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Sri Lanka - Youth Unemployment 2013

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

17.94% +1.14pp from 2012 Global rank: 107th

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment was 17.94% in 2013, increased +1.14pp from 16.80% in 2012. This was the 107th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2013
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cambodia	0.76%	11.7%
2nd	Qatar	1.11%	-24.8%
3rd	Thailand	1.23%	-55.4%
4th	Solomon Islands	1.27%	-29.9%
5th	Chad	1.36%	4.0%
6th	Myanmar	1.57%	1.0%
7th	Madagascar	1.78%	76.4%
8th	Liberia	1.95%	-17.4%
9th	Mali	2.28%	2.2%
10th	Niger	2.33%	-39.6%
11th	Uganda	2.59%	-50.9%
12th	Burundi	2.71%	6.7%
13th	Lao PDR	2.94%	19.0%
14th	Moldova	2.95%	-14.5%
15th	Togo	3.70%	8.3%
16th	Guinea-Bissau	3.88%	0.8%
17th	Kazakhstan	3.92%	-0.4%
18th	Benin	3.96%	-16.3%
19th	Macao SAR, China	4.13%	-24.7%
20th	Papua New Guinea	4.51%	0.2%
21st	Viet Nam	4.56%	25.6%
22nd	Ghana	4.72%	-29.2%
23rd	Tonga	5.05%	7.4%
24th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.39%	60.4%
25th	Bahrain	5.44%	0.3%
26th	Guatemala	5.51%	19.4%
27th	Senegal	5.65%	31.8%
28th	Tanzania	5.69%	-9.1%
29th	Guinea	5.90%	0.9%
30th	Pakistan	5.98%	-20.9%
31st	United Arab Emirates	6.12%	-5.4%
32nd	Cameroon	6.24%	-0.6%
33rd	Côte d'Ivoire	6.27%	-36.6%
34th	Trinidad and Tobago	6.28%	-27.1%
35th	Burkina Faso	6.53%	5.1%
36th	Malawi	6.75%	0.6%
37th	Japan	6.81%	-17.3%
38th	Mozambique	6.99%	0.8%
39th	Peru	7.01%	2.3%
40th	Kenya	7.18%	3.4%
41st	Zimbabwe	7.61%	-6.9%
42nd	Kyrgyz Republic	7.65%	1.4%
43rd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.69%	1.5%
44th	Nigeria	7.71%	-1.9%
45th	Germany	7.83%	-3.6%
46th	Cuba	8.07%	-4.5%
47th	Ecuador	8.33%	-2.4%
48th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.38%	-0.9%
49th	El Salvador	8.51%	0.9%
50th	Sierra Leone	8.74%	3.5%
51st	Switzerland	8.74%	5.0%
52nd	Singapore	8.90%	4.4%
53rd	Turkmenistan	8.93%	0.5%
54th	Korea	8.94%	15.6%
55th	Nicaragua	9.01%	10.6%
56th	Norway	9.04%	7.9%
57th	Timor-Leste	9.08%	-1.2%
58th	Philippines	9.17%	-2.1%
59th	Comoros	9.28%	-1.3%
60th	Bhutan	9.39%	34.5%
61st	Mexico	9.40%	0.4%
62nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.44%	2.3%
63rd	Paraguay	9.50%	-5.5%
64th	Bangladesh	9.67%	13.3%
65th	Austria	9.77%	2.2%
66th	Central African Republic	9.80%	-1.7%
67th	Honduras	9.82%	40.9%
68th	Panama	9.90%	3.3%
69th	Eritrea	9.95%	-1.6%
70th	Malaysia	10.07%	-0.6%
71st	Afghanistan	10.10%	0.3%
72nd	China	10.32%	1.6%
73rd	Israel	10.40%	-13.3%
74th	Iceland	10.42%	-21.1%
75th	Vanuatu	10.47%	3.4%
76th	Mongolia	10.58%	26.5%
77th	Uzbekistan	10.76%	0.7%
78th	Belarus	10.83%	0.0%
79th	Australia	12.22%	4.2%
80th	Malta	12.73%	-8.1%
81st	Netherlands	12.94%	13.0%
82nd	Canada	13.24%	-5.6%
83rd	Tajikistan	13.44%	1.0%
84th	Azerbaijan	13.48%	-3.5%
85th	Kuwait	13.64%	13.7%
86th	Gambia, The	13.73%	-7.5%
87th	Russian Federation	14.20%	-5.1%
88th	Fiji	14.20%	1.9%
89th	Denmark	14.77%	-6.3%
90th	Equatorial Guinea	15.25%	-1.1%
91st	New Zealand	15.30%	-15.0%
92nd	Oman	15.45%	-1.3%
93rd	United States	15.56%	-4.0%
94th	Brazil	15.70%	-1.0%
95th	Zambia	15.71%	-8.5%
96th	Indonesia	15.98%	1.9%
97th	Mauritania	16.20%	7.4%
98th	Luxembourg	16.29%	-1.7%
99th	Rwanda	16.42%	1.0%
100th	Chile	16.68%	-1.4%
101st	Belize	16.90%	-0.1%
102nd	São Tomé and Principe	17.10%	-11.9%
103rd	Dominican Republic	17.39%	17.3%
104th	Samoa	17.56%	0.4%
