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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 2014

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
17.51% −3.43pp from 2013 Global rank: 105th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 17.51% in 2014, decreased +3.43pp from 20.94% in 2013. This was the 105th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2014▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2014
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Niger 0.67% -71.0%
2nd Qatar 0.74% -33.5%
3rd Cambodia 1.06% 39.5%
4th Solomon Islands 1.29% 1.6%
5th Chad 1.39% 2.1%
6th Liberia 1.55% -20.5%
7th Myanmar 1.58% 0.3%
8th Mali 2.24% -1.6%
9th Moldova 2.30% -22.2%
10th Madagascar 2.54% 42.4%
11th Burundi 2.93% 8.0%
12th Thailand 3.11% 152.9%
13th Uganda 3.32% 28.3%
14th Lao PDR 3.41% 16.2%
15th Benin 3.61% -8.8%
16th Tanzania 3.69% -35.1%
17th Kazakhstan 3.84% -2.2%
18th Macao SAR, China 3.89% -5.9%
19th Guinea-Bissau 3.96% 2.1%
20th Togo 4.00% 8.1%
21st Pakistan 4.05% -32.2%
22nd Papua New Guinea 4.34% -3.7%
23rd Viet Nam 4.67% 2.3%
24th Côte d'Ivoire 4.70% -25.0%
25th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.77% -11.5%
26th Bahrain 5.40% -0.8%
27th Tonga 5.50% 8.8%
28th Guatemala 5.69% 3.2%
29th United Arab Emirates 5.82% -4.8%
30th Trinidad and Tobago 5.88% -6.3%
31st Guinea 5.97% 1.3%
32nd Cameroon 6.20% -0.6%
33rd Japan 6.30% -7.5%
34th Cuba 6.60% -18.3%
35th Malawi 6.75% 0.0%
36th Senegal 6.83% 20.7%
37th Burkina Faso 6.84% 4.8%
38th Zimbabwe 6.95% -8.7%
39th Mozambique 7.03% 0.6%
40th Kenya 7.25% 1.0%
41st Peru 7.55% 7.7%
42nd Germany 7.61% -2.7%
43rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.63% -0.8%
44th Norway 7.79% -13.9%
45th Nigeria 8.04% 4.3%
46th Kyrgyz Republic 8.13% 6.2%
47th Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.28% -1.2%
48th Singapore 8.38% -5.9%
49th Nicaragua 8.44% -6.3%
50th Korea 8.59% -3.9%
51st Switzerland 8.60% -1.7%
52nd Timor-Leste 8.84% -2.7%
53rd Bhutan 9.02% -3.9%
54th Ecuador 9.03% 8.4%
55th Turkmenistan 9.07% 1.5%
56th Hong Kong SAR, China 9.20% -2.6%
57th Ghana 9.31% 97.3%
58th Comoros 9.36% 0.8%
59th Mexico 9.42% 0.2%
60th Sierra Leone 9.44% 8.1%
61st Philippines 9.47% 3.3%
62nd Iceland 9.57% -8.2%
63rd El Salvador 9.60% 12.7%
64th Central African Republic 9.73% -0.7%
65th Malaysia 9.77% -3.0%
66th Eritrea 9.90% -0.5%
67th Afghanistan 10.09% -0.1%
68th Bangladesh 10.12% 4.6%
69th Israel 10.43% 0.3%
70th China 10.51% 1.9%
71st Austria 10.51% 7.6%
72nd Belarus 10.80% -0.2%
73rd Vanuatu 10.81% 3.3%
74th Paraguay 11.10% 16.8%
75th Uzbekistan 11.37% 5.7%
76th Panama 11.52% 16.4%
77th Malta 11.70% -8.1%
78th Honduras 11.87% 20.8%
79th Mongolia 11.96% 13.0%
80th Gambia, The 12.21% -11.1%
81st Netherlands 12.53% -3.2%
82nd Canada 13.20% -0.3%
83rd Australia 13.31% 8.9%
84th Dominican Republic 13.34% -23.3%
85th United States 13.41% -13.8%
86th Azerbaijan 13.42% -0.5%
87th Tajikistan 13.58% 1.0%
88th Zambia 14.00% -10.9%
89th Russian Federation 14.05% -1.0%
90th New Zealand 14.11% -7.8%
91st Denmark 14.20% -3.9%
92nd Fiji 14.44% 1.6%
93rd São Tomé and Principe 14.85% -13.1%
94th Estonia 14.98% -19.9%
95th Equatorial Guinea 15.21% -0.3%
96th Oman 15.33% -0.8%
97th Kuwait 15.46% 13.4%
98th Brazil 15.50% -1.3%
99th Suriname 15.60% -19.3%
100th Czechia 15.84% -16.4%
101st Indonesia 15.98% 0.0%
