Youth transited (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Youth transited (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 20,681 in Pakistan; the lowest is 25.73 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 565.1, and the mean is 1,638.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 804.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 327.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 82.9%).
Youth transited: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 20,681 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 12,538 | 2026 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 3 | Vietnam | 11,206 | 2020 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 5,662 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 4,753 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 6 | France | 3,059 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 2,845 | 2021 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 2,813 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 9 | South Korea | 2,730 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 2,463 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 2,141 | 2025 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 12 | Spain | 2,116 | 2025 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 1,980 | 2025 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 14 | Senegal | 1,322 | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 1,272 | 2019 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Serbia | 1,240 | 2025 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 1,191 | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 1,038 | 2024 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 988.63 | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 901.55 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 21 | Rwanda | 890.36 | 2025 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 745.84 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia | 708.46 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 645.2 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 644.64 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 600.99 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 577.39 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 569.05 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 565.49 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 30 | Jordan | 564.71 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 522.66 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 469.09 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 369.15 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Greece | 360.81 | 2020 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 341.86 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 336.21 | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 320.75 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 303.13 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 269.56 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 267.42 | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 41 | Mongolia | 265.5 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 230.55 | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 43 | Finland | 216.77 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 193.2 | 2025 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 45 | Georgia | 150.22 | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 145.67 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 47 | Albania | 140.52 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 48 | Kosovo | 91.3 | 2024 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 81.32 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 50 | Latvia | 77.66 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 51 | Cyprus | 72.9 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 52 | Moldova | 72.67 | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 58.81 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 54 | Montenegro | 55.73 | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 55 | Malta | 46.52 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 39.13 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 57 | Palestine | 39.06 | 2025 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Iceland | 25.73 | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The youth transited population is defined as persons aged between 15 and 29 years old who are in stable employment, in satisfactory temporary employment, or in satisfactory self-employment. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.