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Country Comparison to the World Country Unemployment, youth ages 15-24(%) Albania total: 27.2% male: 26.2% female: 28.3% (2009) Algeria total: 21.5% male: 18.7% female: 37.5% (2010) Antigua and Barbuda total: 19.9% male: 18.4% female: 21.6% (2001) Argentina total: 18.7% male: 16.5% female: 22.2% (2011) Armenia total: 45.5% male: 37.4% female: 54.7% (2008) Aruba total: 23.2% male: 24.1% female: 22.9% (2007) Australia total: 11.3% male: 11.9% female: 10.8% (2011) Austria total: 8.3% male: 7.9% female: 8.8% (2011) Azerbaijan total: 14.7% male: 14.2% female: 15.2% (2011) Bahamas, The total: 18.9% male: 16.7% female: 21.7% (2007) Bahrain total: 28.3% male: 25.7% female: 32.6% (2004) Bangladesh total: 9.3% male: 8% female: 13.6% (2005) Barbados total: 26.2% male: 24.1% female: 28.7% (2003) Belgium total: 18.7% male: 18.7% female: 18.7% (2011) Belize total: 19.5% male: 13.8% female: 28.8% (2005) Benin total: 0.8% male: 1.1% female: 0.6% (2002) Bermuda total: 10.8% male: 14.3% female: 7.6% (2000) Bhutan total: 9.4% male: 6.8% female: 10.9% (2011) Bolivia total: 9.2% male: 7.3% female: 11.8% (2002) Bosnia and Herzegovina total: 57.5% male: 56.8% female: 60% (2011) Botswana total: 13.6% male: 13.2% female: 14% (2000) Brazil total: 17.8% male: 13.9% female: 23.1% (2009) Bulgaria total: 26.6% male: 27.6% female: 25.2% (2011) Burkina Faso total: 3.8% male: 4.6% female: 2.9% (2006) Cambodia total: 3.4% male: 3.5% female: 3.3% (2008) Canada total: 14.1% male: 15.9% female: 12.3% (2011) Cayman Islands total: 13.5% male: 13.6% female: 13.3% (2008) Chile total: 17.5% male: 15.2% female: 21.1% (2011) Colombia total: 23% male: 18.2% female: 29.9% (2008) Costa Rica total: 16.6% male: 13.5% female: 21.6% (2011) Croatia total: 36.1% male: 35.6% female: 36.8% (2011) Cuba total: 3.1% male: 2.8% female: 3.5% (2008) Cyprus total: 22.3% male: 23.1% female: 21.5% (2011) Czech Republic total: 21.3% male: 21.6% female: 20.9% (2012) Denmark total: 14.2% male: 15.7% female: 12.7% (2011) 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: 14.7% female: 54.1% (2010) El Salvador total: 11.4% male: 13% female: 8.3% (2007) Estonia total: 22.4% male: 23.8% female: 20.7% (2011) 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: 18.9% male: 19.3% female: 18.4% (2011) France total: 22.1% male: 21.2% female: 23.2% (2011) French Polynesia total: 33.2% male: 29.3% female: 39.1% (2002) Gaza Strip total: 38.8% male: 36.8% female: 49.6% note: includes West Bank (2010) Georgia total: 35.6% (2011) Germany total: 8.5% male: 9.1% female: 7.8% (2011) Ghana total: 16.6% male: 16.4% female: 16.7% (2000) Greece total: 44.4% male: 38.5% female: 51.5% (2011) Guatemala total: 7.1% (2011) Guyana total: 46.05% male: 43.59% female: 50% (2011) Honduras total: 7% male: 5.2% female: 11.2% (2005) Hong Kong total: 9.4% male: 11% female: 7.9% (2011) Hungary total: 26.1% male: 27.2% female: 24.6% (2011) Iceland total: 14.6% male: 18.4% female: 10.7% (2011) India total: 10.2% male: 9.8% female: 11.5% (2010) Indonesia total: 22.2% male: 21.6% female: 23% (2009) Iran total: 23% male: 20.2% female: 33.9% (2008) Ireland total: 29.4% male: 35.3% female: 23.3% (2011) Isle of Man total: 7.2% male: 9.5% female: 5.1% (2006) Israel total: 11.6% male: 11.8% female: 11.3% (2011) Italy total: 29.1% male: 27.1% female: 32% (2011) Jamaica total: 30.1% male: 23.9% female: 37.9% (2011) Japan total: 8% male: 8.9% female: 7.1% (2011) Jordan