakhstan	6.68%	-9.7%
35th	Mozambique	6.79%	2.3%
36th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	6.99%	8.5%
37th	Kenya	7.03%	2.8%
38th	Peru	7.11%	-4.3%
39th	Kuwait	7.24%	-7.4%
40th	Sierra Leone	7.42%	6.4%
41st	United Arab Emirates	7.47%	-1.0%
42nd	Macao SAR, China	7.54%	27.8%
43rd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.58%	0.3%
44th	Nigeria	7.84%	-1.1%
45th	Turkmenistan	8.32%	-12.8%
46th	Switzerland	8.45%	20.3%
47th	Côte d'Ivoire	8.92%	3.2%
48th	Vanuatu	8.96%	-14.1%
49th	Norway	9.05%	21.9%
50th	Zimbabwe	9.11%	0.9%
51st	Japan	9.21%	25.9%
52nd	Korea	9.22%	6.6%
53rd	Timor-Leste	9.30%	-3.1%
54th	Bangladesh	9.56%	8.7%
55th	Comoros	9.62%	-1.4%
56th	Ecuador	9.86%	7.7%
57th	Netherlands	9.87%	18.7%
58th	Mexico	10.01%	31.8%
59th	Afghanistan	10.06%	-0.8%
60th	Mongolia	10.06%	3.3%
61st	Philippines	10.15%	3.1%
62nd	China	10.15%	3.5%
63rd	Central African Republic	10.21%	1.1%
64th	Eritrea	10.25%	1.9%
65th	Uzbekistan	10.75%	5.9%
66th	Ghana	10.81%	5.3%
67th	Austria	10.90%	25.0%
68th	Belarus	10.93%	-9.2%
69th	Malaysia	11.24%	6.1%
70th	Germany	11.31%	3.5%
71st	Australia	11.46%	30.0%
72nd	Trinidad and Tobago	11.73%	11.5%
73rd	Paraguay	11.75%	22.4%
74th	Bhutan	12.42%	4.0%
75th	Fiji	12.48%	6.5%
76th	Dominican Republic	12.48%	18.3%
77th	Singapore	12.49%	41.8%
78th	Hong Kong SAR, China	12.49%	46.7%
79th	Nicaragua	12.72%	28.4%
80th	Tajikistan	12.97%	38.6%
81st	Panama	13.26%	2.3%
82nd	Cyprus	13.28%	55.6%
83rd	Denmark	13.44%	41.9%
84th	Oman	13.54%	-1.4%
85th	Slovenia	13.66%	30.0%
86th	Azerbaijan	13.69%	-0.4%
87th	El Salvador	13.87%	27.6%
88th	Gambia, The	14.22%	-2.2%
89th	Samoa	14.50%	2.2%
90th	Malta	14.51%	24.8%
91st	Israel	14.71%	17.9%
92nd	Canada	15.06%	32.3%
93rd	Equatorial Guinea	15.13%	2.9%
94th	Lebanon	15.30%	-17.5%
95th	Iceland	15.46%	96.4%
96th	Mauritania	15.48%	4.2%
97th	Rwanda	16.02%	1.2%
98th	Channel Islands	16.17%	35.8%
99th	Bulgaria	16.26%	27.0%
100th	Syrian Arab Republic	16.32%	-26.3%
101st	Morocco	16.65%	-8.5%
102nd	Czechia	16.66%	68.7%
103rd	New Zealand	16.76%	46.9%
104th	Belize	16.77%	1.5%
105th	Luxembourg	16.78%	-5.5%
106th	Iraq	16.82%	-0.6%
107th	United States	17.52%	37.3%
108th	Ukraine	18.23%	38.7%
109th	Costa Rica	18.37%	63.3%
110th	Russian Federation	18.52%	31.4%
111th	Jamaica	18.55%	8.0%
112th	Indonesia	19.11%	-2.7%
113th	Nepal	19.21%	0.1%
114th	South Sudan	19.29%	1.3%
115th	United Kingdom	19.48%	26.9%
116th	Suriname	19.58%	-2.0%
117th	Brazil	19.77%	12.6%
118th	Portugal	20.31%	21.9%
119th	Poland	20.47%	19.7%
120th	Uruguay	20.96%	-6.2%
121st	Sri Lanka	21.16%	12.9%
122nd	Argentina	21.18%	11.9%
123rd	Brunei Darussalam	21.35%	2.6%
124th	Sudan	21.35%	-11.5%
125th	Finland	21.38%	30.8%
126th	Mauritius	21.44%	11.6%
127th	Romania	21.45%	11.7%
128th	European Union	21.50%	27.0%
