Home → United States → Youth Unemployment → 2010

United States - Youth Unemployment 2010

Name: United States Youth Unemployment 2010
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

18.36% +0.84pp from 2009 Global rank: 111th

United States's youth unemployment was 18.36% in 2010, increased +0.84pp from 17.52% in 2009. This was the 111th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2010▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2010
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cambodia	0.96%	20.8%
2nd	Niger	1.21%	-43.3%
3rd	Pakistan	1.29%	19.2%
4th	Qatar	1.30%	11.7%
5th	Chad	1.30%	0.2%
6th	Myanmar	1.50%	1.8%
7th	Lao PDR	1.58%	-13.9%
8th	Benin	2.14%	12.4%
9th	Mali	2.15%	-1.3%
10th	Burundi	2.30%	4.3%
11th	Thailand	2.60%	-54.7%
12th	Solomon Islands	2.93%	-16.9%
13th	Senegal	2.94%	-0.2%
14th	Liberia	3.15%	0.7%
15th	Viet Nam	3.43%	-22.6%
16th	Papua New Guinea	3.57%	-4.0%
17th	Guinea-Bissau	3.83%	-0.7%
18th	Togo	3.96%	-18.3%
19th	Tonga	4.19%	7.2%
20th	Madagascar	4.78%	19.8%
21st	Bahrain	4.95%	5.7%
22nd	Kazakhstan	5.22%	-21.9%
23rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.28%	0.0%
24th	Guatemala	5.30%	2.6%
25th	Uganda	5.36%	-0.4%
26th	Macao SAR, China	5.42%	-28.2%
27th	Moldova	5.69%	-14.7%
28th	Tanzania	5.85%	20.9%
29th	Burkina Faso	5.92%	1.3%
30th	Guinea	5.96%	1.3%
31st	Cuba	6.03%	72.5%
32nd	Bangladesh	6.29%	-34.2%
33rd	Cameroon	6.32%	10.7%
34th	Malawi	6.52%	1.0%
35th	Kyrgyz Republic	6.73%	4.8%
36th	Peru	6.84%	-3.8%
37th	Mozambique	6.87%	1.2%
38th	Kenya	7.05%	0.3%
39th	United Arab Emirates	7.19%	-3.7%
40th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.46%	-1.5%
41st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	7.50%	7.2%
42nd	Honduras	7.51%	25.1%
43rd	Sierra Leone	7.80%	5.1%
44th	Nigeria	7.86%	0.3%
45th	Switzerland	8.22%	-2.7%
46th	Turkmenistan	8.43%	1.3%
47th	Korea	8.54%	-7.4%
48th	Kuwait	8.58%	18.5%
49th	Bhutan	8.78%	-29.3%
50th	Côte d'Ivoire	9.07%	1.6%
51st	Zimbabwe	9.09%	-0.2%
52nd	Norway	9.23%	2.0%
53rd	Ecuador	9.29%	-5.9%
54th	Timor-Leste	9.35%	0.5%
55th	Vanuatu	9.40%	4.9%
56th	Singapore	9.41%	-24.6%
57th	Japan	9.46%	2.8%
58th	Comoros	9.48%	-1.4%
59th	Austria	9.67%	-11.2%
60th	Mexico	9.70%	-3.1%
61st	Philippines	9.74%	-4.1%
62nd	China	9.82%	-3.2%
63rd	Trinidad and Tobago	9.85%	-16.0%
64th	Afghanistan	10.04%	-0.1%
65th	El Salvador	10.16%	-26.8%
66th	Central African Republic	10.34%	1.3%
67th	Germany	10.42%	-7.9%
68th	Eritrea	10.47%	2.2%
69th	Paraguay	10.61%	-9.6%
70th	Netherlands	10.77%	9.1%
71st	Dominican Republic	10.81%	-13.4%
72nd	Malaysia	10.87%	-3.2%
73rd	Belarus	10.89%	-0.4%
74th	Ghana	11.06%	2.3%
75th	Australia	11.55%	0.8%
76th	Uzbekistan	11.59%	7.7%
77th	Nicaragua	12.08%	-5.0%
78th	Hong Kong SAR, China	12.10%	-3.1%
79th	Fiji	13.06%	4.7%
80th	Tajikistan	13.07%	0.8%
81st	Malta	13.25%	-8.7%
82nd	Panama	13.43%	1.3%
83rd	Suriname	13.45%	-31.3%
84th	Oman	13.87%	2.5%
85th	Luxembourg	13.92%	-17.1%
86th	Gambia, The	14.11%	-0.8%
87th	Israel	14.22%	-3.3%
88th	Mongolia	14.56%	44.7%
89th	Canada	14.58%	-3.2%
90th	Samoa	14.62%	0.8%
91st	Azerbaijan	14.64%	7.0%
92nd	Slovenia	14.70%	7.6%
93rd	Mauritania	15.35%	-0.8%
94th	Denmark	15.55%	15.7%
95th	Equatorial Guinea	15.61%	3.2%
96th	Cyprus	15.85%	19.4%
97th	Iceland	15.86%	2.6%
98th	Lebanon	16.08%	5.1%
99th	Rwanda	16.10%	0.5%
100th	Iraq	16.58%	-1.4%
101st	Belize	16.92%	0.9%
102nd	Channel Islands	17.08%	5.6%
