FIELD LISTING :: UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH AGES 15-24
This entry gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.

Country Comparison to the World

Country | UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH AGES 15-24(%)
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Albania | total: 22.5% male: 23.8% female: 20.7% (2010 est.)
Algeria | total: 22.4% male: 19.1% female: 38.2% (2011 est.)
Argentina | total: 18.3% male: 15.3% female: 23.1% (2012 est.)
Armenia | total: 39.2% male: 35% female: 45% (2011 est.)
Aruba | total: 23.2% male: 23.5% female: 22.9% (2007 est.)
Australia | total: 11.7% male: 12.4% female: 11% (2012 est.)
Austria | total: 8.7% male: 8.8% female: 8.7% (2012 est.)
Azerbaijan | total: 14.2% male: 12.2% female: 16.3% (2012 est.)
Bahamas, The | total: 30.8% male: 29.6% female: 32.2% (2012 est.)
Bahrain | total: 5% male: 2.5% female: 11.6% (2010 est.)
Bangladesh | total: 9.3% male: 8% female: 13.6% (2005 est.)
Belarus | total: 12.6% male: 12.4% female: 12.6% (2009 est.)
Belgium | total: 19.8% male: 20.4% female: 19.8% (2012 est.)
Belize | total: 19.5% male: 13.8% female: 28.8% (2005 est.)
Bhutan | total: 7.2% male: 7.3% female: 7.2% (2012 est.)
Bolivia | total: 6.2% male: 4.8% female: 7.8% (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | total: 62.8% male: 62.8% female: 62.8% (2012 est.)
Brazil | total: 15.4% male: 12.2% female: 19.8% (2011 est.)
Bulgaria | total: 28.1% male: 29.5% female: 26% (2012 est.)
Burkina Faso | total: 3.8% male: 4.6% female: 2.9% (2006 est.)
Cambodia | total: 3.4% male: 3.5% female: 3.3% (2008 est.)
Canada | total: 14.3% male: 15.9% female: 12.6% (2012 est.)
Cayman Islands | total: 13.5% male: 13.6% female: 13.3% (2008 est.)
Chile | total: 16.3% male: 14.3% female: 19.1% (2012 est.)
Colombia | total: 21.9% male: 17% female: 28.9% (2011 est.)
Costa Rica | total: 18.4% male: 15% female: 24.2% (2012 est.)
Croatia | total: 43.1% male: 42.3% female: 44.3% (2012 est.)
Cuba | total: 3.1% male: 2.8% female: 3.5% (2008 est.)
Cyprus | total: 27.8% male: 28.8% female: 26.6% (2012 est.)
Czech Republic | total: 19.5% male: 19.9% female: 19% (2012 est.)
Denmark | total: 14.2% male: 14.8% female: 14.1% (2012 est.)
Dominican Republic | total: 29.4% male: 22.6% female: 40.8% (2011 est.)
Ecuador | total: 11.1% male: 9% female: 15% (2011 est.)
Egypt | total: 24.8% male: 14.7% female: 54.1% (2010 est.)
El Salvador | total: 12.4% male: 12.8% female: 11.7% (2012 est.)
Estonia | total: 20.9% male: 23.4% female: 17.9% (2012 est.)
Ethiopia | total: 24.9% male: 19.5% female: 29.4% (2006 est.)
Faroe Islands | total: 9.4% male: 6.9% female: 12.5% (2005 est.)
Finland | total: 17.7% male: 17.6% female: 17.9% (2012 est.)
France | total: 23.8% male: 23.9% female: 23.7% (2012 est.)
Gaza Strip | total: 38.8% male: 34.5% female: 62.2% note: includes West Bank (2012 est.)
Georgia | total: 33.3% (2012 est.)
Germany | total: 8.1% male: 8.8% female: 7.4% (2012 est.)
Greece | total: 55.3% male: 48.4% female: 63.2% (2012 est.)
Guam | total: 29.4% male: 29.7% female: 28.9% (2011 est.)
Guatemala | total: 7.5% male: 4.5% female: 13.6% (2011 est.)
Guyana | total: 46.05% male: 43.59% female: 50% (2011 est.)
Honduras | total: 8% male: 5.5% female: 13.8% (2011 est.)
Hong Kong | total: 9.3% male: 10.9% female: 7.8% (2012 est.)
Hungary | total: 28.1% male: 28.8% female: 27.3% (2012 est.)
Iceland | total: 13.6% male: 14.7% female: 12.4% (2012 est.)
India | total: 10.7% male: 10.4% female: 11.6% (2012 est.)
Indonesia | total: 22.2% male: 21.6% female: 23% (2009 est.)
Iran | total: 23% male: 20.2% female: 33.9% (2008 est.)
Ireland | total: 24% male: 36.4% female: 24% (2012 est.)
Isle of Man | total: 7.2% male: 9.5% female: 5.1% (2006 est.)
Israel | total: 12.1% male: 11.6% female: 12.7% (2012 est.)
Italy | total: 35.3% male: 33.7% female: 37.5% (2012 est.)
Jamaica | total: 34% male: 27.1% female: 42.6% (2012 est.)
Japan | total: 7.9% male: 8.7% female: 7.1% (2012 est.)
Jordan | total: 29.3% male: 25.2% female: 48.8% (2012 est.)
Kazakhstan | total: 3.9% male: 2.9% female: 5.1% (2012 est.)
Korea, South | total: 9% male: 9.7% female: 8.5% (2012 est.)
Kosovo | total: 55.3% male: 52% female: 63.8% (2012 est.)
Kuwait | total: 11.3% male: 11.8% female: 10% (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | total: 14.6% male: 13.6% female: 16.2% (2006 est.)
