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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 2008

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
15.35% +0.74pp from 2007 Global rank: 108th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 15.35% in 2008, increased +0.74pp from 14.61% in 2007. This was the 108th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.99% 20.7%
2nd Qatar 1.01% -35.7%
3rd Chad 1.27% 4.3%
4th Cambodia 1.31% -35.9%
5th Myanmar 1.45% 2.3%
6th Benin 1.72% 7.5%
7th Lao PDR 2.06% -10.8%
8th Burundi 2.13% -29.7%
9th Mali 2.15% 0.6%
10th Senegal 2.95% 0.4%
11th Niger 3.00% -24.2%
12th Liberia 3.11% -0.2%
13th Madagascar 3.36% 13.4%
14th Cuba 3.40% -14.2%
15th Solomon Islands 3.49% 1.0%
16th Tonga 3.51% 8.0%
17th Guinea-Bissau 3.85% 0.7%
18th Papua New Guinea 3.87% -2.1%
19th Bahrain 4.31% 6.1%
20th Uganda 4.60% 14.1%
21st Thailand 4.87% 7.2%
22nd Guatemala 4.94% -0.5%
23rd Cameroon 5.12% 11.8%
24th Viet Nam 5.18% -11.9%
25th Tanzania 5.27% -6.5%
26th Burkina Faso 5.51% 5.9%
27th Honduras 5.52% 0.3%
28th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.69% 2.5%
29th Togo 5.70% -14.5%
30th Guinea 5.80% 0.1%
31st Moldova 5.89% -22.3%
32nd Macao SAR, China 5.90% -9.3%
33rd Kyrgyz Republic 6.15% 4.3%
34th Congo, Democratic Republic of 6.45% 8.5%
35th Malawi 6.51% -1.0%
36th Mozambique 6.64% 0.7%
37th Kenya 6.84% 4.2%
38th Sierra Leone 6.98% 6.2%
39th Switzerland 7.02% -0.9%
40th Japan 7.31% -7.1%
41st Kazakhstan 7.39% -21.0%
42nd Norway 7.43% 1.2%
43rd Peru 7.43% -1.4%
44th United Arab Emirates 7.54% -3.3%
45th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.56% -2.2%
46th Mexico 7.59% 6.6%
47th Kuwait 7.82% 14.0%
48th Iceland 7.87% 17.7%
49th Nigeria 7.92% 0.8%
50th Netherlands 8.32% -8.6%
51st Hong Kong SAR, China 8.51% -5.1%
52nd Cyprus 8.53% -10.1%
53rd Côte d'Ivoire 8.64% 2.2%
54th Korea 8.65% 10.1%
55th Austria 8.72% -9.1%
56th Bangladesh 8.80% 9.6%
57th Singapore 8.81% 3.7%
58th Australia 8.81% -5.8%
59th Zimbabwe 9.03% 5.8%
60th Ecuador 9.16% 30.6%
61st Tajikistan 9.36% 59.4%
62nd Denmark 9.47% 26.4%
63rd Turkmenistan 9.55% -11.7%
64th Paraguay 9.59% -7.8%
65th Timor-Leste 9.60% -1.6%
66th Mongolia 9.74% -19.1%
67th Comoros 9.76% -0.6%
68th China 9.80% 6.3%
69th Philippines 9.84% 12.6%
70th Czechia 9.87% -8.0%
71st Nicaragua 9.91% 25.7%
72nd Eritrea 10.06% -0.9%
73rd Central African Republic 10.10% -1.5%
74th Afghanistan 10.14% 0.2%
75th Uzbekistan 10.15% 0.1%
76th Ghana 10.26% 2.7%
77th Vanuatu 10.43% -13.2%
78th Slovenia 10.51% 3.7%
79th Trinidad and Tobago 10.51% -7.5%
80th Dominican Republic 10.55% -14.4%
81st Malaysia 10.59% -1.6%
82nd El Salvador 10.87% -4.4%
83rd Germany 10.93% -7.6%
84th Costa Rica 11.25% 1.6%
85th Canada 11.38% 3.2%
86th New Zealand 11.41% 13.0%
87th Malta 11.62% -13.9%
88th Fiji 11.71% 6.0%
89th Channel Islands 11.90% 4.0%
90th Bhutan 11.94% 4.6%
91st Estonia 12.03% 19.2%
92nd Belarus 12.05% -8.9%
93rd Israel 12.48% -23.2%
94th United States 12.76% 21.8%
95th Bulgaria 12.80% -15.7%
96th Panama 12.96% -1.0%
97th Ukraine 13.14% -0.5%
98th Lithuania 13.35% 59.1%
99th Ireland 13.47% 47.1%
100th Latvia 13.65% 29.2%
101st Oman 13.74% -1.3%
102nd Azerbaijan 13.74% 2.2%
103rd Russian Federation 14.09% -2.6%
104th Samoa 14.20% 2.6%
