Unemployment rate young vs older adults by country
Countries reporting
188
Highest
76.49
Djibouti
Lowest
0.391
Niger
Median
12.87
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
6,621
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate young vs older adults is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 76.49 in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.391 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.87, and the mean is 15.7.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 196.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 532.8%), and the largest decrease in Croatia, Republic of (down 63.9%).
Unemployment rate young vs older adults: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 76.49 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 60.25 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 3 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 54.37 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 4 | Libya | 50.59 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 5 | Botswana | 45.3 | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 6 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.85 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 7 | Congo, Republic of | 40.58 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 39.05 | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 9 | Tunisia | 38.85 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Namibia | 37.24 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 11 | Haiti | 36.76 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 36.46 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Gabon | 36.28 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Palestine | 36.09 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 15 | Somalia | 34.14 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.77 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen, Republic of | 32.17 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 31.83 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 19 | Iraq | 31.73 | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 20 | Algeria | 29.88 | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 29.86 | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 22 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 28.66 | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 28.1 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.33 | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 26.74 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 26.7 | 2024 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 27 | Armenia, Republic of | 26.66 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 26.63 | 2024 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 29 | Albania | 25.58 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 30 | Suriname | 24.94 | 2024 | up 59.9% | falling |
| 31 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 24.74 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 32 | Guyana | 24.74 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 33 | Western Sahara | 24.61 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 24.34 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 23.95 | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 23.63 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 37 | United States Virgin Islands | 23.05 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 23.04 | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 39 | Lebanon | 22.74 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 22.38 | 2024 | down 57.5% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 22.37 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 21.77 | 2024 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 21.69 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia, Republic of | 21.45 | 2024 | down 55.0% | flat |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.31 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 46 | St. Lucia | 21.29 | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 20.99 | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 48 | Nepal | 20.64 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 20.48 | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 20.25 | 2024 | down 52.6% | flat |
| 51 | Panama | 19.68 | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 19.41 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia, Republic of | 19.26 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 19.23 | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 55 | Ukraine | 19.14 | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 19.06 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 19 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 58 | Finland | 18.68 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 59 | France | 18.6 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 60 | Belize | 18.55 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 61 | South Sudan, Republic of | 18.52 | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 62 | Bahamas, The | 18.29 | 2024 | down 36.9% | flat |
| 63 | Barbados | 18.05 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 64 | Bhutan | 17.93 | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.87 | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 17.34 | 2024 | down 25.3% | flat |
| 67 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 17.29 | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 68 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 17.23 | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 69 | Rwanda | 16.55 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritius | 16.5 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 71 | Croatia, Republic of | 16.48 | 2024 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 72 | Türkiye, Republic of | 16.29 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 73 | India | 15.75 | 2024 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 74 | Brazil | 15.67 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 75 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 15.56 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 15.48 | 2024 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 15.43 | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kuwait | 15.14 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Fiji, Republic of | 15.13 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 15.09 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 81 | China, People's Republic of | 15.04 | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 82 | Maldives | 14.81 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 14.56 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 14.32 | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 85 | New Zealand | 14.04 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 86 | Lithuania, Republic of | 13.69 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 87 | Latvia, Republic of | 13.61 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 13.54 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 89 | Oman | 13.52 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 90 | Paraguay | 13.39 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 91 | Canada | 13.28 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 13.08 | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 93 | Indonesia | 13.07 | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 94 | Guam | 12.88 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 12.87 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Cyprus | 12.86 | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Samoa | 12.67 | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 12.49 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 99 | Taiwan Province of China | 12.33 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 100 | Malaysia | 12.25 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 101 | Norway | 12.13 | 2024 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 102 | Sudan | 12 | 2022 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 103 | Denmark | 11.79 | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 104 | Mongolia | 11.54 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 11.5 | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 106 | Mozambique, Republic of | 11.5 | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 11.43 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia, Republic of | 11.03 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 109 | Gambia, The | 10.83 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 110 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 10.81 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 111 | Poland, Republic of | 10.66 | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 112 | Belarus, Republic of | 10.54 | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Ireland | 10.44 | 2024 | down 55.4% | flat |
| 114 | Austria | 10.43 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 115 | Jamaica | 10.38 | 2024 | down 60.6% | rising |
| 116 | Venezuela | 10.16 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 117 | Zambia | 10.1 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 118 | Eritrea, The State of | 10.06 | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 9.99 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 120 | Myanmar | 9.97 | 2024 | up 532.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Peru | 9.7 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 9.58 | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 123 | Pakistan | 9.52 | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 9.51 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 125 | Australia | 9.41 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 9.34 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 127 | Czechia | 9.2 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 128 | Malta | 9.12 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 9.1 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 130 | United States | 8.92 | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 131 | Comoros, Union of the | 8.81 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 132 | Iceland | 8.78 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 133 | Netherlands, The | 8.78 | 2024 | down 29.9% | flat |
| 134 | Ecuador | 8.57 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 135 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 8.56 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 136 | Kyrgyz Republic | 8.42 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 137 | Honduras | 8.3 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 8.26 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 139 | Switzerland | 8.24 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.99 | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.95 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 7.76 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 143 | El Salvador | 7.51 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 144 | Guinea | 7.07 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 145 | Philippines | 6.96 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 146 | Malawi | 6.89 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 147 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 6.69 | 2024 | up 72.2% | falling |
| 148 | Cameroon | 6.62 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 149 | Germany | 6.6 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 6.53 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 151 | Korea, Republic of | 6.43 | 2024 | down 25.1% | flat |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 6.42 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 153 | Vietnam | 6.34 | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 154 | Singapore | 6.33 | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 155 | Israel | 6.16 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 156 | Tonga | 5.99 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 157 | Mexico | 5.76 | 2024 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 158 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 5.47 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 159 | Madagascar, Republic of | 5.46 | 2024 | up 115.1% | falling |
| 160 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 5.45 | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 161 | Ghana | 5.35 | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 162 | Bolivia | 5.17 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 163 | Nigeria | 5.09 | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 164 | Thailand | 4.66 | 2024 | up 49.7% | flat |
| 165 | Guatemala | 4.62 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 166 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.5 | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Cuba | 4.28 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.25 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 169 | Uganda | 4.21 | 2024 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 170 | Japan | 3.93 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 171 | Senegal | 3.87 | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 172 | Mali | 3.84 | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 173 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 3.82 | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 3.78 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | 3.49 | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 176 | Togo | 3.4 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 177 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 3.22 | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 178 | Benin | 3.09 | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 2.94 | 2024 | up 126.9% | falling |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.83 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 181 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.33 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 182 | Liberia | 2.22 | 2024 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 183 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.18 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 184 | Burundi | 1.7 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 185 | Chad | 1.45 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 186 | Cambodia | 0.704 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 187 | Qatar | 0.573 | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Niger | 0.391 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.