Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 1,507 in Angola; the lowest is 0.376 in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.79, and the mean is 119.68.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,009.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 1,281,330.0%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 97.0%).
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1,507 | 2025 | up 760.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 1,323 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 1,129 | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 708 | 2024 | up 795.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Senegal | 683.21 | 2024 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 551.42 | 2023 | up 685.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Egypt | 471.61 | 2024 | up 397.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 312.82 | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 267.53 | 2013 | up 414.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 255.26 | 2024 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 11 | Korea | 252.11 | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 12 | Rwanda | 191.31 | 2025 | up 1,823.3% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 186.82 | 2023 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 146.86 | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Philippines | 135.09 | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 129.69 | 2020 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 128.14 | 2022 | up 1,281,330.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 97.9 | 2021 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 19 | United States of America | 83.78 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 83.02 | 2022 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 72.75 | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 69.62 | 2024 | up 1,250.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 53.41 | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 24 | Mali | 51.75 | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 42.69 | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Honduras | 42.62 | 2025 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Jordan | 39.69 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 35.44 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 34.75 | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 30.18 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 31 | Palestine, State of | 30 | 2022 | up 428.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 29 | 2020 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 27.19 | 2012 | down 52.4% | flat |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 23.76 | 2025 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Armenia | 19.45 | 2018 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 17.24 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 14.01 | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 13.12 | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Poland | 9.98 | 2025 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 9.79 | 2022 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 9.77 | 2019 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | 8.95 | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 8.53 | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Austria | 8.06 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 7.76 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 46 | Georgia | 7.61 | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 7.11 | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 7.09 | 2025 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 49 | El Salvador | 6.88 | 2025 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 50 | Ireland | 6.24 | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 5.52 | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 52 | Finland | 5.39 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.87 | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 54 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.87 | 2017 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 55 | Denmark | 4.17 | 2024 | up 784.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | 3.87 | 2025 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Switzerland | 2.83 | 2025 | up 287.8% | rising |
| 58 | Portugal | 2.69 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Latvia | 2.64 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Viet Nam | 2.57 | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 2.52 | 2023 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 2.33 | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 63 | Panama | 2.25 | 2025 | up 198.1% | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 2.18 | 2025 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 65 | Estonia | 1.99 | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 1.92 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Netherlands | 1.87 | 2024 | down 91.7% | falling |
| 68 | Peru | 1.81 | 2025 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Belgium | 1.62 | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.61 | 2025 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Czechia | 1.44 | 2022 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 1.16 | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 1.08 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0.758 | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.743 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 76 | Slovenia | 0.691 | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Cyprus | 0.482 | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Lithuania | 0.424 | 2021 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 0.376 | 2025 | down 61.4% | volatile |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Discouraged job-seekers refer to those persons of working age who during a specified reference period were without work and available for work, but did not look for work in the recent past for specific reasons (for example, believing that there were no jobs available, believing there were none for which they would qualify, or having given up hope of finding employment). For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.