Youth labour force (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 labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 40,324 in United States; the lowest is 32.7 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 841.43, and the mean is 3,517.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,233.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 239.9%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 56.2%).
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 40,324 | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 2 | Indonesia | 37,372 | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 14,893 | 2024 | up 239.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 12,435 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 8,645 | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 8,330 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 6,754 | 2025 | up 155.0% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 6,734 | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 9 | France | 5,721 | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 10 | Thailand | 5,413 | 2019 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 11 | Peru | 4,745 | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 3,782 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 3,606 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,338 | 2022 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Cambodia | 3,092 | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 2,907 | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 2,827 | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 2,491 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 2,125 | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 1,886 | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 1,783 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1,711 | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 23 | Senegal | 1,644 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia | 1,635 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 1,558 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 1,045 | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 923.33 | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 922.35 | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 841.43 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 829.5 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 824.59 | 2025 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 772.58 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 725.56 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 702.94 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 650.81 | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 36 | Palestine | 605.89 | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 583.88 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 38 | Serbia | 526.75 | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 39 | Ireland | 516.89 | 2025 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 491.14 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 479.89 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 420.62 | 2025 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 43 | Finland | 392.94 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 44 | Slovakia | 365.19 | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 45 | Botswana | 324.52 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 324.27 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Mongolia | 297.64 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Lithuania | 227.96 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 49 | Armenia | 220.73 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 50 | Moldova | 177.05 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 133.57 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 92.74 | 2025 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 53 | Estonia | 87.26 | 2025 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 54 | Latvia | 84.09 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 56.52 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 56 | Seychelles | 40.11 | 2025 | up 233.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Iceland | 32.7 | 2020 | up 21.7% | falling |
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 labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. 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.