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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 1996

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
14.83% −0.62pp from 1995 Global rank: 93rd

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 14.83% in 1996, decreased +0.62pp from 15.45% in 1995. This was the 93rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1996▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 1996
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.97% -0.6%
2nd Chad 0.99% -0.7%
3rd Myanmar 1.34% 0.5%
4th Benin 1.37% -5.2%
5th Cambodia 1.41% -0.3%
6th Mali 2.18% -2.0%
7th Maldives 2.37% 26.7%
8th Thailand 2.53% 6.6%
9th Qatar 2.75% 2.6%
10th Kuwait 2.88% -3.1%
11th Senegal 2.94% -0.3%
12th Kyrgyz Republic 3.09% 7.6%
13th Niger 3.17% 0.1%
14th Liberia 3.23% -4.1%
15th Solomon Islands 3.24% 1.1%
16th Guatemala 3.36% 0.9%
17th Guinea-Bissau 3.71% -2.7%
18th Burkina Faso 3.84% -2.2%
19th Burundi 3.84% -0.1%
20th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.95% -10.5%
21st Viet Nam 3.97% -0.3%
22nd Bahrain 4.11% 5.6%
23rd Bhutan 4.21% -0.6%
24th United Arab Emirates 4.50% 3.1%
25th Switzerland 4.65% 0.0%
26th Uganda 4.83% -0.6%
27th Papua New Guinea 5.15% 3.3%
28th Lao PDR 5.17% -5.1%
29th Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.24% -2.8%
30th Côte d'Ivoire 5.47% -0.4%
31st Guinea 5.64% 0.2%
32nd Cyprus 5.77% 16.0%
33rd Mozambique 5.81% 0.2%
34th Peru 5.93% 1.6%
35th Korea 6.01% -2.5%
36th Tanzania 6.05% -4.4%
37th Tajikistan 6.06% 17.7%
38th Tonga 6.15% 20.7%
39th China 6.26% 5.7%
40th Kenya 6.41% -1.6%
41st Hong Kong SAR, China 6.61% -3.2%
42nd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 6.62% 2.6%
43rd Bangladesh 6.65% 2.0%
44th Togo 6.67% -5.8%
45th Macao SAR, China 6.68% 18.1%
46th Malawi 6.70% 0.5%
47th Japan 6.73% 10.4%
48th Austria 6.84% 15.8%
49th Czechia 7.15% -9.2%
50th Honduras 7.39% 33.6%
51st Nigeria 7.54% -2.1%
52nd Samoa 7.71% 10.8%
53rd Sierra Leone 7.82% -0.2%
54th Malaysia 7.84% -19.6%
55th Iceland 8.33% -28.8%
56th Singapore 8.44% 22.5%
57th Mongolia 8.56% 1.1%
58th Madagascar 8.64% 0.1%
59th Philippines 9.16% -0.8%
60th Luxembourg 9.27% 27.5%
61st Ecuador 9.40% 0.5%
62nd Mexico 9.59% -17.5%
63rd Germany 9.63% 13.8%
64th Eritrea 9.77% -0.2%
65th Armenia 9.81% 37.4%
66th Timor-Leste 9.94% 1.2%
67th Comoros 10.14% 1.4%
68th Afghanistan 10.16% 0.1%
69th Denmark 10.59% 6.6%
70th Fiji 10.74% -0.1%
71st Netherlands 11.10% -6.1%
72nd Ghana 11.15% 9.2%
73rd Nicaragua 11.17% -2.7%
74th Central African Republic 11.25% -0.6%
75th Malta 11.64% 0.2%
76th United States 12.09% -0.8%
77th Cameroon 12.14% -4.6%
78th Dominican Republic 12.17% 1.1%
79th Costa Rica 12.21% 4.9%
80th New Zealand 12.25% -0.2%
81st Syrian Arab Republic 13.24% 1.3%
82nd El Salvador 13.29% 0.6%
83rd Türkiye 13.49% -13.2%
84th Israel 13.55% -9.1%
85th Oman 13.56% 0.6%
86th Zimbabwe 13.59% 11.0%
87th Vanuatu 13.81% -0.3%
88th Panama 14.01% 3.0%
89th Ukraine 14.31% 36.2%
90th Equatorial Guinea 14.45% 0.4%
91st Brazil 14.63% 10.3%
92nd Norway 14.68% -17.3%
93rd United Kingdom 14.83% -4.0%
94th Gambia, The 14.83% 0.3%
95th Rwanda 14.88% -3.1%
96th Moldova 14.90% 48.1%
97th Azerbaijan 14.93% 12.8%
98th Indonesia 14.93% 6.7%
99th Mauritania 14.94% -0.2%
100th Cuba 14.96% -2.3%
101st Channel Islands 15.29% 0.1%
102nd Canada 15.40% 3.8%
103rd Australia 15.64% 2.9%
