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ILO Estimate - Youth

Macro Region Labor Force Participation Rate
Africa 159 timeseries
Asia 63 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 51 timeseries
Europe 117 timeseries
Middle East 48 timeseries
North America 52.03 % in 2023 WB
Oceania 24 timeseries
South America 36 timeseries
Southeast Asia 39 timeseries
Country Labor Force Participation Rate (% in 2023)

Iceland is the top country by the labor force participation rate in the youth in the world. As of 2023, the labor force participation rate in the youth in Iceland was 79.32 %. The top 5 countries also includes Netherlands, Solomon Islands, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Madagascar.

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Iceland 79.32 WB
Netherlands 72.09 WB
Solomon Islands 71.96 WB
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 71.79 WB
Madagascar 70 WB
New Zealand 68.39 WB
Australia 67.2 WB
Norway 66.55 WB
Ethiopia 66.11 WB
South Sudan 65 WB
Eritrea 64.92 WB
Canada 64.59 WB
Denmark 64.19 WB
Switzerland 63.32 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 62.57 WB
Mozambique 61.34 WB
Saint Lucia 58.35 WB
Sweden 58.18 WB
Burundi 58 WB
Austria 56.48 WB
Finland 56.42 WB
Cambodia 55.69 WB
United Kingdom 55.13 WB
Ireland 54.57 WB
Malawi 53.58 WB
Liberia 53.27 WB
Malta 53.09 WB
Angola 52.6 WB
Uganda 51.76 WB
Germany 51.76 WB
Japan 51.16 WB
United States of America 50.75 WB
Niger 50.12 WB
Central African Republic 50.02 WB
Vanuatu 49.59 WB
Peru 49.01 WB
Brazil 48.55 WB
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 48.2 WB
Israel 47.29 WB
Paraguay 46.86 WB
Azerbaijan 46.27 WB
Estonia 45.37 WB
Viet Nam 44.87 WB
China 44.86 WB
Congo 43.94 WB
Zimbabwe 43.6 WB
Burkina Faso 43.3 WB
Cameroon 42.99 WB
Qatar 42.41 WB
Macau 42.01 WB
Cyprus 41.98 WB
Mali 41.97 WB
Uruguay 41.42 WB
Kenya 41.16 WB
Gambia 41.08 WB
France 40.85 WB
Belarus 40.64 WB
Honduras 40.4 WB
Barbados 40.25 WB
Bolivia 40.01 WB
Maldives 39.75 WB
Ghana 38.89 WB
Myanmar 38.72 WB
Kazakhstan 38.56 WB
Republic of Moldova 38.42 WB
Indonesia 38.4 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 38.32 WB
Rwanda 38.23 WB
Belize 38.1 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 37.89 WB
Bahamas 37.82 WB
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 37.74 WB
Colombia 37.47 WB
Malaysia 37.03 WB
Armenia 36.71 WB
Guyana 36.36 WB
Dominican Republic 36 WB
Turkmenistan 35.84 WB
Ecuador 35.81 WB
Chad 35.31 WB
Botswana 35.26 WB
Lesotho 35.11 WB
Timor-Leste 34.7 WB
Samoa 34.53 WB
Papua New Guinea 34.47 WB
Singapore 34.21 WB
Panama 34.16 WB
Guatemala 33.75 WB
Costa Rica 33.65 WB
Portugal 33.65 WB
Mexico 33.57 WB
Lithuania 33.42 WB
Benin 33.22 WB
Thailand 33.08 WB
Luxembourg 32.96 WB
Sierra Leone 32.87 WB
Hong Kong 32.63 WB
Slovenia 32.2 WB
Argentina 32.08 WB
Kyrgyzstan 32.05 WB
Brunei Darussalam 31.77 WB
Latvia 31.54 WB
Republic of Korea 31.4 WB
Zambia 31.39 WB
Trinidad and Tobago 31.33 WB
Turkey 31.31 WB
Cuba 31.11 WB
Spain 30.93 WB
Haiti 30.68 WB
Guinea Bissau 30.64 WB
Belgium 30.53 WB
El Salvador 30.35 WB
Jamaica 30.22 WB
United Arab Emirates 29.42 WB
Nicaragua 29.09 WB
South Africa 28.57 WB
Georgia 28.1 WB
Equatorial Guinea 27.97 WB
Ukraine 27.8 in 2021 WB
Poland 27.58 WB
Togo 27.51 WB
Albania 27.46 WB
Bhutan 27.37 WB
Mauritius 27.05 WB
Fiji 27.04 WB
Mongolia 26.93 WB
Hungary 26.78 WB
Bahrain 26.64 WB
Suriname 26.35 WB
Guinea 26.27 WB
Montenegro 26.25 WB
Philippines 26.24 WB
Chile 26.1 WB
Lebanon 25.65 WB
Bangladesh 25.51 WB
Namibia 25.37 WB
Russian Federation 25.08 WB
Serbia 24.77 WB
Uzbekistan 24.71 WB
Eswatini 24.5 WB
Czech Republic 24.18 WB
Croatia 24.17 WB
Cabo Verde 23.97 WB
Greece 22.92 WB
Nigeria 22.74 WB
Tonga 21.89 WB
Pakistan 21.81 WB
Italy 21.49 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 21.36 WB
Sri Lanka 21.33 WB
Slovakia 21.27 WB
Nepal 21.18 WB
Tajikistan 20.92 WB
North Macedonia 20.45 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.4 WB
Romania 19.48 WB
Bulgaria 19.16 WB
Senegal 18.85 WB
Tunisia 18.38 WB
Sudan 18.18 WB
Saudi Arabia 16.29 WB
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.96 WB
Gabon 15.81 WB
Kuwait 15.69 WB
India 15.61 WB
Oman 13.69 WB
Puerto Rico 13.31 WB
Mauritania 12.69 WB
Morocco 12.63 WB
Somalia 11.92 WB
Comoros 11.39 WB
Djibouti 11.39 WB
Libya 10.8 WB
Palestine 10.79 in 2022 WB
Jordan 10.12 WB
Algeria 8.62 WB
Egypt 8.58 WB
Iran 8.25 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 7.92 WB
Iraq 7.02 WB
Afghanistan 6.53 WB
Yemen 4.26 WB
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