103rd	Russian Federation	17.18%	-7.2%
104th	Costa Rica	17.38%	-5.4%
105th	New Zealand	17.42%	4.0%
106th	Morocco	17.62%	5.9%
107th	Indonesia	17.69%	-7.4%
108th	Ukraine	17.71%	-2.9%
109th	Brazil	18.24%	-7.8%
110th	Czechia	18.36%	10.2%
111th	United States	18.36%	4.8%
112th	Sri Lanka	18.68%	-11.7%
113th	Chile	19.06%	-28.7%
114th	Nepal	19.21%	0.0%
115th	Argentina	19.38%	-8.5%
116th	South Sudan	19.40%	0.6%
117th	Guam	19.48%	-11.4%
118th	United Kingdom	20.33%	4.4%
119th	Jamaica	20.45%	10.2%
120th	Syrian Arab Republic	20.49%	25.6%
121st	Uruguay	20.71%	-1.2%
122nd	São Tomé and Principe	20.84%	-3.2%
123rd	Finland	21.29%	-0.4%
124th	Cabo Verde	21.32%	-17.4%
125th	Türkiye	21.58%	-14.0%
126th	Brunei Darussalam	21.67%	1.5%
127th	Bulgaria	21.95%	35.0%
128th	Yemen, Republic of	22.04%	1.3%
129th	Algeria	22.16%	1.7%
130th	Romania	22.18%	3.4%
131st	Belgium	22.39%	2.1%
132nd	Guyana	22.54%	1.9%
133rd	Colombia	22.57%	-4.1%
134th	Portugal	22.75%	12.0%
135th	European Union	22.94%	6.7%
136th	Lesotho	22.99%	0.3%
137th	Virgin Islands (US)	23.07%	0.6%
138th	India	23.30%	1.9%
139th	Maldives	23.34%	-5.3%
140th	Mauritius	23.52%	9.7%
141st	Poland	23.58%	15.2%
142nd	France	23.59%	-1.7%
143rd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	24.58%	-2.5%
144th	Saudi Arabia	24.74%	0.0%
145th	Sweden	24.76%	-1.1%
146th	Barbados	25.37%	7.0%
147th	Hungary	26.39%	0.0%
148th	Sudan	26.40%	23.7%
149th	Bahamas, The	26.55%	2.1%
150th	Italy	27.91%	10.1%
151st	Ireland	28.16%	14.9%
152nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	28.70%	16.1%
153rd	Zambia	29.16%	27.4%
154th	Tunisia	29.57%	-5.1%
155th	Jordan	30.06%	-4.2%
156th	Albania	30.87%	12.8%
157th	Croatia	32.36%	28.3%
158th	Estonia	32.94%	20.2%
159th	Greece	33.01%	29.6%
160th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.64%	0.1%
161st	Slovak Republic	33.75%	23.1%
162nd	Botswana	35.09%	8.5%
163rd	French Polynesia	35.10%	1.4%
164th	St. Lucia	35.32%	13.6%
165th	Puerto Rico (US)	35.45%	9.1%
166th	Lithuania	35.74%	20.8%
167th	Gabon	35.94%	1.6%
168th	New Caledonia	36.13%	0.9%
169th	West Bank and Gaza	36.18%	6.4%
170th	Latvia	36.24%	8.4%
171st	Montenegro	36.71%	3.1%
172nd	Haiti	36.92%	-1.7%
173rd	Armenia	37.52%	-5.1%
174th	Angola	38.71%	1.3%
175th	Congo, Republic of	39.89%	-2.0%
176th	Georgia	39.91%	-4.8%
177th	Spain	41.45%	9.9%
178th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.43%	2.9%
179th	Namibia	44.53%	0.2%
180th	Serbia	46.44%	12.2%
181st	Libya	49.56%	0.9%
182nd	South Africa	50.45%	6.3%
183rd	Eswatini	54.54%	-1.9%
184th	North Macedonia	55.20%	0.1%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	59.67%	19.0%
186th	Djibouti	70.02%	1.0%

FAQ

What was United States's youth unemployment in 2010?▾

United States's youth unemployment in 2010 was 18.36%. This ranked 111th globally.

How did United States's youth unemployment change in 2010?▾

United States's youth unemployment increased by 4.8% in 2010 compared to 2009.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2010?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2010 at 70.02%.

What is the youth unemployment of United States in 2010?▾

The youth unemployment of United States in 2010 was 18.36%. This ranked 111th globally.

How does 2010 compare to 2009 for United States's youth unemployment?▾

United States's youth unemployment went from 17.52% in 2009 to 18.36% in 2010, a 4.8% increase.

← 2009

View all years

2011 →