102nd Rwanda 16.55% 0.8%
103rd Chile 16.98% 1.8%
104th Mauritania 17.36% 7.2%
105th United Kingdom 17.51% -16.4%
106th Samoa 17.53% -0.2%
107th Türkiye 17.70% -4.0%
108th Guam 18.00% -33.5%
109th Colombia 18.25% -2.6%
110th Belize 18.27% 8.1%
111th Maldives 18.37% -6.4%
112th Sri Lanka 18.78% 4.7%
113th Argentina 19.14% -2.1%
114th Lithuania 19.26% -12.0%
115th Nepal 19.35% -0.1%
116th Uruguay 19.42% 0.6%
117th South Sudan 19.58% -0.8%
118th Latvia 19.60% -15.7%
119th Lebanon 19.77% 3.5%
120th Iraq 19.91% 11.1%
121st Morocco 19.97% 4.2%
122nd Slovenia 20.24% -6.6%
123rd Hungary 20.38% -23.2%
124th Finland 20.45% 3.2%
125th Channel Islands 20.54% -5.1%
126th Sweden 22.82% -3.0%
127th Belgium 23.23% -2.0%
128th Ireland 23.42% -12.4%
129th Ukraine 23.57% 33.6%
130th Lesotho 23.64% 1.5%
131st Guyana 23.69% 1.9%
132nd Poland 23.73% -12.6%
133rd Bulgaria 23.77% -16.2%
134th Brunei Darussalam 24.09% 3.2%
135th Costa Rica 24.23% 12.4%
136th Luxembourg 24.28% 49.0%
137th Romania 24.36% 1.4%
138th India 24.71% 1.0%
139th Mauritius 24.73% 11.5%
140th Yemen, Republic of 24.76% 0.8%
141st France 24.83% 1.9%
142nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.97% 4.6%
143rd Algeria 25.66% 0.8%
144th European Union 25.96% -3.6%
145th Virgin Islands (US) 26.30% 0.5%
146th Jamaica 26.35% -3.2%
147th Slovak Republic 26.75% -20.7%
148th Cabo Verde 26.93% 6.4%
149th Sudan 27.28% -6.4%
150th Jordan 27.61% -6.5%
151st Saudi Arabia 28.60% 6.1%
152nd Bahamas, The 28.99% -15.9%
153rd Puerto Rico (US) 30.71% -2.8%
154th Egypt, Arab Republic of 32.20% -5.6%
155th Barbados 33.06% 13.6%
156th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.55% -0.3%
157th Haiti 34.09% 1.0%
158th Botswana 34.60% 0.0%
159th Portugal 34.66% -9.9%
160th French Polynesia 35.46% 0.1%
161st Cyprus 35.52% -6.7%
162nd Gabon 35.66% 0.9%
163rd Angola 35.74% -2.7%
164th Syrian Arab Republic 35.98% 1.5%
165th Montenegro 36.01% -13.9%
166th West Bank and Gaza 36.33% -2.2%
167th Armenia 36.38% 3.8%
168th Tunisia 36.91% 6.0%
169th Georgia 37.37% -7.1%
170th New Caledonia 38.21% 1.7%
171st Namibia 38.73% -4.4%
172nd Albania 39.55% 26.7%
173rd Congo, Republic of 40.64% -0.7%
174th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.01% 0.0%
175th Italy 42.67% 6.6%
176th Croatia 45.70% -9.5%
177th Serbia 47.63% -3.7%
178th St. Lucia 47.86% -1.3%
179th Eswatini 49.31% -2.3%
180th Libya 50.68% 0.2%
181st South Africa 51.19% 0.0%
182nd Greece 52.65% -10.0%
183rd North Macedonia 53.07% 2.9%
184th Spain 53.17% -4.1%
185th Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.60% 6.0%
186th Djibouti 72.04% 1.0%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2014?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2014 was 17.51%. This ranked 105th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 2014?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment decreased by 16.4% in 2014 compared to 2013.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2014?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2014 at 72.04%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2014?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2014 was 17.51%. This ranked 105th globally.

How does 2014 compare to 2013 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 20.94% in 2013 to 17.51% in 2014, a 16.4% decrease.

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