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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 1994

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
16.27% −1.13pp from 1993 Global rank: 114th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 16.27% in 1994, decreased +1.13pp from 17.40% in 1993. This was the 114th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1994▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 1994
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Chad 0.97% 2.0%
2nd Pakistan 0.97% 0.5%
3rd Myanmar 1.31% -2.0%
4th Cambodia 1.41% -4.2%
5th Benin 1.57% -4.0%
6th Maldives 1.85% 1.0%
7th Mali 2.27% 3.6%
8th Qatar 2.62% 1.8%
9th Kyrgyz Republic 2.64% 9.9%
10th Thailand 2.71% -8.1%
11th Kuwait 2.91% -5.2%
12th Senegal 3.02% 1.6%
13th Solomon Islands 3.16% -0.4%
14th Niger 3.18% -1.5%
15th Guatemala 3.33% -0.4%
16th Liberia 3.41% -1.1%
17th Ukraine 3.74% -0.2%
18th Bahrain 3.84% 9.3%
19th Guinea-Bissau 3.84% 0.5%
20th Burundi 3.86% 0.1%
21st Macao SAR, China 3.88% 20.4%
22nd Burkina Faso 3.96% 4.5%
23rd Viet Nam 3.99% -1.8%
24th Tonga 4.25% 33.1%
25th Bhutan 4.26% -1.0%
26th Hong Kong SAR, China 4.31% -3.3%
27th United Arab Emirates 4.31% 0.3%
28th Tajikistan 4.68% 19.4%
29th Papua New Guinea 4.79% 1.3%
30th Austria 4.96% 6.4%
31st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.97% 0.7%
32nd Uganda 5.14% -0.5%
33rd Honduras 5.35% 1.7%
34th Cyprus 5.38% -4.8%
35th Japan 5.45% 6.8%
36th Lao PDR 5.48% -2.2%
37th Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.51% -0.6%
38th Switzerland 5.56% -4.9%
39th China 5.62% 9.8%
40th Guinea 5.66% -0.5%
41st Peru 5.70% -3.5%
42nd Mozambique 6.01% -0.6%
43rd Samoa 6.30% 12.6%
44th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 6.32% 5.7%
45th Bangladesh 6.39% 1.9%
46th Tanzania 6.58% -0.6%
47th Kenya 6.67% 0.0%
48th Côte d'Ivoire 6.68% -14.0%
49th Korea 7.12% -18.9%
50th Malawi 7.14% 5.3%
51st Armenia 7.25% 26.7%
52nd Togo 7.29% -3.9%
53rd Singapore 7.33% 2.9%
54th Mexico 7.37% 32.2%
55th Nigeria 7.58% 0.3%
56th Luxembourg 7.90% 81.9%
57th Sierra Leone 8.02% 0.7%
58th Paraguay 8.16% -27.3%
59th Costa Rica 8.24% -0.2%
60th Madagascar 8.64% -2.1%
61st Mongolia 8.68% -1.7%
62nd Czechia 8.72% 3.5%
63rd Germany 8.96% 16.8%
64th Turkmenistan 9.07% 206.8%
65th Ghana 9.31% 12.0%
66th Ecuador 9.32% 0.6%
67th Philippines 9.35% -1.4%
68th Timor-Leste 9.65% 2.0%
69th Comoros 9.85% -0.1%
70th Eritrea 9.89% 0.8%
71st Afghanistan 10.15% -0.2%
72nd Denmark 10.18% -30.2%
73rd Fiji 10.63% -0.9%
74th Zimbabwe 10.88% -1.0%
75th Moldova 10.99% 56.3%
76th Netherlands 11.02% 8.8%
77th Malaysia 11.10% -10.2%
78th Estonia 11.34% 4.3%
79th Central African Republic 11.43% 0.4%
80th Iceland 11.46% 15.8%
81st Azerbaijan 11.62% 38.8%
82nd Malta 11.64% 0.0%
83rd Nicaragua 11.73% -1.4%
84th Dominican Republic 11.76% -0.1%
85th Norway 11.82% -8.8%
86th Brazil 12.35% 8.3%
87th United States 12.55% -6.5%
88th Chile 12.82% 21.9%
89th Cameroon 13.03% -2.2%
90th Indonesia 13.08% 53.1%
91st Kazakhstan 13.26% 575.5%
92nd El Salvador 13.29% -21.1%
93rd Oman 13.37% 1.7%
94th Panama 13.43% 1.8%
95th Syrian Arab Republic 13.70% 0.9%
96th Vanuatu 13.78% -0.7%
97th Georgia 13.86% 55.4%
98th Equatorial Guinea 14.37% 1.0%
99th Portugal 14.65% 21.0%
100th Gambia, The 14.66% 1.1%
101st Uzbekistan 14.78% 47.4%
102nd Channel Islands 14.99% 2.9%
