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
1991β2024
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 (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 | 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 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.85 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 7 | Congo | 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 | Syria | 32.77 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen | 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 | 28.66 | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 23 | Cape 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 21.45 | 2024 | down 55.0% | flat |
| 45 | Iran | 21.31 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 46 | Saint 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 | 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 | Slovakia | 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 | 18.52 | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 62 | Bahamas | 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 | 17.87 | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 17.34 | 2024 | down 25.3% | flat |
| 67 | Egypt | 17.29 | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 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 | 16.48 | 2024 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 72 | Turkey | 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 | 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 | 15.13 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 15.09 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 81 | China | 15.04 | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 82 | Maldives | 14.81 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 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 | 13.69 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 87 | Latvia | 13.61 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 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 | 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 | 11.5 | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 11.43 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 108 | Slovenia | 11.03 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 109 | Gambia | 10.83 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 10.81 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 111 | Poland | 10.66 | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 112 | Belarus | 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 | 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 | 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 | 8.81 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 132 | Iceland | 8.78 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 133 | Netherlands | 8.78 | 2024 | down 29.9% | flat |
| 134 | Ecuador | 8.57 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.56 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.42 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 137 | Honduras | 8.3 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 138 | Russia | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.95 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | North Korea | 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 | 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 | South Korea | 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 | 5.47 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 159 | Madagascar | 5.46 | 2024 | up 115.1% | falling |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 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 | 4.5 | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Cuba | 4.28 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Cote 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 | 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 | East Timor | 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 | 2.33 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 182 | Liberia | 2.22 | 2024 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 183 | Laos | 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.