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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(%)
Albania total: 35.5%
male: 41.6%
female: 27.1% (2001)
Algeria total: 24.3% (2006)
Antigua and Barbuda total: 19.9%
male: 18.4%
female: 21.6% (2001)
Argentina total: 21.2%
male: 18.8%
female: 24.7% (2009)
Armenia total: 57.6%
male: 47.2%
female: 69.4% (2007)
Aruba total: 23.2%
male: 24.1%
female: 22.9% (2007)
Australia total: 11.6%
male: 12.6%
female: 10.4% (2009)
Austria total: 10%
male: 10.5%
female: 9.4% (2009)
Azerbaijan total: 14.4%
male: 18.7%
female: 9.8% (2008)
Bahamas, The total: 18.9%
male: 16.7%
female: 21.7% (2007)
Bahrain total: 20.1%
male: 17.2%
female: 27% (2001)
Bangladesh total: 9.3%
male: 8%
female: 13.6% (2006)
Barbados total: 26.2%
male: 24.1%
female: 28.7% (2003)
Belgium total: 21.9%
male: 21.5%
female: 22.5% (2009)
Belize total: 19.5%
male: 13.8%
female: 28.8% (2005)
Benin total: 0.8%
male: 1.1%
female: 0.6% (2002)
Bhutan total: 6.3%
male: 5.5%
female: 7.2% (2005)
Bolivia total: 9.2%
male: 7.3%
female: 11.8% (2002)
Bosnia and Herzegovina total: 47.3%
male: 44.7%
female: 51.9% (2008)
Brazil total: 17.8%
male: 13.9%
female: 23.1% (2009)
Bulgaria total: 16.1%
male: 17.8%
female: 13.7% (2009)
Canada total: 15.3%
male: 18.1%
female: 12.4% (2009)
Cayman Islands total: 13.5%
male: 13.6%
female: 13.3% (2008)
Chile total: 22.6%
male: 21.5%
female: 24.4% (2009)
Colombia total: 23%
male: 18.2%
female: 29.9% (2008)
Costa Rica total: 11%
male: 9.6%
female: 13.4% (2008)
Croatia total: 21.9%
male: 18.5%
female: 27.2% (2008)
Cuba total: 3.1%
male: 2.8%
female: 3.5% (2008)
Cyprus total: 9%
male: 8.6%
female: 9.4% (2008)
Czech Republic total: 16.6%
male: 16.6%
female: 16.7% (2009)
Denmark total: 11.2%
male: 12.4%
female: 9.9% (2009)
Dominica total: 26%
male: 26.2%
female: 25.4% (2001)
Dominican Republic total: 30.3%
male: 21.2%
female: 44.5% (2007)
Ecuador total: 14.1%
male: 11.7%
female: 18.1% (2009)
Egypt total: 24.8%
male: 17.2%
female: 47.9% (2007)
El Salvador total: 11.4%
male: 13%
female: 8.3% (2007)
Estonia total: 27.3%
male: 31.8%
female: 21.2% (2009)
Ethiopia total: 24.9%
male: 19.5%
female: 29.4% (2006)
Faroe Islands total: 9.4%
male: 6.9%
female: 12.5% (2005)
Finland total: 20.5%
male: 22%
female: 18.8% (2009)
France total: 22.6%
male: 23.4%
female: 21.7% (2009)
French Polynesia total: 33.2%
male: 29.3%
female: 39.1% (2002)
Georgia total: 35.5%
male: 32.4%
female: 40.7% (2008)
Germany total: 11%
male: 12%
female: 9.8% (2009)
Greece total: 25.8%
male: 19.4%
female: 33.9% (2009)
Guyana total: 24.1%
male: 20.6%
female: 31.3% (2002)
Honduras total: 7%
male: 5.2%
female: 11.2% (2005)
Hong Kong total: 12.6%
male: 15.1%
female: 10.3% (2009)
Hungary total: 26.5%
male: 28.2%
female: 24.2% (2009)
Iceland total: 16%
male: 19.9%
female: 12% (2009)
India total: 10.5%
male: 10.4%
female: 10.8% (2004)
Indonesia total: 22.2%
male: 21.6%
female: 23% (2009)
Iran total: 23%
male: 20.2%
female: 34% (2008)
Ireland total: 24.3%
male: 30.9%
female: 17.3% (2009)
Isle of Man total: 7.2%
male: 9.5%
female: 5.1% (2006)
Israel total: 14.7%
male: 15.7%
female: 13.9% (2009)
Italy total: 25.4%
male: 23.3%
female: 28.7% (2009)
Jamaica total: 27.1%
male: 22.5%
female: 33.1% (2009)
Japan total: 9.1%
male: 10.1%
female: 8% (2009)
Jordan total: 27%
male: 22.6%
female: 45.9% (2009)
Kazakhstan total: 6.7%
male: 6.8%
female: 8.2% (2008)
Kiribati total: 11.3%
male: 11.8%
female: 10% (2005)
Korea, South total: 9.8%
male: 11.9%
female: 8.5% (2009)
Kyrgyzstan total: 14.6%
male: 13.6%
female: 16.2% (2006)
Latvia total: 33.8%
