The CIA World Factbook Edition 2012 People and Society
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) In 15 editions of 36.
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) was published in 15 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2011 to 2025. The 2012 edition carries it in 130 entries, in its People and Society section, under the heading “Unemployment, youth ages 15-24”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2012 edition 130
the first edition with it 2011
the latest edition with it 2025
Fields / People and Society / Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Published as “Unemployment, youth ages 15-24” (2011 to 2021) and “Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)” (2022 to 2025).
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Africa 17 entries
total: 24.3% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 34
total: 0.8%
country comparison to the world: 130
male: 1.1%
female: 0.6% (2002)
total: 24.8%
country comparison to the world: 32
male: 17.2%
female: 47.9% (2007)
total: 24.9%
country comparison to the world: 30
male: 19.5%
female: 29.4% (2006)
total: 4.7%
country comparison to the world: 123
male: 5.7%
female: 3.7% (2007)
total: 2.3%
country comparison to the world: 128
male: 1.7%
female: 2.8% (2005)
total: 21.4%
country comparison to the world: 48
male: 18.1%
female: 26.3% (2009)
total: 21.9%
country comparison to the world: 45
male: 22.8%
female: 19.4% (2009)
total: 41.7%
country comparison to the world: 7
male: 36.7%
female: 47.1% (2004)
total: 3.2%
country comparison to the world: 126
male: 4%
female: 1.7% (2001)
total: 14.8%
country comparison to the world: 77
male: 11.9%
female: 20.1% (2006)
total: 20.3% (2002)
country comparison to the world: 54
total: 5.2%
country comparison to the world: 122
male: 7.3%
female: 3.5% (2004)
total: 48.2%
country comparison to the world: 3
male: 44.6%
female: 52.5% (2009)
total: 8.8%
country comparison to the world: 111
male: 7.4%
female: 10.1% (2005)
total: 30.7%
country comparison to the world: 14
male: 31.4%
female: 29.3% (2005)
total: 24.9%
country comparison to the world: 31
male: 28.2%
female: 21.4% (2002)
Arctic Region 1 entry
total: 16%
country comparison to the world: 72
male: 19.9%
female: 12% (2009)
Asia 15 entries
total: 57.6%
country comparison to the world: 1
male: 47.2%
female: 69.4% (2007)
total: 14.4%
country comparison to the world: 80
male: 18.7%
female: 9.8% (2008)
total: 9.3%
country comparison to the world: 106
male: 8%
female: 13.6% (2006)
total: 6.3%
country comparison to the world: 120
male: 5.5%
female: 7.2% (2005)
total: 35.5%
country comparison to the world: 11
male: 32.4%
female: 40.7% (2008)
total: 10.5%
country comparison to the world: 100
male: 10.4%
female: 10.8% (2004)
total: 9.1%
country comparison to the world: 109
male: 10.1%
female: 8% (2009)
total: 6.7%
country comparison to the world: 118
male: 6.8%
female: 8.2% (2008)
total: 9.8%
country comparison to the world: 104
male: 11.9%
female: 8.5% (2009)
total: 14.6%
country comparison to the world: 79
male: 13.6%
female: 16.2% (2006)
total: 22.2%
country comparison to the world: 42
male: 15.5%
female: 30.5% (2006)
total: 20%
country comparison to the world: 58
male: 19.5%
female: 20.7% (2003)
total: 7.7%
country comparison to the world: 114
male: 7%
female: 10.5% (2008)
total: 18.3%
country comparison to the world: 64
male: 17.7%
female: 19.1% (2009)
total: 21.3%
country comparison to the world: 49
male: 17.1%
female: 27.9% (2009)
Central America and the Caribbean 18 entries
total: 19.9%
country comparison to the world: 59
male: 18.4%
female: 21.6% (2001)
total: 23.2%
country comparison to the world: 36
male: 24.1%
female: 22.9% (2007)
total: 18.9%
country comparison to the world: 62
male: 16.7%
female: 21.7% (2007)
total: 26.2%
country comparison to the world: 23
male: 24.1%
female: 28.7% (2003)
total: 19.5%
country comparison to the world: 60
