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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 2011

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
21.69% +1.36pp from 2010 Global rank: 125th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 21.69% in 2011, increased +1.36pp from 20.33% in 2010. This was the 125th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2011▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2011
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Niger 0.47% -61.5%
2nd Cambodia 0.60% -38.0%
3rd Qatar 1.31% 0.8%
4th Chad 1.32% 1.4%
5th Myanmar 1.53% 1.9%
6th Pakistan 1.72% 33.6%
7th Lao PDR 2.02% 28.1%
8th Mali 2.18% 1.4%
9th Solomon Islands 2.37% -19.1%
10th Burundi 2.41% 4.6%
11th Liberia 2.77% -12.2%
12th Thailand 2.95% 13.4%
13th Senegal 2.98% 1.4%
14th Togo 3.15% -20.4%
15th Madagascar 3.22% -32.7%
16th Viet Nam 3.23% -6.0%
17th Guinea-Bissau 3.80% -0.8%
18th Tonga 4.49% 7.2%
19th Papua New Guinea 4.53% 26.8%
20th Kazakhstan 4.58% -12.3%
21st Moldova 4.87% -14.4%
22nd Guatemala 4.99% -5.8%
23rd Uganda 5.10% -4.8%
24th Bahrain 5.28% 6.7%
25th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.33% 0.8%
26th Benin 5.45% 154.8%
27th Macao SAR, China 5.75% 6.2%
28th Guinea 5.96% 0.0%
29th Burkina Faso 6.11% 3.3%
30th Cameroon 6.31% -0.1%
31st Malawi 6.58% 1.0%
32nd Tanzania 6.76% 15.5%
33rd United Arab Emirates 6.86% -4.7%
34th Mozambique 6.92% 0.7%
35th Kenya 6.92% -1.8%
36th Peru 7.00% 2.3%
37th Kyrgyz Republic 7.09% 5.2%
38th Bangladesh 7.43% 18.1%
39th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.65% 2.6%
40th Cuba 7.66% 27.2%
41st Switzerland 7.73% -6.0%
42nd Nigeria 7.90% 0.4%
43rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.00% 6.8%
44th Honduras 8.06% 7.4%
45th Sierra Leone 8.16% 4.6%
46th Korea 8.30% -2.8%
47th Japan 8.33% -12.0%
48th Norway 8.41% -8.8%
49th Turkmenistan 8.53% 1.1%
50th El Salvador 8.54% -15.9%
51st Trinidad and Tobago 8.59% -12.8%
52nd Ghana 8.81% -20.4%
53rd Singapore 8.87% -5.8%
54th Ecuador 8.90% -4.2%
55th Bhutan 8.91% 1.4%
56th Germany 8.93% -14.3%
57th Zimbabwe 8.96% -1.5%
58th Austria 9.17% -5.2%
59th Hong Kong SAR, China 9.27% -23.4%
60th Timor-Leste 9.29% -0.7%
61st Comoros 9.41% -0.7%
62nd Philippines 9.48% -2.7%
63rd Côte d'Ivoire 9.68% 6.8%
64th Vanuatu 9.76% 3.8%
65th Mexico 9.77% 0.6%
66th Netherlands 9.78% -9.2%
67th Malaysia 9.82% -9.7%
68th China 9.98% 1.6%
69th Afghanistan 10.04% 0.0%
70th Central African Republic 10.19% -1.5%
71st Nicaragua 10.19% -15.7%
72nd Mongolia 10.27% -29.4%
73rd Kuwait 10.30% 20.0%
74th Eritrea 10.33% -1.4%
75th Uzbekistan 10.59% -8.6%
76th Belarus 10.88% -0.1%
77th Panama 11.10% -17.4%
78th Paraguay 11.36% 7.0%
79th Australia 11.37% -1.5%
80th Israel 11.83% -16.8%
81st Tajikistan 13.20% 0.9%
82nd Malta 13.34% 0.7%
83rd Fiji 13.69% 4.8%
84th Canada 13.92% -4.5%
85th Dominican Republic 13.96% 29.1%
86th Iceland 14.15% -10.8%
87th Azerbaijan 14.52% -0.8%
88th Gambia, The 14.76% 4.6%
89th Samoa 14.88% 1.8%
90th Oman 15.21% 9.6%
91st Mauritania 15.22% -0.9%
92nd Russian Federation 15.51% -9.7%
93rd Equatorial Guinea 15.56% -0.3%
94th Slovenia 15.76% 7.2%
95th Rwanda 16.29% 1.2%
96th Denmark 16.31% 4.8%
97th Iraq 16.45% -0.8%
98th Sri Lanka 16.76% -10.3%
99th Brazil 16.93% -7.2%
100th Belize 16.96% 0.2%
101st Lebanon 17.13% 6.6%
102nd United States 17.27% -5.9%
