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Youth employment rate in the World

35.01 % in 2023

Youth employment rate of World fell gradually from 43.29 % in 2004 to 35.01 % in 2023.

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Youth labor in the World
Labor Force Participation Rate 32.45 % in 2023 WB
Macro Region
Africa 53 timeseries
Asia 21 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 17 timeseries
Europe 39 timeseries
Middle East 16 timeseries
North America 47.94 % in 2023 WB
Oceania 8 timeseries
South America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 13 timeseries
Country (% in 2023)

Iceland is the top country by youth employment rate in the world. As of 2023, youth employment rate in Iceland was 71.71 %. The top 5 countries also includes Solomon Islands, Madagascar, Ethiopia, and Netherlands.

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Iceland 71.71 WB
Solomon Islands 69.14 WB
Madagascar 68.96 WB
Ethiopia 65.46 WB
Netherlands 65.17 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 63.76 WB
Eritrea 62.37 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 62.25 WB
Australia 62.21 WB
New Zealand 61.58 WB
Switzerland 60.28 WB
Qatar 60.26 WB
Niger 59.77 WB
Norway 58.4 WB
Canada 57.49 WB
Cambodia 57.22 WB
Denmark 56.95 WB
Mozambique 55.71 WB
Burundi 55.33 WB
Liberia 54.37 WB
Malawi 53.64 WB
Austria 53.1 WB
Germany 51.07 WB
Uganda 50.67 WB
South Sudan 50.23 WB
Peru 49.95 WB
Paraguay 49.93 WB
Malta 49.56 WB
Vanuatu 49.24 WB
Ireland 48.68 WB
Mali 48.64 WB
Guatemala 48.53 WB
United Kingdom 48.42 WB
Japan 47.75 WB
Honduras 47.49 WB
United States of America 46.97 WB
Finland 46.29 WB
Nicaragua 46 WB
Burkina Faso 45.74 WB
Sweden 45.55 WB
Central African Republic 45.51 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 45.4 WB
Brazil 44.82 WB
Israel 44.81 WB
Viet Nam 43.54 WB
Cameroon 43.54 WB
Bolivia 42.44 WB
Ecuador 42.16 WB
Mexico 42.12 WB
Zimbabwe 41.86 WB
United Arab Emirates 41.35 WB
Belize 41.12 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 40.9 WB
Kazakhstan 40.72 WB
Maldives 40.7 WB
China 40.64 WB
Saint Lucia 40.61 WB
El Salvador 40.59 WB
Myanmar 40.44 WB
Azerbaijan 40.38 WB
Cuba 40.3 WB
Kyrgyzstan 40.04 WB
Dominican Republic 39.93 WB
Indonesia 39.75 WB
Malaysia 39.54 WB
Chad 39.16 WB
Pakistan 38.84 WB
Bahrain 38.81 WB
Angola 38.44 WB
Ghana 38.31 WB
Belarus 37.87 WB
Macau 37.81 WB
Panama 37.63 WB
Gambia 37.35 WB
Thailand 37.34 WB
Estonia 37.04 WB
Timor-Leste 36.94 WB
Bahamas 36.89 WB
Cyprus 36.18 WB
Turkey 36.17 WB
Kenya 36.16 WB
France 36.05 WB
Colombia 36 WB
Republic of Moldova 35.85 WB
Samoa 35.08 WB
Guyana 34.77 WB
Oman 34.18 WB
Bangladesh 34.06 WB
Uruguay 33.95 WB
Fiji 33.78 WB
Guinea Bissau 33.66 WB
Slovenia 33.17 WB
Singapore 32.91 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 32.58 WB
Zambia 32.07 WB
Papua New Guinea 31.97 WB
Brunei Darussalam 31.97 WB
Barbados 31.97 WB
Philippines 31.8 WB
Rwanda 31.71 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 31.68 WB
Lesotho 31.44 WB
Uzbekistan 31.27 WB
Armenia 31.2 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.86 WB
Benin 30.67 WB
Argentina 30.63 WB
Latvia 30.51 WB
Lithuania 30.33 WB
Sierra Leone 30.05 WB
Costa Rica 29.43 WB
Luxembourg 29.15 WB
Portugal 28.87 WB
Hong Kong 28.61 WB
Poland 28.42 WB
Senegal 28.31 WB
Mongolia 27.84 WB
Jamaica 27.76 WB
Mauritius 27.62 WB
Afghanistan 27.26 WB
Hungary 27.22 WB
Lebanon 27.14 WB
Turkmenistan 27 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 26.92 WB
Belgium 26.9 WB
Tonga 26.33 WB
Czech Republic 25.83 WB
Suriname 25.7 WB
Republic of Korea 25.68 WB
Georgia 25.36 WB
Congo 25.05 WB
Serbia 25.02 WB
Ukraine 24.8 in 2021 WB
India 24.79 WB
Albania 24.71 WB
Croatia 24.62 WB
Russian Federation 24.51 WB
Guinea 24.17 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24.04 WB
Equatorial Guinea 23.91 WB
Spain 23.56 WB
Nepal 23.55 WB
Chile 23.45 WB
Saudi Arabia 23.39 WB
Nigeria 22.96 WB
Montenegro 22.87 WB
Sri Lanka 22.72 WB
Slovakia 22.25 WB
Togo 22.18 WB
Botswana 21.89 WB
Haiti 21.78 WB
Tajikistan 20.82 WB
Kuwait 20.81 WB
Cabo Verde 20.66 WB
North Macedonia 20.61 WB
Bulgaria 20.48 WB
Italy 20.35 WB
Morocco 20.32 WB
Egypt 20.27 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.19 WB
Puerto Rico 19.76 WB
Palestine 19.73 in 2022 WB
Romania 19.44 WB
Greece 18.57 WB
Bhutan 18.38 WB
Iraq 18.06 WB
Iran 17.36 WB
Namibia 17.32 WB
Tunisia 16.95 WB
Sudan 16.09 WB
Algeria 15.97 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 15.83 WB
South Africa 15.46 WB
Jordan 15.18 WB
Mauritania 15.04 WB
Yemen 14.94 WB
Eswatini 12.66 WB
Comoros 11.96 WB
Gabon 11.64 WB
Somalia 10.48 WB
Libya 8.77 WB
Djibouti 3.26 WB
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