Which has higher youth unemployment rate, Burkina Faso or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 6.5% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.

What is the difference in youth unemployment rate between Burkina Faso and United Arab Emirates?

0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United Arab Emirates?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth unemployment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs United Arab Emirates: Youth unemployment rate

Burkina Faso

6.4%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

6.5%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

151st

United Arab Emirates rank

150th

Youth unemployment rate over time

Burkina Faso
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 6.5% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 151st and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.9%	4.4%	0.5%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	5.1%	7.0%	1.9%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	6.9%	6.5%	0.4%	Burkina Faso
2020s	7.0%	8.7%	1.8%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth unemployment rate, Burkina Faso or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 6.5% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in youth unemployment rate between Burkina Faso and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United Arab Emirates?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and United Arab Emirates rank globally for youth unemployment rate?: Burkina Faso ranks 151st and United Arab Emirates ranks 150th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth unemployment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth unemployment rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.