104th Jamaica 15.77% 4.2%
105th Iraq 15.77% 1.2%
106th Estonia 15.77% 13.1%
107th West Bank and Gaza 15.86% 0.1%
108th Brunei Darussalam 16.19% 1.9%
109th Paraguay 16.52% 145.2%
110th Ireland 16.89% -4.1%
111th Slovenia 16.90% -10.2%
112th Portugal 17.09% 6.4%
113th Haiti 17.16% -1.4%
114th Yemen, Republic of 17.49% 1.6%
115th Chile 17.89% 66.2%
116th South Sudan 18.16% -0.1%
117th Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.55% -8.0%
118th Nepal 18.78% -0.1%
119th Guam 19.08% 6.0%
120th Georgia 19.14% 52.2%
121st Russian Federation 19.33% 3.2%
122nd Turkmenistan 19.61% 23.9%
123rd São Tomé and Principe 19.64% -0.4%
124th Morocco 19.89% -3.1%
125th Hungary 19.97% 2.5%
126th India 20.12% -0.4%
127th Belgium 20.50% -4.8%
128th Lebanon 20.62% 0.6%
129th Sweden 20.90% 8.9%
130th Slovak Republic 21.03% -15.0%
131st Uzbekistan 21.53% 37.2%
132nd Lesotho 21.85% -0.6%
133rd Colombia 21.88% 33.3%
134th Romania 21.91% -2.6%
135th Albania 22.07% -4.1%
136th Virgin Islands (US) 22.14% -2.1%
137th Cabo Verde 22.25% 0.5%
138th Kazakhstan 22.79% 18.5%
139th Mauritius 24.30% 1.9%
140th Sudan 24.31% -0.1%
141st European Union 24.42% 0.6%
142nd Bahamas, The 24.55% 15.3%
143rd Suriname 24.92% -5.5%
144th Egypt, Arab Republic of 25.58% -17.4%
145th Bulgaria 25.64% 13.1%
146th Guyana 25.72% -1.6%
147th St. Lucia 25.92% 2.7%
148th Belize 26.54% 10.9%
149th Zambia 26.82% -9.2%
150th France 27.23% 1.8%
151st Puerto Rico (US) 27.90% 5.2%
152nd Poland 28.08% -8.5%
153rd Barbados 28.10% -26.2%
154th Trinidad and Tobago 28.62% -7.7%
155th Saudi Arabia 28.69% -6.7%
156th Croatia 29.08% -6.7%
157th Serbia 29.20% -0.9%
158th Lithuania 29.26% -6.1%
159th Uruguay 29.91% 19.6%
160th Jordan 30.70% -5.7%
161st Greece 31.52% 4.1%
162nd Tunisia 31.68% -0.2%
163rd French Polynesia 32.17% 0.4%
164th Sri Lanka 32.62% -3.5%
165th Italy 34.76% 3.9%
166th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 35.26% -0.7%
167th Botswana 36.85% 0.2%
168th Argentina 37.02% -9.0%
169th Latvia 38.26% 9.2%
170th Angola 38.29% -4.4%
171st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.73% 2.4%
172nd Gabon 38.93% -2.3%
173rd Congo, Republic of 39.12% -0.5%
174th Finland 41.19% 1.4%
175th Spain 41.76% -0.1%
176th South Africa 42.14% -1.6%
177th Belarus 42.78% 38.2%
178th Namibia 42.94% 8.5%
179th Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.14% 2.8%
180th Eswatini 43.34% 1.7%
181st New Caledonia 45.05% 0.7%
182nd Libya 45.62% -0.1%
183rd Algeria 45.95% -10.4%
184th Montenegro 55.23% 0.1%
185th Djibouti 62.54% 0.3%
186th North Macedonia 68.88% 9.1%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 1996?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 1996 was 14.83%. This ranked 93rd globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 1996?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment decreased by 4.0% in 1996 compared to 1995.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1996?▾

North Macedonia had the highest youth unemployment in 1996 at 68.88%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 1996?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 1996 was 14.83%. This ranked 93rd globally.

How does 1996 compare to 1995 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 15.45% in 1995 to 14.83% in 1996, a 4.0% decrease.

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