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United Kingdom - Youth Unemployment 2022

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
10.59% −2.30pp from 2021 Global rank: 78th

United Kingdom's youth unemployment was 10.59% in 2022, decreased +2.30pp from 12.89% in 2021. This was the 78th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Niger 0.40% -44.7%
2nd Qatar 0.56% -19.3%
3rd Cambodia 0.69% -17.2%
4th Chad 1.46% -27.7%
5th Burundi 1.71% -3.8%
6th Lao PDR 2.18% -34.3%
7th Liberia 2.23% -20.9%
8th Tanzania 2.34% -14.8%
9th Guinea-Bissau 2.84% -3.6%
10th Moldova 2.91% 61.7%
11th Solomon Islands 2.95% 115.0%
12th Benin 3.13% -3.5%
13th Mali 3.21% -27.7%
14th Timor-Leste 3.21% -33.0%
15th Togo 3.42% -9.6%
16th Sierra Leone 3.51% -10.0%
17th Papua New Guinea 3.81% -12.0%
18th Kazakhstan 3.82% -9.3%
19th Senegal 3.90% -16.3%
20th Côte d'Ivoire 4.30% -9.4%
21st Uganda 4.34% -14.0%
22nd Cuba 4.34% -11.7%
23rd Japan 4.43% -5.8%
24th Thailand 5.21% -11.1%
25th Bahrain 5.33% -11.8%
26th Ghana 5.40% -9.7%
27th Madagascar 5.58% -7.8%
28th Nigeria 6.02% -33.0%
29th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.04% -26.3%
30th Germany 6.05% -9.2%
31st Viet Nam 6.10% -11.7%
32nd Tonga 6.15% -3.6%
33rd Guatemala 6.27% 65.6%
34th Mexico 6.47% -15.2%
35th Korea 6.64% -17.6%
36th Cameroon 6.67% -7.7%
37th Israel 6.72% -12.2%
38th Czechia 6.72% -17.4%
39th Burkina Faso 6.72% -12.0%
40th Philippines 6.81% -19.2%
41st Switzerland 6.84% -17.8%
42nd Malawi 6.85% -10.3%
43rd Macao SAR, China 6.95% 8.7%
44th Guinea 7.10% -11.0%
45th El Salvador 7.48% -23.7%
46th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.61% -6.0%
47th Netherlands 7.65% -18.1%
48th Peru 7.68% -19.9%
49th Singapore 7.92% -16.6%
50th Congo, Democratic Republic of 8.10% -11.8%
51st United States 8.11% -16.5%
52nd Ecuador 8.30% -9.2%
53rd Iceland 8.42% -28.8%
54th Australia 8.47% -23.9%
55th São Tomé and Principe 8.49% -6.6%
56th Comoros 8.88% -9.3%
57th Malta 9.06% -8.2%
58th Turkmenistan 9.11% -10.9%
59th New Zealand 9.36% -10.8%
60th Ireland 9.39% -39.9%
61st Pakistan 9.45% -14.5%
62nd Nicaragua 9.50% -14.1%
63rd Zambia 9.85% 5.2%
64th Norway 9.91% -22.9%
65th United Arab Emirates 9.99% 2.6%
66th Central African Republic 10.08% -7.0%
67th Canada 10.08% -25.6%
68th Slovenia 10.14% -21.1%
69th Myanmar 10.15% -20.8%
70th Gambia, The 10.16% -2.7%
71st Eritrea 10.19% -7.2%
72nd Belarus 10.28% -2.0%
73rd Austria 10.33% -14.1%
74th Denmark 10.53% -2.5%
75th Hungary 10.54% -22.2%
76th Poland 10.56% -10.6%
77th Bulgaria 10.58% -32.6%
78th United Kingdom 10.59% -17.9%
79th Trinidad and Tobago 10.60% -19.4%
80th Uzbekistan 10.85% -16.7%
81st Kyrgyz Republic 10.91% -6.3%
82nd Bangladesh 10.99% -13.6%
83rd Hong Kong SAR, China 11.03% -13.8%
84th Mongolia 11.43% -30.7%
85th Vanuatu 11.61% 6.3%
86th Mozambique 11.62% 18.1%
87th Lithuania 11.87% -17.0%
88th Sudan 12.00% -31.1%
89th Malaysia 12.16% 5.0%
90th Dominican Republic 12.85% -23.8%
91st Guam 13.03% -9.2%
92nd Jamaica 13.12% -22.1%
93rd Channel Islands 13.18% -15.6%
94th Samoa 13.25% -17.4%
95th Honduras 13.57% -4.9%
96th Azerbaijan 13.62% -7.2%
97th Puerto Rico (US) 13.68% -20.4%
98th Indonesia 14.05% 1.8%
99th Finland 14.14% -17.1%
100th Maldives 14.27% -6.8%
101st Russian Federation 14.39% -10.9%
102nd Tajikistan 14.48% -4.3%
103rd Oman 14.56% 60.1%
104th Paraguay 14.60% -9.9%
