Which has higher youth unemployment rate, Switzerland or United States of America?

United States of America, at 9.3% against 9.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.

What is the difference in youth unemployment rate between Switzerland and United States of America?

0.3%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?

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.

Switzerland vs United States of America: Youth unemployment rate

Switzerland

9.0%

in 2025

United States of America

9.3%

in 2025

Switzerland rank

127th

United States of America rank

124th

Youth unemployment rate over time

Switzerland
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 9.3% against 9.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 127th and United States of America ranks 124th of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.9%	12.2%	7.3%	United States of America
2000s	7.1%	11.8%	4.7%	United States of America
2010s	8.3%	12.9%	4.6%	United States of America
2020s	8.1%	9.8%	1.7%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth unemployment rate, Switzerland or United States of America?: United States of America, at 9.3% against 9.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in youth unemployment rate between Switzerland and United States of America?: 0.3%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for youth unemployment rate?: Switzerland ranks 127th and United States of America ranks 124th 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.