105th Gambia, The 14.53% -2.6%
106th Equatorial Guinea 14.70% -0.3%
107th Mauritania 14.85% 2.0%
108th United Kingdom 15.35% 5.1%
109th Rwanda 15.83% 0.0%
110th Finland 16.34% -0.5%
111th Belize 16.52% -4.0%
112th Portugal 16.66% -0.4%
113th Zambia 16.79% -23.2%
114th Iraq 16.91% -1.7%
115th European Union 16.92% -0.4%
116th Bahamas, The 17.02% -10.1%
117th Poland 17.10% -20.0%
118th Jamaica 17.18% 1.0%
119th Brazil 17.56% -6.6%
120th Luxembourg 17.76% 19.8%
121st Belgium 17.97% -4.6%
122nd Morocco 18.20% 16.7%
123rd Lebanon 18.54% -15.1%
124th Sri Lanka 18.73% -12.7%
125th Argentina 18.93% -6.5%
126th South Sudan 19.04% 0.6%
127th Slovak Republic 19.07% -6.9%
128th Barbados 19.11% 9.4%
129th Nepal 19.20% -0.1%
130th Mauritius 19.21% -21.7%
131st Romania 19.21% -6.9%
132nd France 19.21% -2.2%
133rd Hungary 19.60% 8.0%
134th Indonesia 19.64% -14.1%
135th Virgin Islands (US) 19.91% 0.3%
136th Suriname 19.98% -2.2%
137th Sweden 20.21% 4.9%
138th Türkiye 20.30% 2.5%
139th Brunei Darussalam 20.81% 1.9%
140th Guam 21.01% 6.3%
141st Italy 21.22% 4.1%
142nd Yemen, Republic of 21.37% 2.1%
143rd Greece 21.61% -4.9%
144th Guyana 21.75% 1.0%
145th Maldives 21.90% 10.2%
146th São Tomé and Principe 21.91% -3.4%
147th Syrian Arab Republic 22.15% 17.0%
148th Uruguay 22.35% -10.2%
149th India 22.42% 2.5%
150th Lesotho 22.48% -0.1%
151st Colombia 22.80% 2.7%
152nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.14% 3.5%
153rd Saudi Arabia 23.25% -2.3%
154th Croatia 23.68% -5.8%
155th Chile 23.76% 9.8%
156th Sudan 24.12% 0.1%
157th Algeria 24.43% -12.6%
158th Spain 24.44% 35.1%
159th Puerto Rico (US) 24.62% 10.4%
160th St. Lucia 25.06% -5.8%
161st Cabo Verde 25.20% 1.2%
162nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 25.54% 1.8%
163rd Albania 26.61% -0.2%
164th Tunisia 28.66% 1.8%
165th Jordan 30.72% -3.3%
166th Botswana 31.49% -0.4%
167th Montenegro 32.05% -11.2%
168th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.59% 0.1%
169th French Polynesia 34.11% 0.0%
170th Gabon 34.87% 3.4%
171st Serbia 35.08% -19.6%
172nd Georgia 35.47% 23.4%
173rd Armenia 35.61% 198.8%
174th New Caledonia 36.71% -2.3%
175th West Bank and Gaza 37.29% 20.2%
176th Angola 37.70% 0.5%
177th Haiti 39.21% -3.2%
178th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 39.94% 0.0%
179th Congo, Republic of 40.77% 0.5%
180th Namibia 43.72% 0.1%
181st South Africa 44.58% 1.2%
182nd Libya 48.28% 1.9%
183rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.84% -18.7%
184th Eswatini 56.21% -1.0%
185th North Macedonia 56.80% -2.4%
186th Djibouti 68.40% 0.5%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2008?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2008 was 15.35%. This ranked 108th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 2008?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment increased by 5.1% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2008?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2008 at 68.40%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2008?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2008 was 15.35%. This ranked 108th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 14.61% in 2007 to 15.35% in 2008, a 5.1% increase.

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