Youth employment (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 employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 37,218 in United States of America; the lowest is 32.7 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 781.49, and the mean is 3,007.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,138.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 237.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 55.7%).
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 37,218 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 33,870 | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11,885 | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 8,216 | 2021 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7,456 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 6,266 | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 5,794 | 2025 | up 149.9% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 5,200 | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 9 | France | 4,622 | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 4,391 | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 11 | Ghana | 3,386 | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,176 | 2022 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 3,075 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 3,064 | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 2,781 | 2025 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 16 | Zambia | 2,616 | 2024 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 2,468 | 2025 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 2,289 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Chile | 1,799 | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 1,632 | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 1,607 | 2025 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 1,498 | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 1,497 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,495 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 1,295 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 1,024 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 886.2 | 2022 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 28 | Switzerland | 782.47 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 781.49 | 2025 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 750.26 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 693.85 | 2025 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 688.7 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 607.66 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 599.42 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 35 | Greece | 579.8 | 2025 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 516.15 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 37 | Ireland | 468.1 | 2025 | up 59.0% | flat |
| 38 | Norway | 449.18 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 429.07 | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 393.91 | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 371.7 | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 42 | Serbia | 370.11 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 43 | Finland | 323.9 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 44 | Slovakia | 322.65 | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 282.89 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Mongolia | 274.52 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 47 | Lithuania | 205.05 | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 48 | Botswana | 196.07 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 49 | Armenia | 186.46 | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 171.42 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 122.06 | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 81.27 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 53 | Estonia | 73.63 | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 54 | Latvia | 72.71 | 2025 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 54.02 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | Seychelles | 37.43 | 2025 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Iceland | 32.7 | 2020 | up 45.7% | flat |
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. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.