Youth employees (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 employees (15-29) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 36,252 in India; the lowest is 9.28 in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 686.2, and the mean is 2,524.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,907.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 449.8%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 37.7%).
Youth employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 36,252 | 2025 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 20,723 | 2012 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 12,810 | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 12,311 | 2026 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 10,804 | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 9,566 | 2025 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 7 | Philippines | 9,260 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 8,460 | 2024 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 9 | Germany | 8,061 | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 7,115 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6,996 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 6,428 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 6,284 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 14 | France | 5,018 | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 15 | Canada | 4,864 | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 4,358 | 2024 | up 449.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 3,710 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 3,524 | 2020 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 19 | Australia | 3,250 | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 3,143 | 2025 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 3,138 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 3,034 | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 2,806 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 2,638 | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 2,473 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 2,378 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 2,330 | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 2,278 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 29 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,997 | 2024 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 1,883 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 31 | Cambodia | 1,831 | 2019 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Uganda | 1,587 | 2021 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 1,379 | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 1,243 | 2025 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 35 | Angola | 1,085 | 2025 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 996.12 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 37 | Sweden | 981.69 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 966.82 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 931.64 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 905.78 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 41 | Belgium | 857.53 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 855.82 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 43 | Tunisia | 780.18 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 754.4 | 2025 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 45 | Jordan | 733.05 | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 46 | Belarus | 723.65 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 47 | Denmark | 721.53 | 2024 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 48 | Paraguay | 686.2 | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 686.03 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 50 | Norway | 674.27 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 672.88 | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 665.22 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 650.36 | 2022 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 54 | Zambia | 646.99 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 632.62 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 615.38 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 57 | Ireland | 567.1 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 557.37 | 2025 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 554.4 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 60 | Greece | 499.91 | 2025 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 498.53 | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 62 | Finland | 483.08 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 407.75 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 64 | Mali | 365.79 | 2024 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 351.41 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 309.54 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 67 | Panama | 309.22 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 68 | Singapore | 301.24 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 69 | Jamaica | 294.16 | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 291.34 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 71 | Croatia | 254.18 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 72 | Mongolia | 203.12 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 189.97 | 2024 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 74 | Lithuania | 175.39 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 75 | Palestine, State of | 173.5 | 2025 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 154.02 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 152.09 | 2017 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 151.22 | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 79 | Botswana | 150.92 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 80 | Namibia | 150.26 | 2018 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 81 | Slovenia | 141.43 | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 82 | Latvia | 114.14 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 83 | Albania | 107.94 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 84 | Estonia | 100.58 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 99.2 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 86 | Kosovo | 90.06 | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 83.89 | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 88 | Cyprus | 79.91 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 89 | Malta | 68.07 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 90 | Montenegro | 57.8 | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 55.06 | 2024 | up 34.9% | flat |
| 92 | Iceland | 51.12 | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 93 | Seychelles | 34.81 | 2025 | up 233.1% | volatile |
| 94 | New Caledonia | 18.11 | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 95 | Grenada | 9.28 | 2023 | down 19.3% | 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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.