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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 2001

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
10.19% −1.68pp from 2000 Global rank: 66th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 10.19% in 2001, decreased +1.68pp from 11.87% in 2000. This was the 66th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2001▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2001
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Benin 0.91% -9.4%
2nd Pakistan 0.96% -0.9%
3rd Chad 1.11% 1.4%
4th Cambodia 1.30% 6.2%
5th Myanmar 1.32% -1.0%
6th Mali 2.08% -3.6%
7th Qatar 2.68% 0.8%
8th Senegal 2.84% 0.9%
9th Kuwait 2.98% -0.4%
10th Liberia 3.00% 2.7%
11th Niger 3.11% 1.6%
12th Guatemala 3.44% 2.9%
13th Solomon Islands 3.67% 2.3%
14th Guinea-Bissau 3.68% -7.3%
15th Burundi 3.86% 0.2%
16th Lao PDR 3.98% -7.6%
17th Burkina Faso 4.26% 2.1%
18th Bahrain 4.27% 1.3%
19th Kyrgyz Republic 4.32% 6.3%
20th Netherlands 4.33% -16.7%
21st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.59% 7.6%
22nd Iceland 4.86% 14.5%
23rd Mexico 4.98% -4.8%
24th Papua New Guinea 5.08% -4.1%
25th Uganda 5.18% -0.3%
26th Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.30% 0.0%
27th Tanzania 5.35% -3.4%
28th Tajikistan 5.47% -10.5%
29th Bhutan 5.59% 14.2%
30th Viet Nam 5.59% 18.2%
31st United Arab Emirates 5.63% 9.5%
32nd Switzerland 5.63% 17.0%
33rd Guinea 5.67% -0.2%
34th Ireland 5.86% -6.4%
35th Austria 6.00% -4.5%
36th Peru 6.07% 2.0%
37th Mozambique 6.09% 0.8%
38th Luxembourg 6.33% -0.7%
39th Maldives 6.70% 52.3%
40th Kenya 6.78% 0.2%
41st Honduras 6.81% 3.5%
42nd Côte d'Ivoire 6.90% 6.6%
43rd Malawi 6.92% 2.4%
44th Togo 7.30% -0.5%
45th Singapore 7.40% 8.3%
46th Nigeria 7.54% -0.4%
47th Sierra Leone 7.66% 1.5%
48th Germany 7.79% -8.9%
49th Madagascar 7.80% -7.2%
50th Thailand 7.87% 15.5%
51st Cyprus 7.98% -10.4%
52nd China 7.99% 16.9%
53rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 8.06% 0.7%
54th Denmark 8.23% 22.3%
55th Cuba 8.51% -23.5%
56th Ecuador 8.55% -12.5%
57th Bangladesh 8.82% -9.5%
58th Portugal 8.95% 8.6%
59th Korea 9.36% -6.4%
60th Philippines 9.42% -1.3%
61st Mongolia 9.50% 2.0%
62nd Comoros 9.57% -0.3%
63rd Japan 9.60% 4.2%
64th Macao SAR, China 9.87% -9.5%
65th Timor-Leste 9.98% -3.2%
66th United Kingdom 10.19% -14.2%
67th Afghanistan 10.27% 0.7%
68th Eritrea 10.37% 1.5%
69th United States 10.49% 13.1%
70th Channel Islands 10.51% -1.0%
71st Zimbabwe 10.86% -9.0%
72nd Hungary 11.04% -14.2%
73rd Central African Republic 11.04% 0.7%
74th Fiji 11.19% 0.8%
75th Hong Kong SAR, China 11.20% 1.2%
76th Paraguay 11.22% -19.7%
77th Cameroon 11.26% -1.1%
78th Malaysia 11.40% 18.7%
79th Nicaragua 11.51% 0.8%
80th Tonga 11.51% 10.9%
81st Samoa 11.65% 5.9%
82nd Sweden 11.67% 25.6%
83rd New Zealand 12.09% -10.4%
84th El Salvador 12.14% 1.4%
85th Norway 12.14% 9.9%
86th Armenia 12.16% -0.3%
87th Canada 12.87% 1.6%
88th Oman 13.34% -2.9%
89th Dominican Republic 13.46% 8.5%
90th Australia 13.48% 11.5%
91st Panama 13.77% 1.7%
92nd Costa Rica 13.81% 22.9%
93rd Gambia, The 14.18% -0.8%
94th Vanuatu 14.25% 1.0%
95th Equatorial Guinea 14.99% 1.4%
96th Bahamas, The 15.20% -1.6%
97th Belgium 15.33% 0.5%
98th Ghana 15.38% -6.4%
99th Mauritania 15.42% 0.8%
100th Rwanda 15.60% 1.1%
101st Slovenia 15.73% -3.9%
102nd Iraq 15.96% 2.9%
103rd Türkiye 16.05% 24.0%
