Youth unemployment (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 unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 3,703 in Pakistan; the lowest is 1.47 in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.1, and the mean is 391.59.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,518.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 305.9%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 75.1%).
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 3,703 | 2025 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3,502 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 3 | South Africa | 3,385 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 3,107 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 2,188 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 6 | Turkey | 1,378 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 1,348 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 1,126 | 2025 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 1,006 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 960.79 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | France | 923.92 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 873.61 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 815.52 | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 766.36 | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 722.75 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 642.16 | 2025 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 17 | Tanzania | 550.04 | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 512.02 | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 501.12 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 20 | Russia | 500.51 | 2025 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 491.02 | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 441.74 | 2018 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 23 | Venezuela | 428.6 | 2017 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 24 | Jordan | 361.97 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 359.23 | 2025 | up 217.3% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 354.86 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ghana | 336.86 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 321.14 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 315.34 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 262.96 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 245.88 | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 32 | South Korea | 219.06 | 2025 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 211.61 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 201.74 | 2025 | up 305.9% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 198.86 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 196.77 | 2025 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 183.77 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 178.18 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 39 | Ecuador | 161.19 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 147.43 | 2025 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine | 142.48 | 2025 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 127.84 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 43 | Guatemala | 125.6 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 120.94 | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 45 | Greece | 115.88 | 2025 | down 65.2% | flat |
| 46 | Honduras | 114.14 | 2025 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 101.15 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 101.05 | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 49 | Finland | 90.04 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 50 | Panama | 89.64 | 2025 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Paraguay | 84.97 | 2025 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 84.37 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 83.03 | 2025 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 54 | Uruguay | 80.12 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 78.53 | 2025 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 56 | Hungary | 71.53 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 57 | Bolivia | 68.03 | 2025 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 58 | Norway | 65.56 | 2024 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 59 | Ireland | 62.53 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.37 | 2025 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 61 | Georgia | 52.52 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 62 | El Salvador | 51.3 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 63 | Armenia | 51.04 | 2018 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 64 | Belarus | 49.89 | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.77 | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 47.25 | 2023 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 67 | Albania | 43.06 | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 68 | Czechia | 41.88 | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Croatia | 37.06 | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 70 | Hong Kong | 35.82 | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 33.39 | 2025 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 72 | Niger | 25.46 | 2022 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 24.98 | 2023 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 24.98 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 24.92 | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Mongolia | 23.13 | 2025 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 77 | Kosovo | 20.82 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 78 | Singapore | 20.32 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 79 | Estonia | 17.65 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 80 | Mauritius | 16.07 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 81 | Latvia | 15.93 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 82 | Montenegro | 15.92 | 2024 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 83 | Guyana | 14.88 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 84 | Slovenia | 13.16 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.13 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 9.34 | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 9.23 | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Belize | 7.16 | 2017 | — | flat |
| 89 | Moldova | 5.63 | 2025 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 5.58 | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 91 | Barbados | 5.29 | 2019 | — | falling |
| 92 | Malta | 4.51 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 93 | Iceland | 4.29 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 94 | Grenada | 1.47 | 2023 | down 58.5% | 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 unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.