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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 2016

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
13.21% −1.97pp from 2015 Global rank: 90th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 13.21% in 2016, decreased +1.97pp from 15.18% in 2015. This was the 90th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.48% -15.3%
2nd Niger 0.72% 1.7%
3rd Cambodia 1.14% 52.8%
4th Solomon Islands 1.30% 0.0%
5th Chad 1.46% 2.6%
6th Côte d'Ivoire 2.04% -39.6%
7th Mali 2.13% -1.7%
8th Liberia 2.31% 19.9%
9th Burundi 2.46% -8.4%
10th Myanmar 2.55% 60.6%
11th Moldova 3.02% -9.6%
12th Benin 3.24% -5.3%
13th Tanzania 3.24% -5.9%
14th Madagascar 3.58% 8.4%
15th Thailand 3.71% 20.0%
16th Kazakhstan 3.81% 1.2%
17th Guinea-Bissau 3.87% -0.4%
18th Papua New Guinea 4.19% -1.8%
19th Uganda 4.41% 13.9%
20th Lao PDR 4.84% 24.0%
21st Cuba 4.96% -16.8%
22nd Macao SAR, China 4.98% 14.8%
23rd United Arab Emirates 5.11% -6.2%
24th Japan 5.12% -6.4%
25th Pakistan 5.17% -22.7%
26th Bahrain 5.53% 1.8%
27th Guatemala 5.58% 0.0%
28th Tonga 6.01% 3.1%
29th Cameroon 6.30% 1.1%
30th Iceland 6.32% -26.4%
31st Guinea 6.35% 1.3%
32nd Senegal 6.37% -20.8%
33rd Sierra Leone 6.71% -17.6%
34th Viet Nam 6.76% 7.9%
35th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.77% -1.2%
36th Togo 6.81% 57.9%
37th Malawi 6.82% 1.0%
38th Germany 7.08% -3.4%
39th Kenya 7.33% 0.5%
40th Nicaragua 7.34% -16.5%
41st Burkina Faso 7.38% 3.1%
42nd Mozambique 7.40% 4.3%
43rd Mexico 7.62% -10.5%
44th Philippines 7.63% -10.3%
45th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 8.09% 4.3%
46th Peru 8.27% 20.3%
47th Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.28% 0.7%
48th Israel 8.51% -7.5%
49th Switzerland 8.58% -2.7%
50th Trinidad and Tobago 8.72% 48.6%
51st Singapore 8.72% -1.9%
52nd Turkmenistan 8.79% -1.4%
53rd Kyrgyz Republic 8.93% 4.9%
54th Zimbabwe 8.95% 11.6%
55th Nigeria 9.10% 7.6%
56th Comoros 9.50% 1.1%
57th El Salvador 9.50% 9.7%
58th Hong Kong SAR, China 9.73% -6.7%
59th Central African Republic 9.75% -0.6%
60th Gambia, The 9.82% -10.9%
61st Eritrea 10.00% -0.4%
62nd Korea 10.15% 2.5%
63rd Ecuador 10.35% 17.3%
64th United States 10.43% -10.3%
65th Czechia 10.49% -16.6%
66th Zambia 10.51% -15.0%
67th China 10.57% -1.0%
68th São Tomé and Principe 10.61% -17.1%
69th Ghana 10.62% -25.4%
70th Netherlands 10.64% -4.2%
71st Malta 10.71% -8.1%
72nd Belarus 10.73% -0.4%
73rd Malaysia 10.84% -1.3%
74th Bangladesh 10.96% 3.7%
75th Norway 11.04% 12.6%
76th Vanuatu 11.32% 2.3%
77th Austria 11.42% 4.7%
78th Uzbekistan 11.46% 0.1%
79th Paraguay 11.53% 5.6%
80th Bhutan 11.61% 14.8%
81st Denmark 12.15% 0.0%
82nd Panama 12.30% 5.3%
83rd Honduras 12.58% 13.9%
84th Canada 12.60% -1.3%
85th Australia 12.64% -3.6%
86th Guam 12.89% -21.4%
87th Hungary 12.92% -25.2%
88th Azerbaijan 12.93% -3.3%
89th Timor-Leste 13.07% 52.5%
90th United Kingdom 13.21% -13.0%
91st New Zealand 13.47% -2.9%
92nd Tajikistan 13.85% 1.0%
93rd Estonia 14.13% -1.5%
94th Oman 14.20% -6.3%
95th Lithuania 14.46% -11.3%
96th Afghanistan 14.93% 19.1%
97th Fiji 14.99% 2.5%
98th Maldives 15.13% -10.1%
99th Kuwait 15.14% -6.4%
100th Slovenia 15.24% -6.5%
101st Equatorial Guinea 15.38% -0.2%
102nd Chile 15.80% -0.1%
103rd Indonesia 16.00% -7.1%