104th Moldova 16.50% 3.1%
105th Jamaica 16.55% -0.3%
106th Czechia 16.56% -2.4%
107th Brunei Darussalam 17.47% 0.7%
108th Malta 17.74% 49.9%
109th Romania 17.78% -1.0%
110th France 17.91% -12.6%
111th Russian Federation 18.00% -13.1%
112th South Sudan 18.40% 0.3%
113th Belize 18.56% -15.8%
114th Israel 18.70% 8.0%
115th Kazakhstan 18.72% -17.6%
116th Georgia 18.77% -4.2%
117th Nepal 18.83% -0.3%
118th Morocco 18.87% -7.5%
119th Yemen, Republic of 18.95% 1.8%
120th Indonesia 19.04% -0.6%
121st Brazil 20.02% -1.5%
122nd European Union 20.18% -2.4%
123rd India 20.42% 1.1%
124th Belarus 20.53% -5.4%
125th Ukraine 20.69% -5.5%
126th Spain 20.72% -18.0%
127th Virgin Islands (US) 20.80% 2.0%
128th Lebanon 20.91% -1.2%
129th Turkmenistan 21.23% -5.2%
130th Trinidad and Tobago 21.40% -8.6%
131st São Tomé and Principe 21.61% 10.0%
132nd Syrian Arab Republic 21.98% 20.5%
133rd Azerbaijan 22.10% -0.1%
134th Lesotho 22.36% -0.4%
135th Saudi Arabia 22.44% -1.8%
136th Puerto Rico (US) 22.80% 10.6%
137th Barbados 22.94% 10.1%
138th Uzbekistan 22.98% -7.4%
139th Haiti 23.51% 14.6%
140th Cabo Verde 23.60% 2.1%
141st Estonia 23.85% 12.9%
142nd Zambia 24.05% 6.7%
143rd Latvia 24.16% 13.6%
144th Sudan 24.20% -0.3%
145th Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.28% 5.2%
146th Guyana 24.29% -2.4%
147th Chile 24.56% -0.8%
148th Sri Lanka 25.01% 5.1%
149th Finland 27.32% -6.9%
150th Colombia 27.49% -26.5%
151st Egypt, Arab Republic of 27.63% 10.5%
152nd Italy 27.81% -11.6%
153rd Greece 27.82% -3.9%
154th Mauritius 27.84% 5.5%
155th Serbia 28.66% 2.2%
156th Suriname 28.80% -7.4%
157th Albania 29.82% -2.0%
158th Tunisia 29.89% -2.7%
159th St. Lucia 30.50% 12.2%
160th West Bank and Gaza 31.28% 97.8%
161st Guam 31.52% -13.7%
162nd Lithuania 31.53% 10.5%
163rd French Polynesia 32.80% 1.0%
164th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.76% -0.2%
165th Jordan 33.90% 7.1%
166th Uruguay 34.45% 17.8%
167th Gabon 36.26% -2.0%
168th Argentina 37.03% 14.5%
169th Slovak Republic 38.88% 6.2%
170th Angola 38.99% -0.1%
171st Bulgaria 39.09% 17.7%
172nd Botswana 39.25% 22.2%
173rd Congo, Republic of 39.56% 0.8%
174th Croatia 39.72% -5.1%
175th Poland 40.39% 22.7%
176th Namibia 40.65% 3.6%
177th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 41.58% 2.0%
178th South Africa 43.21% 0.1%
179th New Caledonia 43.21% -2.2%
180th Libya 46.68% 0.0%
181st Algeria 46.93% -7.4%
182nd Eswatini 50.34% 3.2%
183rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.60% 4.4%
184th North Macedonia 55.55% -4.8%
185th Montenegro 55.67% 0.2%
186th Djibouti 65.65% 1.0%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2001?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2001 was 10.19%. This ranked 66th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 2001?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment decreased by 14.2% in 2001 compared to 2000.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2001?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2001 at 65.65%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2001?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2001 was 10.19%. This ranked 66th globally.

How does 2001 compare to 2000 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 11.87% in 2000 to 10.19% in 2001, a 14.2% decrease.

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