103rd Jamaica 15.04% 2.0%
104th Iraq 15.21% -1.0%
105th Mauritania 15.22% 1.2%
106th New Zealand 15.46% -13.5%
107th Brunei Darussalam 15.63% 2.8%
108th Cuba 15.67% -1.9%
109th Colombia 15.71% 5.6%
110th Canada 15.89% -7.5%
111th West Bank and Gaza 15.90% 0.6%
112th Türkiye 16.02% -9.6%
113th Rwanda 16.04% -0.9%
114th United Kingdom 16.27% -6.5%
115th Russian Federation 16.28% 19.2%
116th Israel 16.65% -19.5%
117th Yemen, Republic of 16.87% -0.1%
118th Australia 16.87% -9.0%
119th Guam 17.09% 39.7%
120th Haiti 17.87% 4.1%
121st South Sudan 18.17% 0.6%
122nd Nepal 18.78% -0.2%
123rd São Tomé and Principe 19.83% -0.2%
124th Lebanon 20.18% 1.6%
125th India 20.27% -0.4%
126th Morocco 20.28% -0.5%
127th Belize 21.27% 11.9%
128th Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.36% -2.1%
129th Ireland 21.43% -7.6%
130th Slovenia 21.57% -27.8%
131st Lesotho 21.77% 0.2%
132nd Hungary 21.80% -8.5%
133rd Belgium 21.87% 18.6%
134th Cabo Verde 22.04% -1.4%
135th Sweden 22.25% -0.5%
136th Belarus 22.52% 49.2%
137th Virgin Islands (US) 22.91% -2.2%
138th Mauritius 23.48% 1.0%
139th Romania 24.12% -5.8%
140th Sudan 24.32% 0.6%
141st Lithuania 24.38% 0.0%
142nd Uruguay 24.47% 5.2%
143rd European Union 24.91% 5.3%
144th Bahamas, The 25.60% 9.1%
145th Argentina 25.81% 16.2%
146th Bulgaria 26.03% -21.7%
147th Guyana 26.45% -2.0%
148th Puerto Rico (US) 27.05% -11.5%
149th St. Lucia 27.11% 1.5%
150th Slovak Republic 27.30% 12.9%
151st Suriname 27.63% -24.3%
152nd France 28.40% 12.7%
153rd Greece 28.93% -4.8%
154th Serbia 29.42% 0.0%
155th Tunisia 30.88% 0.6%
156th Egypt, Arab Republic of 31.08% 0.6%
157th Finland 31.16% 1.2%
158th Italy 31.78% 5.6%
159th Saudi Arabia 31.88% -1.9%
160th French Polynesia 31.90% 2.3%
161st Poland 32.03% 7.7%
162nd Trinidad and Tobago 32.27% -4.0%
163rd Albania 32.40% -16.5%
164th Zambia 32.76% -5.7%
165th Croatia 33.48% -7.2%
166th Sri Lanka 33.71% -2.7%
167th Latvia 34.32% 12.3%
168th Namibia 35.55% 1.9%
169th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 36.16% 2.5%
170th Botswana 36.79% 11.0%
171st Jordan 37.00% -12.4%
172nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 37.38% 2.2%
173rd Congo, Republic of 39.30% 1.5%
174th Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.63% 4.1%
175th Angola 41.07% -0.1%
176th Gabon 41.56% -2.1%
177th Barbados 42.03% -4.0%
178th Eswatini 43.14% -1.1%
179th South Africa 43.89% -1.0%
180th Algeria 44.43% 6.0%
181st New Caledonia 44.71% 1.3%
182nd Spain 44.89% 6.4%
183rd Libya 45.54% 1.5%
184th North Macedonia 53.15% 8.7%
185th Montenegro 55.13% 0.2%
186th Djibouti 61.58% 0.0%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 1994?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 1994 was 16.27%. This ranked 114th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 1994?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment decreased by 6.5% in 1994 compared to 1993.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1994?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 1994 at 61.58%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 1994?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 1994 was 16.27%. This ranked 114th globally.

How does 1994 compare to 1993 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 17.40% in 1993 to 16.27% in 1994, a 6.5% decrease.

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