Switzerland - Youth Unemployment 2025
9.04%
+0.80pp from 2024
Switzerland's youth unemployment was 9.04% in 2025, increased +0.80pp from 8.24% in 2024. This was the 59th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Niger | 0.46% | 16.9% |
| 2nd | Qatar | 0.56% | -2.4% |
| 3rd | Cambodia | 0.71% | 1.0% |
| 4th | Chad | 1.46% | 0.3% |
| 5th | Burundi | 1.68% | -1.0% |
| 6th | Liberia | 2.30% | 3.6% |
| 7th | Tanzania | 2.38% | 2.0% |
| 8th | Lao PDR | 2.38% | 9.5% |
| 9th | Solomon Islands | 2.76% | -6.0% |
| 10th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.84% | 0.6% |
| 11th | Benin | 2.89% | -6.5% |
| 12th | Togo | 3.44% | 1.1% |
| 13th | Senegal | 3.62% | -6.5% |
| 14th | Timor-Leste | 3.72% | 15.4% |
| 15th | Sierra Leone | 3.72% | 6.5% |
| 16th | Papua New Guinea | 3.79% | 0.1% |
| 17th | Kazakhstan | 3.81% | -0.3% |
| 18th | Mali | 3.88% | 0.9% |
| 19th | Japan | 3.90% | -0.8% |
| 20th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.01% | -5.6% |
| 21st | Uganda | 4.18% | -0.7% |
| 22nd | Moldova | 4.20% | -6.7% |
| 23rd | Cuba | 4.28% | -0.1% |
| 24th | Thailand | 4.53% | -2.8% |
| 25th | Guatemala | 4.76% | 3.0% |
| 26th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.01% | -3.0% |
| 27th | Madagascar | 5.25% | -3.9% |
| 28th | Nigeria | 5.34% | 5.0% |
| 29th | Bahrain | 5.42% | -1.0% |
| 30th | Mexico | 5.71% | -0.8% |
| 31st | Ghana | 5.83% | 9.0% |
| 32nd | Tonga | 6.03% | 0.7% |
| 33rd | Israel | 6.03% | -2.1% |
| 34th | Viet Nam | 6.17% | -2.7% |
| 35th | Burkina Faso | 6.44% | -1.3% |
| 36th | United Arab Emirates | 6.45% | 0.4% |
| 37th | Cameroon | 6.55% | -1.1% |
| 38th | Korea | 6.70% | 4.1% |
| 39th | Macao SAR, China | 6.78% | 1.3% |
| 40th | Singapore | 6.78% | 7.1% |
| 41st | Germany | 6.86% | 3.9% |
| 42nd | Malawi | 6.95% | 0.8% |
| 43rd | Guinea | 7.02% | -0.7% |
| 44th | Philippines | 7.04% | 1.1% |
| 45th | Russian Federation | 7.61% | -7.8% |
| 46th | El Salvador | 7.81% | 4.0% |
| 47th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 7.85% | -1.3% |
| 48th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.90% | 1.7% |
| 49th | Ecuador | 8.16% | -4.8% |
| 50th | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.22% | 2.8% |
| 51st | Kyrgyz Republic | 8.23% | -2.3% |
| 52nd | Malta | 8.43% | -7.5% |
| 53rd | Honduras | 8.53% | 2.7% |
| 54th | Iceland | 8.67% | -1.2% |
| 55th | Comoros | 8.75% | -0.7% |
| 56th | São Tomé and Principe | 8.79% | 2.7% |
| 57th | Netherlands | 8.83% | 0.6% |
| 58th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.96% | -5.8% |
| 59th | Switzerland | 9.04% | 9.7% |
| 60th | Belarus | 9.18% | -12.9% |
| 61st | Czechia | 9.22% | 0.2% |
| 62nd | United States | 9.34% | 4.7% |
| 63rd | Bangladesh | 9.39% | 3.2% |
| 64th | Peru | 9.45% | -2.6% |
| 65th | Slovenia | 9.54% | -13.5% |
| 66th | Nicaragua | 9.54% | -0.4% |
| 67th | Pakistan | 9.59% | 0.8% |
| 68th | Australia | 9.61% | 2.1% |
| 69th | Myanmar | 9.81% | -1.6% |
| 70th | Saudi Arabia | 10.01% | -13.0% |
| 71st | Turkmenistan | 10.02% | 7.4% |
| 72nd | Central African Republic | 10.09% | 1.0% |
| 73rd | Bulgaria | 10.15% | -18.7% |
| 74th | Eritrea | 10.24% | 1.8% |
| 75th | Zambia | 10.47% | 3.6% |
| 76th | Ireland | 10.49% | 0.5% |
| 77th | Poland | 10.70% | 0.3% |
| 78th | Jamaica | 10.81% | 4.1% |
| 79th | Gambia, The | 10.86% | 0.3% |
| 80th | Austria | 11.00% | 5.5% |
| 81st | Vanuatu | 11.34% | -0.7% |
| 82nd | Uzbekistan | 11.38% | 5.3% |
| 83rd | Mozambique | 11.61% | 1.0% |
| 84th | Paraguay | 11.69% | -12.7% |
| 85th | Mongolia | 11.71% | 1.5% |
| 86th | Denmark | 11.74% | -0.4% |
| 87th | Malaysia | 11.95% | -2.4% |
| 88th | Dominican Republic | 12.31% | -4.4% |
| 89th | Cyprus | 12.71% | -1.2% |
| 90th | Latvia | 12.95% | -4.9% |
| 91st | Indonesia | 12.98% | -0.7% |
| 92nd | Samoa | 12.98% | 2.4% |
| 93rd | Azerbaijan | 13.09% | -3.3% |
| 94th | Norway | 13.42% | 10.7% |
| 95th | Lithuania | 13.76% | 0.5% |
| 96th | Canada | 13.80% | 3.9% |
| 97th | Guam | 13.81% | 7.3% |
| 98th | Oman | 13.89% | 2.7% |
| 99th | Brazil | 13.98% | -10.8% |
| 100th | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.98% | 6.9% |