male: 13.8%
female: 28.8% (2005)
total: 13.5%
country comparison to the world: 85
male: 13.6%
female: 13.3% (2008)
total: 11%
country comparison to the world: 97
male: 9.6%
female: 13.4% (2008)
total: 3.1%
country comparison to the world: 127
male: 2.8%
female: 3.5% (2008)
total: 26%
country comparison to the world: 24
male: 26.2%
female: 25.4% (2001)
total: 30.3%
country comparison to the world: 15
male: 21.2%
female: 44.5% (2007)
total: 11.4%
country comparison to the world: 94
male: 13%
female: 8.3% (2007)
total: 7%
country comparison to the world: 117
male: 5.2%
female: 11.2% (2005)
total: 27.1%
country comparison to the world: 20
male: 22.5%
female: 33.1% (2009)
total: 8.6%
country comparison to the world: 112
male: 8.1%
female: 9.7% (2006)
total: 14.9%
country comparison to the world: 75
male: 11.7%
female: 21.1% (2008)
total: 25.5%
country comparison to the world: 26
male: 28.6%
female: 22% (2009)
total: 40.8%
country comparison to the world: 8
male: 37.1%
female: 45.5% (2004)
total: 10.5%
country comparison to the world: 101
male: 8.8%
female: 12.9% (2008)
Europe 37 entries
total: 35.5%
country comparison to the world: 10
male: 41.6%
female: 27.1% (2001)
total: 10%
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 10.5%
female: 9.4% (2009)
total: 21.9%
country comparison to the world: 44
male: 21.5%
female: 22.5% (2009)
total: 47.3%
country comparison to the world: 4
male: 44.7%
female: 51.9% (2008)
total: 16.1%
country comparison to the world: 71
male: 17.8%
female: 13.7% (2009)
total: 21.9%
country comparison to the world: 46
male: 18.5%
female: 27.2% (2008)
total: 16.6%
country comparison to the world: 70
male: 16.6%
female: 16.7% (2009)
total: 11.2%
country comparison to the world: 96
male: 12.4%
female: 9.9% (2009)
total: 27.3%
country comparison to the world: 18
male: 31.8%
female: 21.2% (2009)
total: 9.4%
country comparison to the world: 105
male: 6.9%
female: 12.5% (2005)
total: 20.5%
country comparison to the world: 53
male: 22%
female: 18.8% (2009)
total: 22.6%
country comparison to the world: 40
male: 23.4%
female: 21.7% (2009)
total: 11%
country comparison to the world: 98
male: 12%
female: 9.8% (2009)
total: 25.8%
country comparison to the world: 25
male: 19.4%
female: 33.9% (2009)
total: 26.5%
country comparison to the world: 22
male: 28.2%
female: 24.2% (2009)
total: 24.3%
country comparison to the world: 33
male: 30.9%
female: 17.3% (2009)
total: 7.2%
country comparison to the world: 116
male: 9.5%
female: 5.1% (2006)
total: 25.4%
country comparison to the world: 27
male: 23.3%
female: 28.7% (2009)
total: 33.8%
country comparison to the world: 12
male: 38.3%
female: 27.9% (2009)
total: 29.4%
country comparison to the world: 16
male: 35.2%
female: 21.7% (2009)
total: 17.2%
country comparison to the world: 68
male: 16.7%
female: 17.8% (2009)
total: 13.3%
country comparison to the world: 86
male: 17.7%
female: 15.4% (2009)
total: 15.4%
country comparison to the world: 73
male: 15.8%
female: 14.9% (2009)
total: 6.6%
country comparison to the world: 119
male: 7.1%
female: 6.2% (2009)
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
total: 54.9%
country comparison to the world: 2
male: 52.8%
female: 58.5% (2009)
total: 9.2%
country comparison to the world: 107
male: 10.3%
female: 8% (2009)
total: 20.7%
country comparison to the world: 52
male: 20.2%
female: 21.2% (2009)
total: 20%
country comparison to the world: 57
male: 18.6%
female: 21.6% (2009)
total: 20.8%
country comparison to the world: 51
male: 21.2%
female: 20.2% (2009)
total: 42.5% (2009)
country comparison to the world: 6
total: 27.3%
country comparison to the world: 19
male: 27.9%
female: 26.6% (2009)
total: 13.6%
country comparison to the world: 84
male: 13.8%
female: 13.4% (2009)
total: 37.9%
country comparison to the world: 9
male: 39.1%
female: 36.4% (2009)
total: 25%
country comparison to the world: 29
male: 26.3%
female: 23.7% (2009)
