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Syrian Arab Republic - Youth Unemployment 2020

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

36.29% +4.23pp from 2019 Global rank: 167th

Syrian Arab Republic's youth unemployment was 36.29% in 2020, increased +4.23pp from 32.06% in 2019. This was the 167th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2020▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2020
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cambodia	0.47%	25.4%
2nd	Qatar	0.48%	62.7%
3rd	Niger	0.74%	-0.9%
4th	Solomon Islands	1.49%	14.4%
5th	Burundi	1.69%	-3.6%
6th	Chad	1.88%	25.6%
7th	Guinea-Bissau	2.73%	32.5%
8th	Tanzania	2.75%	3.3%
9th	Liberia	2.91%	26.4%
10th	Benin	2.96%	28.6%
11th	Togo	3.70%	20.1%
12th	Kazakhstan	3.78%	0.2%
13th	Moldova	4.05%	24.5%
14th	Sierra Leone	4.08%	13.9%
15th	Lao PDR	4.24%	-5.3%
16th	Papua New Guinea	4.56%	10.8%
17th	Japan	4.68%	18.8%
18th	Côte d'Ivoire	4.69%	15.9%
19th	Senegal	4.82%	19.3%
20th	Myanmar	4.96%	277.4%
21st	Guatemala	5.16%	15.6%
22nd	Cuba	5.17%	21.7%
23rd	Thailand	5.20%	24.1%
24th	Uganda	5.69%	21.3%
25th	Madagascar	5.87%	31.0%
26th	Ghana	6.32%	7.6%
27th	Bahrain	6.39%	12.9%
28th	Viet Nam	6.55%	16.4%
29th	Mali	6.73%	44.2%
30th	Timor-Leste	6.79%	-14.8%
31st	Philippines	6.99%	4.3%
32nd	Cameroon	7.37%	11.9%
33rd	Macao SAR, China	7.59%	53.8%
34th	Israel	7.65%	17.2%
35th	Malawi	7.83%	15.0%
36th	Germany	7.86%	34.2%
37th	Czechia	7.94%	41.3%
38th	Burkina Faso	7.98%	7.3%
39th	Tonga	7.99%	23.5%
40th	Mexico	8.05%	12.5%
41st	Guinea	8.41%	20.4%
42nd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	8.51%	11.9%
43rd	Switzerland	8.60%	7.6%
44th	Netherlands	8.88%	34.4%
45th	São Tomé and Principe	9.42%	12.1%
46th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	9.60%	16.9%
47th	Vanuatu	9.70%	-21.4%
48th	Mozambique	9.71%	14.1%
49th	Iceland	9.87%	16.8%
50th	Gambia, The	10.14%	29.9%
51st	Korea	10.14%	3.2%
52nd	Turkmenistan	10.16%	19.7%
53rd	Austria	10.33%	17.8%
54th	Comoros	10.49%	15.3%
55th	Singapore	10.56%	38.4%
56th	Pakistan	10.74%	11.9%
57th	Poland	10.84%	10.2%
58th	Nigeria	10.84%	4.1%
59th	Central African Republic	10.86%	12.7%
60th	Zambia	11.04%	6.7%
61st	Ecuador	11.07%	26.7%
62nd	El Salvador	11.08%	15.5%
63rd	Eritrea	11.10%	12.7%
64th	Norway	11.22%	14.3%
65th	Nicaragua	11.42%	13.6%
66th	Malta	11.54%	14.6%
67th	Denmark	11.63%	15.9%
68th	Trinidad and Tobago	11.81%	28.8%
69th	Kyrgyz Republic	11.86%	-7.5%
70th	Belarus	12.05%	18.0%
71st	Malaysia	12.37%	10.3%
72nd	New Zealand	12.44%	10.2%
73rd	China	12.65%	18.4%
74th	Peru	12.66%	71.0%
75th	Uzbekistan	12.84%	13.9%
76th	Hungary	12.88%	12.3%
77th	United Kingdom	13.37%	25.0%
78th	Bangladesh	13.47%	14.7%
79th	United Arab Emirates	13.48%	84.1%
80th	Oman	13.52%	50.0%
81st	Kenya	13.62%	8.5%
82nd	Australia	14.14%	23.5%
83rd	Bulgaria	14.14%	61.1%
84th	Slovenia	14.18%	74.3%
85th	Zimbabwe	14.24%	21.5%
86th	Dominican Republic	14.77%	-6.8%
87th	Indonesia	14.77%	8.8%
88th	Latvia	14.87%	19.8%
89th	Mongolia	14.89%	-29.5%
90th	United States	14.89%	77.8%
91st	Azerbaijan	15.13%	31.8%
92nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	15.24%	120.0%
93rd	Ireland	15.26%	22.5%
94th	Belgium	15.33%	7.7%
95th	Guam	15.40%	17.3%
96th	Hong Kong SAR, China	15.53%	82.2%
97th	Tajikistan	15.66%	10.6%
98th	Channel Islands	15.86%	15.3%
99th	Rwanda	15.95%	-0.7%
100th	Afghanistan	16.05%	3.4%
101st	Maldives	16.15%	19.7%
102nd	Fiji	16.75%	9.6%
103rd	Russian Federation	16.99%	11.7%
