Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (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-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 21.46 in Botswana; the lowest is 0.781 in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.22, and the mean is 6.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 601.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 85.9%).
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 21.46 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia | 16.32 | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 3 | Palestine, State of | 14.04 | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 11.15 | 2025 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 5 | France | 10.8 | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 10.47 | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 10.1 | 2025 | down 60.4% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 8.93 | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 8.62 | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 8.05 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 7.93 | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 12 | Chile | 7.82 | 2022 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 7.76 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 7.54 | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 7.43 | 2025 | up 299.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Cyprus | 7.39 | 2025 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia | 7.22 | 2025 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.89 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 6.89 | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 6.86 | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 6.35 | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 6.1 | 2025 | down 28.5% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 6.03 | 2025 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 5.92 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 5.72 | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 5.65 | 2025 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 5.64 | 2025 | down 25.5% | flat |
| 28 | Rwanda | 5.29 | 2025 | up 240.1% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 5.22 | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 5.17 | 2025 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 31 | Cambodia | 5.04 | 2025 | up 601.3% | volatile |
| 32 | United States of America | 5.03 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 4.99 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 4.78 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 4.64 | 2025 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.59 | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 37 | Switzerland | 4.42 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 4.17 | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 4 | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 40 | Seychelles | 3.97 | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 3.93 | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 3.84 | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 43 | Uganda | 3.68 | 2021 | up 234.0% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 3.51 | 2025 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 45 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.46 | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Mongolia | 3.37 | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands | 3.31 | 2025 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 3.24 | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 49 | Poland | 2.97 | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 2.79 | 2024 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 51 | Thailand | 2.36 | 2019 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.28 | 2022 | up 97.3% | falling |
| 53 | Iceland | 2.25 | 2016 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 2.23 | 2025 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 55 | Togo | 1.87 | 2022 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 1.6 | 2025 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 0.781 | 2025 | down 85.9% | 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 employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. 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.