105th	Ukraine	17.64%	-0.9%
106th	Iraq	17.91%	11.3%
107th	Sri Lanka	17.94%	6.8%
108th	Türkiye	18.44%	6.3%
109th	Estonia	18.70%	-10.3%
110th	Colombia	18.73%	-6.8%
111th	Czechia	18.96%	-2.8%
112th	Lebanon	19.11%	5.1%
113th	Morocco	19.16%	2.8%
114th	Uruguay	19.30%	4.0%
115th	Suriname	19.34%	-1.3%
116th	Nepal	19.38%	0.4%
117th	Argentina	19.56%	6.6%
118th	Maldives	19.64%	-5.7%
119th	South Sudan	19.73%	-0.9%
120th	Finland	19.82%	5.0%
121st	United Kingdom	20.94%	-5.3%
122nd	Costa Rica	21.56%	-3.6%
123rd	Channel Islands	21.66%	6.8%
124th	Slovenia	21.67%	4.9%
125th	Lithuania	21.90%	-17.9%
126th	Mauritius	22.18%	-5.9%
127th	Latvia	23.24%	-18.6%
128th	Guyana	23.26%	1.3%
129th	Lesotho	23.29%	1.6%
130th	Brunei Darussalam	23.34%	3.3%
131st	Sweden	23.52%	-0.4%
132nd	Belgium	23.69%	20.0%
133rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	23.87%	-11.2%
134th	Romania	24.02%	5.3%
135th	France	24.36%	-2.3%
136th	India	24.47%	1.4%
137th	Yemen, Republic of	24.56%	3.1%
138th	Cabo Verde	25.30%	6.1%
139th	Algeria	25.46%	-8.7%
140th	Virgin Islands (US)	26.18%	5.0%
141st	Hungary	26.55%	-5.8%
142nd	Ireland	26.73%	-13.2%
143rd	European Union	26.94%	3.8%
144th	Saudi Arabia	26.95%	8.5%
145th	Guam	27.06%	-5.4%
146th	Poland	27.17%	3.2%
147th	Jamaica	27.23%	16.4%
148th	Bulgaria	28.37%	0.9%
149th	Barbados	29.11%	1.0%
150th	Sudan	29.16%	-5.4%
151st	Jordan	29.54%	2.4%
152nd	Albania	31.21%	8.1%
153rd	Puerto Rico (US)	31.59%	-1.2%
154th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.66%	-0.5%
155th	Slovak Republic	33.71%	-1.1%
156th	Haiti	33.75%	-1.6%
157th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	34.12%	-0.9%
158th	Bahamas, The	34.47%	13.5%
159th	Botswana	34.60%	-0.1%
160th	Tunisia	34.83%	-9.4%
161st	Armenia	35.03%	2.1%
162nd	Gabon	35.35%	0.6%
163rd	French Polynesia	35.43%	0.2%
164th	Syrian Arab Republic	35.45%	4.9%
165th	Angola	36.73%	-2.6%
166th	West Bank and Gaza	37.14%	7.2%
167th	New Caledonia	37.58%	2.2%
168th	Cyprus	38.08%	39.8%
169th	Portugal	38.45%	1.2%
170th	Italy	40.02%	13.4%
171st	Georgia	40.22%	7.5%
172nd	Namibia	40.51%	18.8%
173rd	Congo, Republic of	40.92%	1.5%
174th	Montenegro	41.83%	-5.0%
175th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.02%	-1.4%
176th	St. Lucia	48.48%	18.8%
177th	Serbia	49.46%	-3.5%
178th	Eswatini	50.46%	-2.4%
179th	Croatia	50.49%	18.8%
180th	Libya	50.58%	1.4%
181st	South Africa	51.21%	-0.2%
182nd	North Macedonia	51.59%	-4.0%
183rd	Spain	55.44%	4.9%
184th	Greece	58.49%	5.1%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	60.92%	-6.3%
186th	Djibouti	71.34%	0.8%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 2013?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 2013 was 17.94%. This ranked 107th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's youth unemployment change in 2013?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment increased by 6.8% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2013?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2013 at 71.34%.

What is the youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 2013?▾

The youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 2013 was 17.94%. This ranked 107th globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Sri Lanka's youth unemployment?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment went from 16.80% in 2012 to 17.94% in 2013, a 6.8% increase.

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