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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 2012

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
22.11% +0.42pp from 2011 Global rank: 124th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 22.11% in 2012, increased +0.42pp from 21.69% in 2011. This was the 124th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Cambodia 0.68% 13.4%
2nd Madagascar 1.01% -68.6%
3rd Chad 1.31% -0.6%
4th Qatar 1.48% 12.9%
5th Myanmar 1.56% 1.4%
6th Solomon Islands 1.82% -23.4%
7th Mali 2.23% 2.5%
8th Liberia 2.37% -14.5%
9th Lao PDR 2.47% 22.1%
10th Burundi 2.54% 5.6%
11th Thailand 2.76% -6.4%
12th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.36% -36.9%
13th Togo 3.41% 8.4%
14th Moldova 3.45% -29.0%
15th Viet Nam 3.63% 12.5%
16th Guinea-Bissau 3.85% 1.3%
17th Niger 3.85% 727.0%
18th Kazakhstan 3.94% -13.9%
19th Senegal 4.29% 44.1%
20th Papua New Guinea 4.50% -0.7%
21st Guatemala 4.62% -7.5%
22nd Tonga 4.71% 4.9%
23rd Benin 4.73% -13.3%
24th Uganda 5.28% 3.5%
25th Bahrain 5.43% 2.7%
26th Macao SAR, China 5.48% -4.8%
27th Guinea 5.84% -2.0%
28th Burkina Faso 6.21% 1.6%
29th Tanzania 6.26% -7.4%
30th Cameroon 6.27% -0.6%
31st United Arab Emirates 6.47% -5.7%
32nd Ghana 6.66% -24.3%
33rd Malawi 6.71% 2.0%
34th Peru 6.85% -2.2%
35th Mozambique 6.93% 0.1%
36th Kenya 6.95% 0.3%
37th Honduras 6.97% -13.5%
38th Bhutan 6.98% -21.6%
39th Kyrgyz Republic 7.55% 6.5%
40th Pakistan 7.56% 339.6%
41st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.58% -1.0%
42nd Korea 7.74% -6.7%
43rd Nigeria 7.86% -0.4%
44th Germany 8.12% -9.1%
45th Nicaragua 8.14% -20.1%
46th Zimbabwe 8.17% -8.8%
47th Japan 8.24% -1.1%
48th Switzerland 8.33% 7.8%
49th Mongolia 8.37% -18.6%
50th Norway 8.38% -0.4%
51st El Salvador 8.44% -1.2%
52nd Sierra Leone 8.44% 3.5%
53rd Cuba 8.45% 10.2%
54th Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.46% 5.6%
55th Singapore 8.53% -3.8%
56th Bangladesh 8.54% 14.9%
57th Ecuador 8.54% -4.1%
58th Trinidad and Tobago 8.61% 0.3%
59th Turkmenistan 8.89% 4.2%
60th Timor-Leste 9.20% -0.9%
61st Hong Kong SAR, China 9.23% -0.4%
62nd Mexico 9.36% -4.2%
63rd Philippines 9.36% -1.2%
64th Comoros 9.40% 0.0%
65th Austria 9.56% 4.2%
66th Panama 9.58% -13.7%
67th Côte d'Ivoire 9.89% 2.2%
68th Central African Republic 9.97% -2.2%
69th Paraguay 10.05% -11.6%
70th Afghanistan 10.07% 0.3%
71st Eritrea 10.10% -2.2%
72nd Vanuatu 10.12% 3.7%
73rd Malaysia 10.14% 3.2%
74th China 10.15% 1.8%
75th Uzbekistan 10.68% 0.9%
76th Belarus 10.83% -0.4%
77th Netherlands 11.45% 17.2%
78th Australia 11.73% 3.1%
79th Israel 11.99% 1.4%
80th Kuwait 11.99% 16.5%
81st Iceland 13.20% -6.7%
82nd Tajikistan 13.31% 0.9%
83rd Malta 13.85% 3.8%
84th Fiji 13.93% 1.8%
85th Azerbaijan 13.97% -3.8%
86th Canada 14.04% 0.9%
87th Dominican Republic 14.82% 6.2%
88th Gambia, The 14.85% 0.6%
89th Russian Federation 14.97% -3.5%
90th Mauritania 15.09% -0.9%
91st Equatorial Guinea 15.43% -0.9%
92nd Oman 15.66% 2.9%
93rd Indonesia 15.67% -14.8%
94th Denmark 15.78% -3.3%
95th Brazil 15.85% -6.3%
96th Iraq 16.09% -2.2%
97th United States 16.21% -6.1%
98th Rwanda 16.25% -0.2%
99th Luxembourg 16.58% -8.1%
100th Sri Lanka 16.80% 0.2%
101st Belize 16.91% -0.2%
102nd Chile 16.93% -6.0%
103rd Zambia 17.16% -26.1%
