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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 1998

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
12.32% −1.15pp from 1997 Global rank: 81st

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 12.32% in 1998, decreased +1.15pp from 13.46% in 1997. This was the 81st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.97% 0.4%
2nd Cambodia 1.04% 9.9%
3rd Chad 1.04% 1.2%
4th Benin 1.19% -5.7%
5th Myanmar 1.37% 0.9%
6th Mali 2.09% -3.2%
7th Kuwait 2.67% -2.8%
8th Qatar 2.70% -2.0%
9th Senegal 2.89% -0.1%
10th Liberia 2.96% -3.7%
11th Niger 3.01% -5.2%
12th Guatemala 3.34% 0.0%
13th Maldives 3.39% 17.8%
14th Solomon Islands 3.45% 2.9%
15th Kyrgyz Republic 3.53% 7.0%
16th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.67% 5.5%
17th Burkina Faso 3.86% 1.3%
18th Burundi 3.88% 0.5%
19th Guinea-Bissau 3.97% 8.0%
20th Bahrain 4.08% 0.7%
21st Bhutan 4.22% 0.2%
22nd Viet Nam 4.77% -20.5%
23rd United Arab Emirates 4.79% 4.3%
24th Lao PDR 4.82% -3.2%
25th Uganda 5.09% 4.6%
26th Papua New Guinea 5.25% -0.3%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.25% 0.3%
28th Côte d'Ivoire 5.60% 3.1%
29th Guinea 5.62% 0.2%
30th Mozambique 5.63% -1.1%
31st Tanzania 5.76% -1.5%
32nd Switzerland 5.77% -3.7%
33rd Cyprus 5.89% -4.4%
34th Peru 6.02% 4.3%
35th Luxembourg 6.43% -11.9%
36th Kenya 6.62% 1.3%
37th Malawi 6.66% 3.4%
38th China 6.67% 1.6%
39th Mexico 6.70% -12.5%
40th Iceland 6.78% -13.5%
41st Honduras 6.84% 20.8%
42nd Togo 6.90% 3.0%
43rd Tajikistan 6.96% 11.4%
44th Denmark 7.17% -11.5%
45th Nigeria 7.41% -0.6%
46th Austria 7.49% -0.9%
47th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.51% 8.6%
48th Thailand 7.66% 242.1%
49th Singapore 7.67% 45.0%
50th Sierra Leone 7.70% -2.0%
51st Japan 7.73% 16.3%
52nd Bangladesh 8.18% 10.5%
53rd Madagascar 8.48% -0.7%
54th Tonga 8.52% 16.4%
55th Netherlands 8.53% -10.3%
56th Mongolia 8.93% 2.5%
57th Macao SAR, China 9.14% 27.7%
58th Ecuador 9.26% -2.3%
59th Samoa 9.36% 10.8%
60th Philippines 9.36% 2.0%
61st Paraguay 9.48% -16.0%
62nd Portugal 9.49% -33.2%
63rd Germany 9.79% -8.2%
64th Comoros 9.90% 0.7%
65th Eritrea 10.03% 1.3%
66th Malaysia 10.09% 29.6%
67th Armenia 10.12% -11.2%
68th Timor-Leste 10.16% 1.4%
69th Afghanistan 10.17% 0.1%
70th Hong Kong SAR, China 10.42% 101.5%
71st United States 10.42% -8.8%
72nd Ireland 10.87% -27.2%
73rd Fiji 11.06% 0.8%
74th Central African Republic 11.12% -0.6%
75th Nicaragua 11.34% 1.4%
76th Cameroon 11.65% -1.9%
77th Malta 11.74% 0.1%
78th Costa Rica 11.86% 0.2%
79th Dominican Republic 12.09% 0.4%
80th El Salvador 12.20% -11.6%
81st United Kingdom 12.32% -8.5%
82nd Czechia 12.44% 48.1%
83rd Norway 12.49% -13.5%
84th Cuba 12.56% -11.6%
85th Ghana 12.90% 7.4%
86th Channel Islands 13.13% -10.0%
87th Oman 13.55% 2.6%
88th Syrian Arab Republic 13.73% 1.7%
89th Panama 13.74% -1.2%
90th Zimbabwe 13.97% -9.0%
91st Vanuatu 14.02% 0.1%
92nd Türkiye 14.11% -1.5%
93rd Australia 14.46% -8.7%
94th Gambia, The 14.51% -0.8%
95th Equatorial Guinea 14.63% 0.7%
96th Rwanda 14.69% 1.8%
97th Estonia 14.84% -19.5%
98th New Zealand 15.01% 10.3%
99th Canada 15.14% -6.9%
100th Mauritania 15.20% 1.6%
101st Iraq 15.29% -1.2%
102nd West Bank and Gaza 15.60% -0.3%
103rd Korea 15.72% 110.5%
104th Hungary 15.94% -8.8%
