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Sri Lanka - Youth Unemployment 2024

Name: Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment 2024
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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

19.06% −1.28pp from 2023 Global rank: 130th

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment was 19.06% in 2024, decreased +1.28pp from 20.34% in 2023. This was the 130th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2024▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2024
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Niger	0.39%	-1.8%
2nd	Qatar	0.57%	-0.2%
3rd	Cambodia	0.70%	0.1%
4th	Chad	1.45%	0.0%
5th	Burundi	1.70%	-0.3%
6th	Lao PDR	2.18%	0.1%
7th	Liberia	2.22%	0.1%
8th	Tanzania	2.33%	-0.2%
9th	Guinea-Bissau	2.83%	0.3%
10th	Solomon Islands	2.94%	0.3%
11th	Benin	3.09%	0.0%
12th	Timor-Leste	3.22%	0.7%
13th	Togo	3.40%	0.1%
14th	Sierra Leone	3.49%	0.2%
15th	Papua New Guinea	3.78%	-0.3%
16th	Kazakhstan	3.82%	0.1%
17th	Mali	3.84%	-0.5%
18th	Senegal	3.87%	0.2%
19th	Japan	3.93%	-4.5%
20th	Uganda	4.21%	0.1%
21st	Côte d'Ivoire	4.25%	0.1%
22nd	Cuba	4.28%	0.8%
23rd	Moldova	4.50%	11.5%
24th	Guatemala	4.62%	6.9%
25th	Thailand	4.66%	3.8%
26th	Nigeria	5.09%	-0.8%
27th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.17%	4.1%
28th	Ghana	5.35%	-0.1%
29th	Madagascar	5.46%	0.6%
30th	Bahrain	5.47%	1.6%
31st	Mexico	5.76%	-1.4%
32nd	Tonga	5.99%	29.2%
33rd	Israel	6.16%	4.9%
34th	Singapore	6.33%	-25.7%
35th	Viet Nam	6.34%	-1.6%
36th	United Arab Emirates	6.43%	1.2%
37th	Korea	6.43%	19.0%
38th	Burkina Faso	6.53%	-0.7%
39th	Germany	6.60%	9.7%
40th	Cameroon	6.62%	0.0%
41st	Macao SAR, China	6.69%	2.1%
42nd	Malawi	6.89%	0.7%
43rd	Philippines	6.96%	0.8%
44th	Guinea	7.07%	0.0%
45th	El Salvador	7.51%	6.8%
46th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.76%	2.5%
47th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	7.95%	-0.7%
48th	Trinidad and Tobago	7.99%	-0.6%
49th	Switzerland	8.24%	4.7%
50th	Russian Federation	8.26%	-25.9%
51st	Honduras	8.30%	-20.8%
52nd	Kyrgyz Republic	8.42%	-0.4%
53rd	São Tomé and Principe	8.56%	0.2%
54th	Ecuador	8.57%	10.2%
55th	Netherlands	8.78%	6.1%
56th	Iceland	8.78%	3.4%
57th	Comoros	8.81%	-0.2%
58th	United States	8.92%	12.2%
59th	Bangladesh	9.10%	15.1%
60th	Malta	9.12%	-2.2%
61st	Czechia	9.20%	8.1%
62nd	Turkmenistan	9.34%	1.5%
63rd	Australia	9.41%	12.2%
64th	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.51%	6.0%
65th	Pakistan	9.52%	1.0%
66th	Nicaragua	9.58%	4.1%
67th	Peru	9.70%	9.7%
68th	Myanmar	9.97%	-1.0%
69th	Central African Republic	9.99%	1.3%
70th	Eritrea	10.06%	0.9%
71st	Zambia	10.10%	0.6%
72nd	Jamaica	10.38%	3.9%
73rd	Austria	10.43%	-5.0%
74th	Ireland	10.44%	2.7%
75th	Belarus	10.54%	-0.5%
76th	Poland	10.66%	-4.6%
77th	Uzbekistan	10.81%	0.4%
78th	Gambia, The	10.83%	0.2%
79th	Slovenia	11.03%	10.9%
80th	Vanuatu	11.43%	-0.6%
81st	Mozambique	11.50%	0.2%
82nd	Saudi Arabia	11.50%	-14.6%
83rd	Mongolia	11.54%	-0.5%
84th	Denmark	11.79%	2.5%
85th	Norway	12.13%	10.5%
86th	Malaysia	12.25%	0.9%
87th	Bulgaria	12.49%	3.7%
88th	Samoa	12.67%	-1.8%
89th	Cyprus	12.86%	-20.7%
90th	Dominican Republic	12.87%	11.4%
91st	Guam	12.88%	0.2%
92nd	Indonesia	13.08%	0.5%
93rd	Puerto Rico (US)	13.08%	-0.7%
94th	Canada	13.28%	22.9%
95th	Paraguay	13.39%	1.6%
96th	Oman	13.52%	-0.5%
97th	Azerbaijan	13.54%	-0.3%
98th	Latvia	13.61%	10.5%
99th	Lithuania	13.69%	-0.2%
100th	Channel Islands	13.70%	2.4%
101st	New Zealand	14.04%	31.0%
102nd	United Kingdom	14.32%	19.9%