104th Türkiye 17.34% -4.8%
105th Samoa 17.49% 17.5%
106th Ukraine 17.80% -0.1%
107th New Zealand 18.00% 2.8%
108th Lebanon 18.19% 6.2%
109th Argentina 18.34% -2.0%
110th Uruguay 18.57% 2.8%
111th Morocco 18.64% 4.0%
112th Finland 18.87% -5.3%
113th Nepal 19.31% 0.1%
114th São Tomé and Principe 19.40% -4.3%
115th Czechia 19.51% 7.9%
116th Suriname 19.60% 2.0%
117th Belgium 19.74% 5.4%
118th South Sudan 19.91% 1.5%
119th Colombia 20.09% -5.1%
120th Channel Islands 20.28% 12.0%
121st Slovenia 20.65% 31.0%
122nd Maldives 20.82% -5.9%
123rd Estonia 20.86% -6.8%
124th United Kingdom 22.11% 1.9%
125th Costa Rica 22.37% 1.5%
126th Brunei Darussalam 22.60% 2.5%
127th Romania 22.81% -5.2%
128th Lesotho 22.92% -1.2%
129th Guyana 22.96% 1.0%
130th Jamaica 23.40% 14.9%
131st Mauritius 23.57% 9.2%
132nd Sweden 23.61% 3.6%
133rd Yemen, Republic of 23.83% 2.9%
134th Cabo Verde 23.85% 5.4%
135th India 24.14% 2.1%
136th Saudi Arabia 24.84% -1.1%
137th Virgin Islands (US) 24.92% 2.3%
138th France 24.95% 8.4%
139th European Union 25.95% 9.3%
140th Poland 26.32% 3.1%
141st Lithuania 26.68% -18.1%
142nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 26.89% 0.9%
143rd Cyprus 27.24% 28.8%
144th Algeria 27.87% 22.2%
145th Bulgaria 28.11% 12.2%
146th Hungary 28.19% 8.6%
147th Latvia 28.56% -8.1%
148th Guam 28.61% -10.5%
149th Barbados 28.83% 7.4%
150th Jordan 28.85% -6.3%
151st Albania 28.87% 27.2%
152nd Bahamas, The 30.36% 12.4%
153rd Ireland 30.79% 4.1%
154th Sudan 30.83% -4.2%
155th Puerto Rico (US) 31.95% -7.5%
156th Syrian Arab Republic 33.81% 60.2%
157th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.83% 0.2%
158th Namibia 34.09% -13.4%
159th Slovak Republic 34.10% 1.8%
160th Haiti 34.30% -3.0%
161st Armenia 34.30% -9.9%
162nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 34.44% 17.0%
163rd West Bank and Gaza 34.64% 11.0%
164th Botswana 34.65% -1.5%
165th Gabon 35.12% -0.6%
166th Italy 35.29% 21.1%
167th French Polynesia 35.35% -0.5%
168th New Caledonia 36.78% 1.3%
169th Georgia 37.43% -8.1%
170th Angola 37.70% -3.4%
171st Portugal 37.98% 25.3%
172nd Tunisia 38.44% -9.8%
173rd Congo, Republic of 40.30% 0.3%
174th St. Lucia 40.82% 3.2%
175th Croatia 42.51% 15.9%
176th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.63% -0.3%
177th Montenegro 44.04% 18.9%
178th Libya 49.88% -1.0%
179th Serbia 51.24% 0.1%
180th South Africa 51.32% 3.2%
181st Eswatini 51.69% -2.9%
182nd Spain 52.83% 14.5%
183rd North Macedonia 53.71% -2.5%
184th Greece 55.66% 23.8%
185th Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.02% 9.2%
186th Djibouti 70.78% 0.4%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2012?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2012 was 22.11%. This ranked 124th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 2012?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment increased by 1.9% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2012?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2012 at 70.78%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2012?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2012 was 22.11%. This ranked 124th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 21.69% in 2011 to 22.11% in 2012, a 1.9% increase.

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