129th	São Tomé and Principe	21.52%	-1.8%
130th	Yemen, Republic of	21.75%	1.8%
131st	Algeria	21.78%	-10.9%
132nd	Belgium	21.94%	22.1%
133rd	Guam	21.99%	4.7%
134th	Guyana	22.12%	1.7%
135th	India	22.86%	2.0%
136th	Zambia	22.90%	36.4%
137th	Lesotho	22.92%	2.0%
138th	Virgin Islands (US)	22.93%	15.2%
139th	Colombia	23.54%	3.2%
140th	Barbados	23.71%	24.1%
141st	France	24.01%	24.9%
142nd	Ireland	24.51%	81.9%
143rd	Maldives	24.66%	12.6%
144th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	24.72%	6.8%
145th	Saudi Arabia	24.74%	6.4%
146th	Sweden	25.02%	23.8%
147th	Türkiye	25.09%	23.6%
148th	Croatia	25.21%	6.5%
149th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	25.22%	-1.2%
150th	Italy	25.35%	19.5%
151st	Greece	25.47%	17.9%
152nd	Cabo Verde	25.82%	2.5%
153rd	Bahamas, The	26.00%	52.8%
154th	Hungary	26.39%	34.6%
155th	Chile	26.74%	12.5%
156th	Albania	27.36%	2.8%
157th	Estonia	27.41%	127.8%
158th	Slovak Republic	27.42%	43.8%
159th	Lithuania	29.58%	121.6%
160th	St. Lucia	31.10%	24.1%
161st	Tunisia	31.15%	8.7%
162nd	Jordan	31.37%	2.1%
163rd	Botswana	32.34%	2.7%
164th	Puerto Rico (US)	32.49%	32.0%
165th	Latvia	33.43%	145.0%
166th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.61%	0.1%
167th	West Bank and Gaza	34.00%	-8.8%
168th	French Polynesia	34.61%	1.5%
169th	Gabon	35.36%	1.4%
170th	Montenegro	35.59%	11.0%
171st	New Caledonia	35.81%	-2.5%
172nd	Haiti	37.56%	-4.2%
173rd	Spain	37.71%	54.3%
174th	Angola	38.21%	1.4%
175th	Armenia	39.53%	11.0%
176th	Congo, Republic of	40.71%	-0.1%
177th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	41.23%	3.2%
178th	Serbia	41.39%	18.0%
179th	Georgia	41.90%	18.1%
180th	Namibia	44.46%	1.7%
181st	South Africa	47.47%	6.5%
182nd	Libya	49.13%	1.7%
183rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	50.14%	2.7%
184th	North Macedonia	55.16%	-2.9%
185th	Eswatini	55.59%	-1.1%
186th	Djibouti	69.34%	1.4%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 2009?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 2009 was 21.16%. This ranked 121st globally.

How did Sri Lanka's youth unemployment change in 2009?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment increased by 12.9% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2009?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2009 at 69.34%.

What is the youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 2009?▾

The youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 2009 was 21.16%. This ranked 121st globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Sri Lanka's youth unemployment?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment went from 18.73% in 2008 to 21.16% in 2009, a 12.9% increase.

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