Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) rose 3.91% to 17.9% in the World in 2021, according to ILO.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in the World reached an all time high of 17.9% in 2021 and an all time low of 10.7% in 1991. When compared to World's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in China amounted to 11.4%, 6.95% in Germany, 4.36% in Japan and 9.57% in USA in 2021.
World has been ranked th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24).
| Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 10.6% | 11.2% | 9.79% | 9.37% | 8.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 22.1% | 20.1% | 19.3% | 15.8% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 13.2% | 13.1% | 11.6% | 11.1% | 11.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 24.6% | 24.4% | 22.1% | 20.8% | 19.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 7.22% | 7.04% | 6.76% | 6.18% | 5.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 21.7% | 22.2% | 22.6% | 23.0% | 22.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 5.55% | 5.09% | 4.58% | 3.57% | 3.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 8.50% | 7.62% | 6.83% | 6.82% | 7.14% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 20.7% | 17.6% | 14.8% | 11.7% | 9.85% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 16.4% | 16.7% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 9.90% | 10.1% | 9.78% | 10.1% | 9.86% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 11.6% | 10.4% | 9.20% | 8.58% | 8.34% | ||||||||||||||||
| World | % | 15.2% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.3% |
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