103rd New Zealand 17.51% 0.5%
104th Ukraine 17.81% 0.6%
105th Morocco 17.93% 1.8%
106th Chile 18.00% -5.5%
107th Luxembourg 18.05% 29.7%
108th Uruguay 18.06% -12.8%
109th Czechia 18.08% -1.5%
110th Channel Islands 18.11% 6.0%
111th Türkiye 18.21% -15.6%
112th Indonesia 18.39% 4.0%
113th Argentina 18.71% -3.5%
114th Belgium 18.72% -16.4%
115th Suriname 19.21% 42.8%
116th Nepal 19.29% 0.5%
117th South Sudan 19.61% 1.1%
118th Finland 19.93% -6.4%
119th São Tomé and Principe 20.27% -2.7%
120th Jamaica 20.36% -0.4%
121st Syrian Arab Republic 21.11% 3.0%
122nd Cyprus 21.16% 33.5%
123rd Colombia 21.17% -6.2%
124th Mauritius 21.59% -8.2%
125th United Kingdom 21.69% 6.7%
126th Costa Rica 22.04% 26.8%
127th Brunei Darussalam 22.05% 1.8%
128th Maldives 22.11% -5.3%
129th Estonia 22.39% -32.0%
130th Cabo Verde 22.62% 6.1%
131st Albania 22.70% -26.5%
132nd Guyana 22.72% 0.8%
133rd Sweden 22.78% -8.0%
134th Algeria 22.80% 2.9%
135th France 23.02% -2.4%
136th Yemen, Republic of 23.16% 5.1%
137th Lesotho 23.20% 0.9%
138th Zambia 23.22% -20.4%
139th India 23.64% 1.5%
140th European Union 23.73% 3.5%
141st Romania 24.06% 8.5%
142nd Virgin Islands (US) 24.37% 5.6%
143rd Bulgaria 25.06% 14.2%
144th Saudi Arabia 25.11% 1.5%
145th Poland 25.52% 8.3%
146th Hungary 25.96% -1.6%
147th Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.65% -7.2%
148th Barbados 26.83% 5.8%
149th Bahamas, The 27.00% 1.7%
150th Italy 29.15% 4.4%
151st Egypt, Arab Republic of 29.43% 19.7%
152nd Ireland 29.58% 5.1%
153rd Portugal 30.31% 33.2%
154th Jordan 30.79% 2.4%
155th Latvia 31.07% -14.3%
156th West Bank and Gaza 31.22% -13.7%
157th Guam 31.96% 64.1%
158th Sudan 32.17% 21.9%
159th Lithuania 32.59% -8.8%
160th Slovak Republic 33.49% -0.8%
161st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.74% 0.3%
162nd Puerto Rico (US) 34.56% -2.5%
163rd Botswana 35.20% 0.3%
164th Gabon 35.34% -1.7%
165th Haiti 35.35% -4.2%
166th French Polynesia 35.51% 1.2%
167th New Caledonia 36.31% 0.5%
168th Croatia 36.67% 13.3%
169th Montenegro 37.04% 0.9%
170th Armenia 38.08% 1.5%
171st Angola 39.01% 0.8%
172nd Namibia 39.37% -11.6%
173rd St. Lucia 39.55% 12.0%
174th Congo, Republic of 40.19% 0.7%
175th Georgia 40.71% 2.0%
176th Tunisia 42.64% 44.2%
177th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.74% 0.7%
178th Greece 44.95% 36.2%
179th Spain 46.16% 11.4%
180th South Africa 49.75% -1.4%
181st Libya 50.37% 1.6%
182nd Serbia 51.18% 10.2%
183rd Eswatini 53.25% -2.4%
184th North Macedonia 55.11% -0.2%
185th Bosnia and Herzegovina 59.57% -0.2%
186th Djibouti 70.49% 0.7%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2011?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2011 was 21.69%. This ranked 125th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 2011?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment increased by 6.7% in 2011 compared to 2010.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2011?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2011 at 70.49%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2011?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2011 was 21.69%. This ranked 125th globally.

How does 2011 compare to 2010 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 20.33% in 2010 to 21.69% in 2011, a 6.7% increase.

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