105th Bahamas, The 16.10% -30.0%
106th Jamaica 16.39% 2.4%
107th Indonesia 16.75% 12.1%
108th Brunei Darussalam 16.83% 2.7%
109th Israel 16.94% 12.7%
110th Sweden 17.02% -19.7%
111th Haiti 17.17% 2.6%
112th Romania 17.31% -3.7%
113th Slovenia 17.64% 7.0%
114th Chile 17.86% 1.5%
115th South Sudan 17.95% 0.4%
116th Yemen, Republic of 18.06% 1.5%
117th Guam 18.16% -19.3%
118th Azerbaijan 18.65% 10.7%
119th Moldova 18.80% 25.6%
120th Nepal 18.89% 0.1%
121st Brazil 19.25% 15.9%
122nd São Tomé and Principe 19.65% -0.2%
123rd Morocco 20.00% -3.0%
124th India 20.22% 0.2%
125th Belgium 20.39% -4.2%
126th Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.78% 6.0%
127th Poland 20.90% -6.6%
128th Zambia 21.02% -10.0%
129th Lebanon 21.04% -0.3%
130th Ukraine 21.19% 26.7%
131st Virgin Islands (US) 21.43% -3.5%
132nd European Union 21.81% -6.4%
133rd Lesotho 22.10% 0.6%
134th Uruguay 22.88% -19.0%
135th Cabo Verde 22.89% 1.0%
136th Kazakhstan 23.26% 1.1%
137th Egypt, Arab Republic of 23.27% -3.1%
138th Turkmenistan 23.33% 11.3%
139th Sudan 23.98% 0.1%
140th Suriname 24.15% -7.1%
141st Georgia 24.32% 26.4%
142nd Barbados 24.47% -19.1%
143rd Saudi Arabia 24.52% -8.1%
144th Slovak Republic 24.73% 9.7%
145th Bulgaria 24.94% -10.4%
146th Belarus 24.96% -17.5%
147th Mauritius 25.10% 1.7%
148th Puerto Rico (US) 25.11% -8.0%
149th Guyana 25.23% -0.6%
150th Lithuania 25.24% -0.2%
151st Sri Lanka 25.73% -18.4%
152nd France 25.90% -9.3%
153rd Uzbekistan 26.79% 22.1%
154th Latvia 26.95% -2.5%
155th Trinidad and Tobago 26.98% -1.6%
156th Russian Federation 27.14% 15.2%
157th Colombia 27.61% 22.8%
158th Argentina 27.74% -14.0%
159th Belize 28.26% 12.9%
160th Serbia 30.64% -0.6%
161st Tunisia 31.29% -1.8%
162nd Jordan 31.53% 1.4%
163rd Albania 31.78% 19.4%
164th Croatia 31.85% 13.2%
165th Greece 32.18% 0.3%
166th French Polynesia 32.50% 0.4%
167th Italy 33.80% -2.3%
168th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.17% -0.5%
169th Finland 34.36% -2.4%
170th St. Lucia 34.70% 6.8%
171st Spain 35.40% -9.3%
172nd Gabon 37.11% -2.0%
173rd Angola 38.40% 1.1%
174th Botswana 38.70% 3.4%
175th Congo, Republic of 38.91% 0.1%
176th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 39.72% 2.5%
177th South Africa 42.64% 1.3%
178th Namibia 44.20% -5.1%
179th Algeria 44.59% 6.7%
180th New Caledonia 45.08% 0.7%
181st Eswatini 45.76% 3.6%
182nd Libya 46.04% 0.7%
183rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.43% 3.8%
184th Montenegro 55.39% 0.1%
185th North Macedonia 61.62% -3.5%
186th Djibouti 64.15% 1.2%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 1998?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 1998 was 12.32%. This ranked 81st globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 1998?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment decreased by 8.5% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1998?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 1998 at 64.15%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 1998?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 1998 was 12.32%. This ranked 81st globally.

How does 1998 compare to 1997 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 13.46% in 1997 to 12.32% in 1998, a 8.5% decrease.

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