| 101st | Channel Islands | 14.13% | 3.1% |
| 102nd | Hungary | 14.21% | -5.9% |
| 103rd | New Zealand | 14.36% | 2.3% |
| 104th | Tajikistan | 14.59% | 0.3% |
| 105th | United Kingdom | 14.65% | 2.3% |
| 106th | Kuwait | 15.06% | -0.6% |
| 107th | Fiji | 15.21% | 0.5% |
| 108th | Kenya | 15.25% | -1.5% |
| 109th | Zimbabwe | 15.55% | 0.8% |
| 110th | Maldives | 15.69% | 6.0% |
| 111th | Equatorial Guinea | 15.74% | 1.2% |
| 112th | China | 15.80% | 5.0% |
| 113th | India | 16.02% | 1.8% |
| 114th | Türkiye | 16.04% | -1.5% |
| 115th | European Union | 16.20% | -0.2% |
| 116th | Rwanda | 16.41% | -0.9% |
| 117th | Croatia | 16.47% | 0.0% |
| 118th | Afghanistan | 16.79% | -2.6% |
| 119th | Bhutan | 17.05% | -4.9% |
| 120th | Mauritius | 17.37% | 5.3% |
| 121st | Colombia | 17.65% | -9.1% |
| 122nd | Belgium | 17.78% | 2.5% |
| 123rd | Brunei Darussalam | 18.23% | 2.0% |
| 124th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.29% | 5.8% |
| 125th | Slovak Republic | 18.43% | -3.0% |
| 126th | Barbados | 18.48% | 2.4% |
| 127th | Sri Lanka | 18.58% | -2.5% |
| 128th | France | 18.89% | 1.5% |
| 129th | Argentina | 19.19% | -0.2% |
| 130th | Bahamas, The | 19.25% | 5.2% |
| 131st | Belize | 19.32% | 4.1% |
| 132nd | Estonia | 19.70% | 2.3% |
| 133rd | Panama | 19.77% | 0.4% |
| 134th | Costa Rica | 19.95% | -2.6% |
| 135th | Portugal | 20.22% | -7.1% |
| 136th | St. Lucia | 20.25% | -4.9% |
| 137th | Italy | 20.55% | 1.5% |
| 138th | Nepal | 20.56% | -0.4% |
| 139th | Serbia | 20.93% | -2.4% |
| 140th | Greece | 21.39% | -4.4% |
| 141st | Luxembourg | 21.47% | -1.0% |
| 142nd | Finland | 21.48% | 15.0% |
| 143rd | Chile | 21.64% | 3.1% |
| 144th | Morocco | 21.88% | -2.2% |
| 145th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.90% | 2.8% |
| 146th | Mauritania | 22.92% | -0.5% |
| 147th | Virgin Islands (US) | 24.20% | 5.0% |
| 148th | Sweden | 24.31% | -0.1% |
| 149th | Montenegro | 24.44% | 2.0% |
| 150th | Romania | 24.54% | 3.9% |
| 151st | Lesotho | 24.67% | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Spain | 24.75% | -7.1% |
| 153rd | Guyana | 24.90% | 0.6% |
| 154th | Uruguay | 25.15% | -5.8% |
| 155th | Suriname | 25.44% | 2.0% |
| 156th | Albania | 25.57% | -0.1% |
| 157th | Armenia | 26.24% | -1.6% |
| 158th | Angola | 27.23% | 1.8% |
| 159th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.20% | 3.2% |
| 160th | Cabo Verde | 28.42% | 1.1% |
| 161st | North Macedonia | 28.75% | 0.3% |
| 162nd | Algeria | 29.44% | -1.5% |
| 163rd | Georgia | 30.26% | 1.3% |
| 164th | Iraq | 32.01% | 0.9% |
| 165th | Yemen, Republic of | 32.60% | 1.3% |
| 166th | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.10% | 1.0% |
| 167th | New Caledonia | 33.11% | 4.0% |
| 168th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.23% | 0.3% |
| 169th | Gabon | 36.28% | 0.0% |
| 170th | French Polynesia | 36.57% | 0.3% |
| 171st | Haiti | 37.52% | 2.1% |
| 172nd | Namibia | 38.05% | 2.2% |
| 173rd | Tunisia | 38.08% | -2.0% |
| 174th | Jordan | 38.88% | -0.5% |
| 175th | Congo, Republic of | 40.50% | -0.2% |
| 176th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.95% | 0.2% |
| 177th | Botswana | 46.00% | 1.6% |
| 178th | Libya | 50.06% | -1.0% |
| 179th | Eswatini | 54.33% | -0.1% |
| 180th | South Africa | 59.93% | -0.5% |
| 181st | Djibouti | 76.77% | 0.4% |
FAQ
What was Switzerland's youth unemployment in 2025?▾
Switzerland's youth unemployment in 2025 was 9.04%. This ranked 59th globally.
How did Switzerland's youth unemployment change in 2025?▾
Switzerland's youth unemployment increased by 9.7% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2025?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2025 at 76.77%.
What is the youth unemployment of Switzerland in 2025?▾
The youth unemployment of Switzerland in 2025 was 9.04%. This ranked 59th globally.
How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Switzerland's youth unemployment?▾
Switzerland's youth unemployment went from 8.24% in 2024 to 9.04% in 2025, a 9.7% increase.
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