Reporting economies ranked by youth unemployment; percent of labour force ages 15–24, 2024.
15 reporting economies are ranked by the highest reported youth unemployment rate in 2024. The rate is unemployed people ages 15–24 as a share of the youth labour force. South Africa ranks first at 60.1%, ahead of Botswana at 45.2%. Greece is fifteenth at 22.4%, and coverage reflects reporting available for this ILOSTAT series.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 60.1% | 2024 |
| 2 | Botswana | 45.2% | 2024 |
| 3 | State of Palestine | 43% | 2024 |
| 4 | Jordan | 39.3% | 2024 |
| 5 | Gabon | 34.5% | 2024 |
| 6 | Lesotho | 31.1% | 2024 |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 28.7% | 2024 |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.9% | 2024 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 26.5% | 2024 |
| 10 | Spain | 26.5% | 2024 |
| 11 | Angola | 26.2% | 2024 |
| 12 | Montenegro | 26% | 2024 |
| 13 | Sweden | 24.3% | 2024 |
| 14 | Romania | 23.9% | 2024 |
| 15 | Greece | 22.4% | 2024 |
Source 1: Unemployment rate by sex and age
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Dataset/table: Unemployment rate by sex and age
Units: percent of labour force
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the 15 ranked reported youth unemployment rate observations for 2024.
The rate is unemployed people ages 15–24 as a share of the youth labour force. The series uses reported or nationally estimated observations, so coverage and statistical flags can differ across reporting economies.
The ranking filters the ILOSTAT series to people ages 15–24 in the labour force, the completed 2024 period and eligible reporting observations, then orders the published rates from highest to lowest.
All rows use the same ILOSTAT indicator, demographic classification, percent of labour force unit and 2024 period.
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