103rd	Tajikistan	14.56%	0.3%
104th	Maldives	14.81%	4.8%
105th	China	15.04%	-3.3%
106th	Hungary	15.09%	18.1%
107th	Fiji	15.13%	-1.1%
108th	Kuwait	15.15%	0.4%
109th	Zimbabwe	15.43%	0.6%
110th	Kenya	15.48%	2.1%
111th	Equatorial Guinea	15.56%	0.6%
112th	Brazil	15.67%	-12.6%
113th	India	15.75%	1.0%
114th	European Union	16.24%	0.0%
115th	Türkiye	16.29%	-5.9%
116th	Croatia	16.48%	-12.9%
117th	Mauritius	16.50%	0.3%
118th	Rwanda	16.56%	-8.9%
119th	Afghanistan	17.24%	-1.5%
120th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	17.29%	0.8%
121st	Belgium	17.34%	7.6%
122nd	Brunei Darussalam	17.87%	-0.5%
123rd	Bhutan	17.93%	20.0%
124th	Barbados	18.05%	-1.2%
125th	Bahamas, The	18.29%	3.4%
126th	Belize	18.55%	4.0%
127th	France	18.60%	6.8%
128th	Finland	18.68%	16.0%
129th	Slovak Republic	19.00%	-4.4%
130th	Sri Lanka	19.06%	-6.3%
131st	Argentina	19.23%	7.1%
132nd	Estonia	19.26%	11.9%
133rd	Colombia	19.41%	0.2%
134th	Panama	19.68%	17.4%
135th	Italy	20.25%	-10.9%
136th	Costa Rica	20.48%	-15.7%
137th	Nepal	20.64%	1.0%
138th	Chile	20.99%	-4.5%
139th	St. Lucia	21.29%	-29.6%
140th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	21.31%	0.2%
141st	Serbia	21.45%	-11.1%
142nd	Luxembourg	21.69%	15.1%
143rd	Portugal	21.77%	6.4%
144th	Morocco	22.37%	1.8%
145th	Greece	22.38%	-15.7%
146th	Mauritania	23.04%	-0.9%
147th	Virgin Islands (US)	23.05%	-2.3%
148th	Romania	23.63%	8.9%
149th	Montenegro	23.95%	2.6%
150th	Sweden	24.34%	10.9%
151st	Guyana	24.74%	0.1%
152nd	Lesotho	24.74%	0.0%
153rd	Suriname	24.94%	-0.2%
154th	Albania	25.58%	0.7%
155th	Spain	26.63%	-7.4%
156th	Armenia	26.66%	-0.3%
157th	Uruguay	26.70%	1.8%
158th	Angola	26.74%	-0.4%
159th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27.33%	0.2%
160th	Cabo Verde	28.10%	0.2%
161st	North Macedonia	28.66%	-3.5%
162nd	Georgia	29.86%	-0.2%
163rd	Algeria	29.88%	-0.4%
164th	Iraq	31.73%	0.7%
165th	New Caledonia	31.83%	0.2%
166th	Yemen, Republic of	32.17%	0.2%
167th	Syrian Arab Republic	32.77%	1.6%
168th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	34.14%	0.1%
169th	Gabon	36.28%	-0.3%
170th	French Polynesia	36.46%	0.2%
171st	Haiti	36.76%	1.2%
172nd	Namibia	37.24%	0.3%
173rd	Tunisia	38.85%	1.0%
174th	Jordan	39.05%	0.6%
175th	Congo, Republic of	40.58%	-0.3%
176th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	41.85%	-1.1%
177th	Botswana	45.30%	2.1%
178th	Libya	50.59%	1.4%
179th	Eswatini	54.37%	0.2%
180th	South Africa	60.25%	0.0%
181st	Djibouti	76.49%	0.1%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 2024?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment in 2024 was 19.06%. This ranked 130th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's youth unemployment change in 2024?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment decreased by 6.3% in 2024 compared to 2023.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2024?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2024 at 76.49%.

What is the youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 2024?▾

The youth unemployment of Sri Lanka in 2024 was 19.06%. This ranked 130th globally.

How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Sri Lanka's youth unemployment?▾

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment went from 20.34% in 2023 to 19.06% in 2024, a 6.3% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Sri Lanka matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2024. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). View full analysis →

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