104th Belize 16.55% 0.4%
105th Rwanda 16.60% 0.0%
106th Russian Federation 16.69% 1.8%
107th Dominican Republic 16.74% 1.9%
108th Ireland 16.80% -17.0%
109th Bulgaria 17.22% -20.5%
110th Latvia 17.27% 5.9%
111th Poland 17.59% -15.0%
112th Channel Islands 17.62% -6.7%
113th Colombia 18.27% 5.5%
114th Samoa 18.61% 3.0%
115th Sweden 18.89% -7.2%
116th Türkiye 19.37% 5.8%
117th Nepal 19.55% 0.7%
118th Mauritania 19.83% 7.1%
119th South Sudan 19.85% 2.2%
120th Finland 20.06% -10.1%
121st Sri Lanka 20.07% 4.4%
122nd Belgium 20.11% -9.1%
123rd Mongolia 20.14% 58.1%
124th Romania 21.02% -4.6%
125th Lebanon 21.37% 3.8%
126th Costa Rica 21.65% -3.2%
127th Argentina 21.80% 7.6%
128th Luxembourg 21.98% 25.6%
129th Morocco 22.27% 6.9%
130th Slovak Republic 22.27% -16.2%
131st European Union 22.41% -7.5%
132nd Iraq 22.45% 5.0%
133rd Mauritius 22.98% -10.1%
134th Ukraine 23.14% 2.3%
135th Sudan 23.63% -6.4%
136th Lesotho 24.05% 0.2%
137th Uruguay 24.15% 5.6%
138th Saudi Arabia 24.28% -13.8%
139th Guyana 24.60% 1.6%
140th Jamaica 24.66% -4.3%
141st France 24.94% -1.3%
142nd Suriname 24.96% 91.6%
143rd India 25.23% 1.1%
144th Bahamas, The 25.84% 4.3%
145th Barbados 26.18% -9.3%
146th Puerto Rico (US) 26.20% -1.4%
147th Algeria 26.23% -13.7%
148th Brazil 26.60% 36.4%
149th Virgin Islands (US) 26.75% 5.2%
150th Brunei Darussalam 27.63% 6.7%
151st Portugal 27.80% -12.5%
152nd Cyprus 28.90% -11.2%
153rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.09% 12.0%
154th Cabo Verde 30.18% 5.7%
155th Croatia 30.95% -26.9%
156th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.47% 0.3%
157th Yemen, Republic of 33.51% 2.5%
158th Syrian Arab Republic 33.63% -3.4%
159th Egypt, Arab Republic of 33.66% -1.5%
160th Angola 34.48% -1.8%
161st Haiti 34.54% 1.0%
162nd Botswana 34.85% 0.3%
163rd Serbia 34.96% -19.1%
164th Georgia 35.02% -2.3%
165th Tunisia 35.12% 0.4%
166th Jordan 35.61% 15.2%
167th Armenia 35.66% 11.9%
168th French Polynesia 35.78% 0.5%
169th Albania 35.92% -9.4%
170th Montenegro 36.06% -4.4%
171st Gabon 36.19% 0.9%
172nd New Caledonia 37.05% -1.4%
173rd Italy 37.76% -6.3%
174th West Bank and Gaza 38.51% 3.5%
175th Congo, Republic of 41.71% 1.2%
176th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.09% 0.1%
177th Namibia 44.21% 7.2%
178th Spain 44.45% -8.1%
179th St. Lucia 45.88% -2.4%
180th Eswatini 46.97% -2.9%
181st Greece 47.22% -5.0%
182nd North Macedonia 48.48% 2.1%
183rd Libya 51.38% -0.3%
184th South Africa 53.45% 6.7%
185th Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.26% -13.8%
186th Djibouti 73.01% 0.7%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2016?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2016 was 13.21%. This ranked 90th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 2016?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment decreased by 13.0% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2016?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2016 at 73.01%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2016?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2016 was 13.21%. This ranked 90th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 15.18% in 2015 to 13.21% in 2016, a 13.0% decrease.

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