male: 38.3%
female: 27.9% (2009)
Lebanon total: 22.1%
male: 22.3%
female: 21.5% (2007)
Liberia total: 4.7%
male: 5.7%
female: 3.7% (2007)
Lithuania total: 29.4%
male: 35.2%
female: 21.7% (2009)
Luxembourg total: 17.2%
male: 16.7%
female: 17.8% (2009)
Macau total: 7.5%
male: 9.8%
female: 5.4% (2009)
Macedonia total: 54.9%
male: 52.8%
female: 58.5% (2009)
Madagascar total: 2.3%
male: 1.7%
female: 2.8% (2005)
Malaysia total: 10.9%
male: 10.3%
female: 11.8% (2008)
Maldives total: 22.2%
male: 15.5%
female: 30.5% (2006)
Malta total: 13.3%
male: 17.7%
female: 15.4% (2009)
Mauritius total: 21.4%
male: 18.1%
female: 26.3% (2009)
Mexico total: 10%
male: 9.7%
female: 10.6% (2009)
Moldova total: 15.4%
male: 15.8%
female: 14.9% (2009)
Mongolia total: 20%
male: 19.5%
female: 20.7% (2003)
Morocco total: 21.9%
male: 22.8%
female: 19.4% (2009)
Namibia total: 41.7%
male: 36.7%
female: 47.1% (2004)
Netherlands total: 6.6%
male: 7.1%
female: 6.2% (2009)
New Zealand total: 16.6%
male: 16%
female: 17.2% (2009)
Nicaragua total: 8.6%
male: 8.1%
female: 9.7% (2006)
Niger total: 3.2%
male: 4%
female: 1.7% (2001)
Northern Mariana Islands total: 5.9%
male: 11.2%
female: 4.4% (2003)
Norway total: 9.2%
male: 10.3%
female: 8% (2009)
Pakistan total: 7.7%
male: 7%
female: 10.5% (2008)
Panama total: 14.9%
male: 11.7%
female: 21.1% (2008)
Paraguay total: 11.8%
male: 8.7%
female: 16.8% (2008)
Peru total: 14%
male: 12.5%
female: 15.6% (2008)
Philippines total: 17.4%
male: 16.2%
female: 19.3% (2009)
Poland total: 20.7%
male: 20.2%
female: 21.2% (2009)
Portugal total: 20%
male: 18.6%
female: 21.6% (2009)
Puerto Rico total: 25.5%
male: 28.6%
female: 22% (2009)
Qatar total: 1.6%
male: 0.7%
female: 7.5% (2007)
Romania total: 20.8%
male: 21.2%
female: 20.2% (2009)
Russia total: 18.3%
male: 17.7%
female: 19.1% (2009)
Saint Lucia total: 40.8%
male: 37.1%
female: 45.5% (2004)
Samoa total: 12.2%
male: 10.6%
female: 15.5% (2001)
Saudi Arabia total: 28.2%
male: 23.6%
female: 45.8% (2008)
Senegal total: 14.8%
male: 11.9%
female: 20.1% (2006)
Serbia total: 42.5% (2009)
Seychelles total: 20.3% (2002)
Sierra Leone total: 5.2%
male: 7.3%
female: 3.5% (2004)
Singapore total: 12.9%
male: 9.9%
female: 16.6% (2009)
Slovakia total: 27.3%
male: 27.9%
female: 26.6% (2009)
Slovenia total: 13.6%
male: 13.8%
female: 13.4% (2009)
South Africa total: 48.2%
male: 44.6%
female: 52.5% (2009)
Spain total: 37.9%
male: 39.1%
female: 36.4% (2009)
Sri Lanka total: 21.3%
male: 17.1%
female: 27.9% (2009)
Suriname total: 21.5% (2004)
Sweden total: 25%
male: 26.3%
female: 23.7% (2009)
Switzerland total: 8.2%
male: 7.7%
female: 8.7% (2009)
Syria total: 19.1%
male: 13.1%
female: 49.1% (2007)
Tanzania total: 8.8%
male: 7.4%
female: 10.1% (2005)
Thailand total: 4.3%
male: 3.7%
female: 5.1% (2009)
Tonga total: 11.9%
male: 9.9%
female: 15.1% (2003)
Trinidad and Tobago total: 10.5%
male: 8.8%
female: 12.9% (2008)
Tunisia total: 30.7%
male: 31.4%
female: 29.3% (2005)
Turkey total: 25.3%
male: 25.4%
female: 25.1% (2009)
Ukraine total: 14.9%
male: 15.2%
female: 14.5% (2005)
United Arab Emirates total: 12.1%
male: 7.9%
female: 21.8% (2008)
United Kingdom total: 18.9%
male: 21.7%
female: 15.6% (2009)
United States total: 17.6%
male: 20.1%
female: 14.9% (2009)
Uruguay total: 20%
male: 16.1%
female: 25.4% (2009)
Venezuela total: 13.6%
male: 12.3%
female: 15.9% (2008)
Vietnam total: 4.6%
male: 4.4%
female: 4.9% (2004)
West Bank total: 46.9%
male: 38.8%
female: 47.3% (2008)
Zimbabwe total: 24.9%
male: 28.2%
female: 21.4% (2002)
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