105th China 14.67% 18.3%
106th Kuwait 15.19% -14.4%
107th Latvia 15.27% 3.3%
108th Kenya 15.49% 26.6%
109th Fiji 15.73% -2.6%
110th Equatorial Guinea 15.81% -6.9%
111th Saudi Arabia 15.96% -19.3%
112th Egypt, Arab Republic of 16.34% -10.3%
113th European Union 16.36% -12.7%
114th Belgium 16.41% -9.9%
115th Zimbabwe 16.98% 11.7%
116th Afghanistan 17.54% 9.5%
117th Luxembourg 17.60% -5.7%
118th India 17.73% -14.8%
119th Croatia 17.74% -17.6%
120th France 17.86% -7.3%
121st Chile 18.29% -10.7%
122nd Brunei Darussalam 18.30% 12.7%
123rd Estonia 18.39% 10.6%
124th Belize 18.42% -15.6%
125th Bahamas, The 18.69% -14.1%
126th Cyprus 18.71% 8.9%
127th South Sudan 18.72% -10.0%
128th Argentina 19.00% -18.7%
129th Portugal 19.18% -18.1%
130th Panama 19.19% -14.1%
131st Türkiye 19.29% -13.7%
132nd Slovak Republic 19.92% -6.1%
133rd Nepal 20.61% -9.0%
134th Brazil 20.73% -26.8%
135th Colombia 20.97% -15.3%
136th Barbados 21.03% -25.6%
137th Sweden 21.60% -12.0%
138th Sri Lanka 21.73% -14.3%
139th Rwanda 22.20% -4.8%
140th Mauritius 22.32% -12.0%
141st Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.69% -4.5%
142nd Morocco 22.71% -9.3%
143rd Romania 22.87% 8.2%
144th Lebanon 22.90% -9.1%
145th Serbia 23.27% -5.0%
146th Mauritania 23.51% -5.4%
147th Italy 23.70% -20.1%
148th Albania 24.54% -9.4%
149th Guyana 24.57% -15.6%
150th Lesotho 25.06% -7.8%
151st Uruguay 25.32% -20.4%
152nd Suriname 25.53% -7.0%
153rd Virgin Islands (US) 25.61% -16.6%
154th Armenia 26.69% -11.3%
155th Angola 27.14% -10.0%
156th Bhutan 27.18% 31.9%
157th Cabo Verde 28.65% -9.5%
158th Spain 29.71% -15.1%
159th Montenegro 29.80% -20.3%
160th Georgia 30.14% -1.5%
161st Costa Rica 30.72% -21.6%
162nd St. Lucia 30.85% -31.5%
163rd Greece 31.29% -11.6%
164th Algeria 31.36% -7.3%
165th Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.73% -11.4%
166th Iraq 31.79% -10.8%
167th Syrian Arab Republic 31.99% -7.7%
168th Yemen, Republic of 32.45% -4.8%
169th North Macedonia 32.60% -9.7%
170th New Caledonia 33.32% -3.1%
171st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.29% -2.8%
172nd West Bank and Gaza 36.09% -13.3%
173rd Haiti 36.33% -3.9%
174th Gabon 36.64% -4.2%
175th French Polynesia 36.82% -5.3%
176th Namibia 37.81% -5.7%
177th Tunisia 37.83% -3.8%
178th Congo, Republic of 41.18% -7.8%
179th Jordan 42.03% -4.2%
180th Botswana 42.61% -1.7%
181st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 44.00% -4.4%
182nd Libya 50.84% -2.4%
183rd Eswatini 58.47% 3.2%
184th South Africa 61.68% -5.8%
185th Djibouti 76.61% -3.5%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2022?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment in 2022 was 10.59%. This ranked 78th globally.

How did United Kingdom's youth unemployment change in 2022?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment decreased by 17.9% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2022?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2022 at 76.61%.

What is the youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2022?▾

The youth unemployment of United Kingdom in 2022 was 10.59%. This ranked 78th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for United Kingdom's youth unemployment?▾

United Kingdom's youth unemployment went from 12.89% in 2021 to 10.59% in 2022, a 17.9% decrease.

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