Countries with the Highest Youth Unemployment 2024
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Djibouti leads in Youth unemployment rate (% of labour force aged 15-24) with 76.49 in 2024.
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Average Youth unemployment rate (% of labour force aged 15-24) in 2024: 40.82 · median: 37.
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Gap in 2024: Djibouti is 2.6× larger than Georgia.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest Youth Unemployment 2024
The 20 countries with the highest youth unemployment rate in 2024, covering people aged 15 to 24 who are looking for work. Djibouti is highest at 76.49%, ahead of South Africa at 60.25% and Eswatini at 54.37%. Figures are ILO modelled estimates for 182 countries and territories.
Analysis
The median country has youth unemployment of 12.87%, so the rate in Djibouti is about 5.9 times higher. The lowest of the 182 measured is Niger at 0.39%.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Youth unemployment rate (% of labour force aged 15-24)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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