Youth employment trends
Where is youth unemployment the highest?
Youth unemployment has fallen considerably since the height of the crisis in 2009. However, youth unemployment rates are still higher than pre-crisis levels in much of the world. This chart shows how those rates vary from region to region.
YEARS
2008
2018
Increase
Decrease
Highest
29.7
28.6
26.4
24.4
19.5
17.8
16
16
0
Arab
States
Northern
Africa
Latin
America and
the Caribbean
Northern,
Southern and
Western Europe
17.4
16.6
14.2
14.3
13.1
13.5
12.2
12.3
0
Central and
Western Asia
Eastern
Europe
World
South-East
Asia and
the Pacific
Lowest
12.6
11.6
11.2
11.1
10.9
10.5
10
10
0
Eastern
Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Northern
America
Southern
Asia
YEARS
2008
2018
Increase
Decrease
13.1
12.3
World
Highest
29.7
26.4
0
Arab
States
Lowest
10.5
10
Eastern
Asia
28.6
24.4
19.5
16
Northern
Africa
Latin
America and
the Caribbean
17.8
17.4
16.6
16
Central and
Western Asia
Northern,
Southern and
Western Europe
14.2
14.3
13.5
12.2
Eastern
Europe
South-East
Asia and
the Pacific
12.6
11.6
11.2
11.1
Northern
America
Sub-Saharan
Africa
10.9
10
Southern
Asia