Youth working-age population (15-29) 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 working-age population (15-29) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 67,029 in Indonesia; the lowest is 16.93 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,734, and the mean is 5,774.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,960.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 197.7%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 50.1%).
Youth working-age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 67,029 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 61,780 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 3 | Tanzania | 15,875 | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 12,676 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 12,160 | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 11,934 | 2025 | up 197.7% | rising |
| 7 | Uganda | 11,662 | 2021 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 8 | France | 10,177 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 9 | Thailand | 9,035 | 2019 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 10 | Ghana | 8,574 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 8,332 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 12 | Peru | 7,646 | 2025 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 7,395 | 2025 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7,094 | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 6,075 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 5,279 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 5,096 | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 4,835 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 4,446 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 20 | Cambodia | 4,175 | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 4,172 | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Rwanda | 3,810 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 3,704 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 3,144 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 25 | Bolivia | 3,064 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 2,701 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 1,930 | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 1,901 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 1,734 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 1,589 | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 31 | Palestine | 1,510 | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 1,464 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 1,443 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 1,388 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 1,336 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 1,321 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 1,111 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 1,086 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 959.63 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 948.38 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 942.69 | 2025 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 42 | Finland | 890.17 | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 810.66 | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 44 | Slovakia | 753.49 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 45 | Mongolia | 687.27 | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 46 | Botswana | 598.59 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 573.27 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 48 | Armenia | 432.07 | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 49 | Lithuania | 406.53 | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 50 | Moldova | 352.58 | 2025 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 287.96 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 227.94 | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 197.78 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 54 | Cyprus | 155.26 | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 111.72 | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 56 | Iceland | 74.84 | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 57 | Seychelles | 16.93 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
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 working-age population is defined as persons aged between 15 and 29 years old. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.