total: 29.9% male: 26.2% female: 46.8% (2011) Kazakhstan total: 4.6% male: 4.2% female: 5% (2011) Korea, South total: 9.6% male: 12.1% female: 8.1% (2011) Kosovo total: 73% male: 68.5% female: 81.7% (2009) Kuwait total: 11.3% male: 11.8% female: 10% (2005) Kyrgyzstan total: 14.6% male: 13.6% female: 16.2% (2006) Latvia total: 29.1% male: 29.6% female: 28.6% (2011) Lebanon total: 22.1% male: 22.3% female: 21.5% (2007) Lesotho total: 34.4% male: 29% female: 41.9% (2008) Liberia total: 5.1% male: 3.4% female: 6.6% (2010) Lithuania total: 32.9% male: 34.6% female: 30.5% (2011) Luxembourg total: 16.8% male: 13.3% female: 20.8% (2011) Macau total: 5.8% male: 7% female: 4.7% (2011) Macedonia total: 55.3% male: 55.7% female: 54.8% (2011) Madagascar total: 2.3% male: 1.7% female: 2.8% (2005) Malaysia total: 11.3% (2010) Maldives total: 22.2% male: 15.5% female: 30.5% (2006) Malta total: 13.9% male: 13.8% female: 14% (2011) Mauritius total: 21.7% male: 17.3% female: 28% (2011) Mexico total: 9.8% male: 9.5% female: 10.4% (2011) Moldova total: 14.9% male: 14.2% female: 15.8% (2011) Monaco total: 6.9% male: 6.6% female: 7.4% (2000) Mongolia total: 20% male: 19.5% female: 20.7% (2003) Montenegro total: 37% male: 35.5% female: 40% (2011) Morocco total: 17.9% male: 18.1% female: 17.4% (2011) Namibia total: 58.9% male: 54.6% female: 63.8% (2008) Netherlands total: 7.7% male: 7.5% female: 7.8% (2011) New Zealand total: 17.3% male: 18.2% female: 16.1% (2011) 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: 8.6% male: 9.3% female: 7.9% (2011) Pakistan total: 7.7% male: 7% female: 10.5% (2008) Panama total: 14.6% male: 11.2% female: 12.4% (2011) Paraguay total: 17.8% male: 9.7% female: 13% (2011) Peru total: 16.2% (2011) Philippines total: 17.4% male: 16.2% female: 19.3% (2009) Poland total: 28.9% male: 23.6% female: 25.8% (2011) Portugal total: 30.1% male: 28.7% female: 31.7% (2011) Puerto Rico total: 29.9% male: 33.3% female: 24.5% (2011) Qatar total: 1.3% male: 0.4% female: 8.9% (2011) Romania total: 23.7% male: 23.7% female: 23.8% (2011) Russia total: 15.5% male: 15.3% female: 15.7% (2011) 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: 46.1% (2010) Seychelles total: 20.3% (2002) Singapore total: 6.7% (2011) Slovakia total: 33.2% male: 33% female: 33.6% (2011) Slovenia total: 15.7% male: 15% female: 16.8% (2011) South Africa total: 49.8% male: 45.4% female: 55% (2011) Spain total: 46.4% male: 48.2% female: 44.4% (2011) Sri Lanka total: 19.4% male: 16.3% female: 24.7% (2010) Suriname total: 21.5% (2004) Sweden total: 22.9% male: 23.8% female: 22% (2011) Switzerland total: 7.7% male: 7.6% female: 7.9% (2011) Syria total: 19.2% male: 15.3% female: 40.2% (2010) Tanzania total: 8.8% male: 7.4% female: 10.1% (2006) Thailand total: 2.7% male: 2.5% female: 3% (2011) 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: 18.4% male: 17.1% female: 20.7% (2011) Uganda total: 5.4% (2009) Ukraine total: 18.6% male: 18.6% female: 18.7% (2011) United Arab Emirates total: 12.1% male: 7.9% female: 21.8% (2008) United Kingdom total: 20% male: 22% female: 17.7% (2011) United States total: 17.3% male: 18.7% female: 15.7% (2011) Uruguay total: 17.4% male: 14.4% female: 21.7% (2011) Venezuela total: 17.5% male: 15.1% female: 22% (2011) Vietnam total: 4.6% male: 4.4% female: 4.9% (2004) West Bank total: 38.8% male: 36.8% female: 49.6% note: includes Gaza (2010) Zambia total: 23.4% (2005) Zimbabwe total: 7.6% male: 7.6% female: 7.6% (2004)