104th	Honduras	17.07%	58.4%
105th	Paraguay	17.15%	12.1%
106th	Equatorial Guinea	17.39%	14.3%
107th	Romania	17.58%	2.6%
108th	Samoa	17.83%	2.0%
109th	Estonia	18.42%	58.5%
110th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	18.46%	-10.5%
111th	Cyprus	18.49%	9.7%
112th	European Union	19.01%	12.0%
113th	Kuwait	19.06%	25.2%
114th	Ukraine	19.36%	25.0%
115th	Slovak Republic	19.44%	20.6%
116th	Lithuania	19.56%	65.0%
117th	Puerto Rico (US)	19.57%	5.5%
118th	Sudan	19.78%	2.1%
119th	Jamaica	20.09%	25.9%
120th	Canada	20.13%	87.3%
121st	France	20.40%	2.4%
122nd	Croatia	20.67%	23.7%
123rd	Finland	21.19%	23.7%
124th	South Sudan	21.85%	13.4%
125th	Bhutan	21.99%	90.2%
126th	Belize	22.37%	12.2%
127th	Portugal	22.46%	22.6%
128th	Luxembourg	23.18%	36.6%
129th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	23.71%	-8.6%
130th	Sweden	23.89%	18.9%
131st	Bahamas, The	23.94%	24.5%
132nd	Nepal	24.07%	22.3%
133rd	Chile	24.38%	28.6%
134th	India	24.67%	7.5%
135th	Türkiye	24.92%	-0.5%
136th	Mauritius	25.03%	13.4%
137th	Sri Lanka	25.45%	24.6%
138th	Mauritania	25.52%	9.2%
139th	Albania	26.42%	-1.9%
140th	Lebanon	26.58%	14.2%
141st	Serbia	26.61%	-3.2%
142nd	Morocco	26.80%	19.2%
143rd	Brunei Darussalam	26.85%	33.3%
144th	Colombia	27.25%	31.9%
145th	Lesotho	28.22%	11.5%
146th	Suriname	28.84%	16.9%
147th	Saudi Arabia	29.63%	16.3%
148th	Italy	29.63%	1.8%
149th	Barbados	30.03%	16.5%
150th	Brazil	30.27%	11.7%
151st	Argentina	30.43%	17.8%
152nd	Georgia	30.85%	2.6%
153rd	Guyana	31.00%	17.8%
154th	Armenia	32.08%	-1.6%
155th	Panama	33.03%	92.9%
156th	Angola	33.08%	3.9%
157th	Greece	33.74%	-2.9%
158th	Virgin Islands (US)	34.06%	28.5%
159th	Uruguay	34.22%	20.2%
160th	Iraq	34.45%	15.8%
161st	Cabo Verde	34.47%	22.7%
162nd	Yemen, Republic of	34.53%	6.8%
163rd	North Macedonia	35.62%	0.8%
164th	Algeria	35.77%	14.6%
165th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	35.91%	6.1%
166th	Montenegro	36.22%	43.1%
167th	Syrian Arab Republic	36.29%	13.2%
168th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.92%	7.5%
169th	Spain	38.31%	17.7%
170th	Haiti	39.53%	12.2%
171st	Gabon	39.70%	8.1%
172nd	Costa Rica	40.11%	28.6%
173rd	Botswana	40.44%	16.9%
174th	Tunisia	41.24%	8.9%
175th	French Polynesia	41.47%	13.6%
176th	Namibia	41.51%	8.8%
177th	West Bank and Gaza	42.05%	4.7%
178th	Jordan	42.46%	14.1%
179th	New Caledonia	46.15%	42.4%
180th	Congo, Republic of	46.71%	11.1%
181st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	47.71%	9.5%
182nd	St. Lucia	51.64%	43.9%
183rd	Libya	53.56%	5.9%
184th	Eswatini	58.61%	14.5%
185th	South Africa	59.61%	4.0%
186th	Djibouti	81.88%	7.9%

FAQ

What was Syrian Arab Republic's youth unemployment in 2020?▾

Syrian Arab Republic's youth unemployment in 2020 was 36.29%. This ranked 167th globally.

How did Syrian Arab Republic's youth unemployment change in 2020?▾

Syrian Arab Republic's youth unemployment increased by 13.2% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2020?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2020 at 81.88%.

What is the youth unemployment of Syrian Arab Republic in 2020?▾

The youth unemployment of Syrian Arab Republic in 2020 was 36.29%. This ranked 167th globally.

How does 2020 compare to 2019 for Syrian Arab Republic's youth unemployment?▾

Syrian Arab Republic's youth unemployment went from 32.06% in 2019 to 36.29% in 2020, a 13.2% increase.

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