total: 8.2%
country comparison to the world: 113
male: 7.7%
female: 8.7% (2009)
total: 14.9%
country comparison to the world: 76
male: 15.2%
female: 14.5% (2005)
total: 18.9%
country comparison to the world: 63
male: 21.7%
female: 15.6% (2009)
Middle East 12 entries
total: 20.1%
country comparison to the world: 55
male: 17.2%
female: 27% (2001)
total: 9%
country comparison to the world: 110
male: 8.6%
female: 9.4% (2008)
total: 23%
country comparison to the world: 38
male: 20.2%
female: 34% (2008)
total: 14.7%
country comparison to the world: 78
male: 15.7%
female: 13.9% (2009)
total: 27%
country comparison to the world: 21
male: 22.6%
female: 45.9% (2009)
total: 22.1%
country comparison to the world: 43
male: 22.3%
female: 21.5% (2007)
total: 1.6%
country comparison to the world: 129
male: 0.7%
female: 7.5% (2007)
total: 28.2%
country comparison to the world: 17
male: 23.6%
female: 45.8% (2008)
total: 19.1%
country comparison to the world: 61
male: 13.1%
female: 49.1% (2007)
total: 25.3%
country comparison to the world: 28
male: 25.4%
female: 25.1% (2009)
total: 12.1%
country comparison to the world: 90
male: 7.9%
female: 21.8% (2008)
total: 46.9%
country comparison to the world: 5
male: 38.8%
female: 47.3% (2008)
North America 3 entries
total: 15.3%
country comparison to the world: 74
male: 18.1%
female: 12.4% (2009)
total: 10%
country comparison to the world: 102
male: 9.7%
female: 10.6% (2009)
total: 17.6%
country comparison to the world: 66
male: 20.1%
female: 14.9% (2009)
Oceania 7 entries
total: 11.6%
country comparison to the world: 93
male: 12.6%
female: 10.4% (2009)
total: 33.2%
country comparison to the world: 13
male: 29.3%
female: 39.1% (2002)
total: 11.3%
country comparison to the world: 95
male: 11.8%
female: 10% (2005)
total: 16.6%
country comparison to the world: 69
male: 16%
female: 17.2% (2009)
total: 5.9%
country comparison to the world: 121
male: 11.2%
female: 4.4% (2003)
total: 12.2%
country comparison to the world: 89
male: 10.6%
female: 15.5% (2001)
total: 11.9%
country comparison to the world: 91
male: 9.9%
female: 15.1% (2003)
South America 12 entries
total: 21.2%
country comparison to the world: 50
male: 18.8%
female: 24.7% (2009)
total: 9.2%
country comparison to the world: 108
male: 7.3%
female: 11.8% (2002)
total: 17.8%
country comparison to the world: 65
male: 13.9%
female: 23.1% (2009)
total: 22.6%
country comparison to the world: 39
male: 21.5%
female: 24.4% (2009)
total: 23%
country comparison to the world: 37
male: 18.2%
female: 29.9% (2008)
total: 14.1%
country comparison to the world: 81
male: 11.7%
female: 18.1% (2009)
total: 24.1%
country comparison to the world: 35
male: 20.6%
female: 31.3% (2002)
total: 11.8%
country comparison to the world: 92
male: 8.7%
female: 16.8% (2008)
total: 14%
country comparison to the world: 82
male: 12.5%
female: 15.6% (2008)
total: 21.5% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 47
total: 20%
country comparison to the world: 56
male: 16.1%
female: 25.4% (2009)
total: 13.6%
country comparison to the world: 83
male: 12.3%
female: 15.9% (2008)
Southeast Asia 8 entries
total: 12.6%
country comparison to the world: 88
male: 15.1%
female: 10.3% (2009)
total: 22.2%
country comparison to the world: 41
male: 21.6%
female: 23% (2009)
total: 7.5%
country comparison to the world: 115
male: 9.8%
female: 5.4% (2009)
total: 10.9%
country comparison to the world: 99
male: 10.3%
female: 11.8% (2008)
total: 17.4%
country comparison to the world: 67
male: 16.2%
female: 19.3% (2009)
total: 12.9%
country comparison to the world: 87
male: 9.9%
female: 16.6% (2009)
total: 4.3%
country comparison to the world: 125
male: 3.7%
female: 5.1% (2009)
total: 4.6%
country comparison to the world: 124
male: 4.4%
female: 4.9% (2004)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2012, “Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/youth-unemployment-rate-ages-15-24/2012.