Latvia | total: 28.4% male: 27.6% female: 29.3% (2012 est.)
Lebanon | total: 16.8% male: 14.6% female: 22.3% (2009 est.)
Lesotho | total: 34.4% male: 29% female: 41.9% (2008 est.)
Liberia | total: 5.1% male: 3.4% female: 6.6% (2010 est.)
Lithuania | total: 26.4% male: 29.9% female: 21.8% (2012 est.)
Luxembourg | total: 18.8% male: 18.9% female: 18.6% (2012 est.)
Macau | total: 5.8% male: 7% female: 4.7% (2011 est.)
Macedonia | total: 53.9% male: 55.2% female: 51.7% (2012 est.)
Madagascar | total: 2.3% male: 1.7% female: 2.8% (2005 est.)
Malaysia | total: 10.3% male: 9.8% female: 11% (2012 est.)
Maldives | total: 22.2% male: 15.5% female: 30.5% (2006 est.)
Malta | total: 14.2% male: 14% female: 14.5% (2012 est.)
Mauritius | total: 23.7% male: 20.4% female: 28.4% (2012 est.)
Mexico | total: 9.4% male: 9.1% female: 9.9% (2012 est.)
Moldova | total: 13.1% male: 12.8% female: 13.4% (2012 est.)
Mongolia | total: 11.9% male: 10.7% female: 13.2% (2011 est.)
Montenegro | total: 41.1% male: 42.3% female: 39.7% (2012 est.)
Morocco | total: 18.6% male: 18.4% female: 19.2% (2012 est.)
Namibia | total: 34.3% male: 29.4% female: 40.1% (2012 est.)
Netherlands | total: 9.5% male: 8.9% female: 10% (2012 est.)
New Zealand | total: 17.7% male: 17.3% female: 18.1% (2012 est.)
Nicaragua | total: 8.6% male: 8.1% female: 9.7% (2006 est.)
Norway | total: 8.6% male: 10% female: 7.2% (2012 est.)
Pakistan | total: 7.7% male: 7% female: 10.5% (2008 est.)
Panama | total: 10.3% male: 8.7% female: 13.3% (2012 est.)
Paraguay | total: 11.2% male: 9% female: 14.6% (2012 est.)
Peru | total: 9.5% male: 9.4% female: 9.7% (2011 est.)
Philippines | total: 16.3% male: 15.2% female: 18.3% (2011 est.)
Poland | total: 26.5% male: 24.1% female: 30% (2012 est.)
Portugal | total: 37.6% male: 36.4% female: 39.1% (2012 est.)
Puerto Rico | total: 26.6% male: 28.9% female: 23.1% (2012 est.)
Qatar | total: 1.3% male: 0.4% female: 8.9% (2011 est.)
Romania | total: 22.7% male: 22.3% female: 23.2% (2012 est.)
Russia | total: 14.8% male: 14.5% female: 15.1% (2012 est.)
Saint Lucia | total: 40.8% male: 37.1% female: 45.5% (2004 est.)
Samoa | total: 16.1% male: 13.8% female: 22.2% (2011 est.)
Saudi Arabia | total: 28.3% male: 20.8% female: 54.4% (2012 est.)
Senegal | total: 14.8% male: 11.9% female: 20.1% (2006 est.)
Serbia | total: 51.1% (2012 est.)
Singapore | total: 6.7% (2012 est.)
Slovakia | total: 34% male: 35% female: 32.5% (2012 est.)
Slovenia | total: 20.6% male: 20.3% female: 21% (2012 est.)
South Africa | total: 51.5% male: 47.1% female: 56.9% (2012 est.)
Spain | total: 53.2% male: 54.4% female: 51.8% (2012 est.)
Sri Lanka | total: 17.3% male: 14% female: 23.5% (2012 est.)
Suriname | total: 21.5% (2004 est.)
Sweden | total: 23.7% male: 25% female: 22.3% (2012 est.)
Switzerland | total: 8.4% male: 8.8% female: 8.1% (2012 est.)
Syria | total: 19.2% male: 15.3% female: 40.2% (2010 est.)
Tajikistan | total: 16.7% male: 19.2% female: 13.7% (2009 est.)
Tanzania | total: 7.1% (2011 est.)
Thailand | total: 2.8% male: 2.5% female: 3.1% (2012 est.)
Timor-Leste | total: 14.8% male: 10.4% female: 22.7% (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | total: 10.5% male: 8.8% female: 12.9% (2008 est.)
Tunisia | total: 42.3% (2011 est.)
Turkey | total: 17.5% male: 16.3% female: 19.9% (2012 est.)
Uganda | total: 5.4% (2009 est.)
Ukraine | total: 17.3% male: 18.1% female: 16.1% (2012 est.)
United Arab Emirates | total: 12.1% male: 7.9% female: 21.8% (2008 est.)
United Kingdom | total: 21% male: 23.8% female: 17.9% (2012 est.)
United States | total: 17.3% male: 18.7% female: 15.7% (2011 est.)
Uruguay | total: 18.5% male: 14.7% female: 23.6% (2012 est.)
Venezuela | total: 17.1% male: 14.3% female: 22.6% (2012 est.)
Vietnam | total: 5.5% male: 4.6% female: 6.5% (2012 est.)
West Bank | total: 38.8% male: 34.5% female: 62.2% note: includes Gaza Strip (2012 est.)
Yemen | total: 33.7% male: 26% female: 74% (2010 est.)
Zambia | total: 23.4% (2005 est.)
Zimbabwe | total: 7.6% male: 7.6% female: 7.6% (2004 est.)