Youth working-age population 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 is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 54,792 in Pakistan; the lowest is 71.82 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,569, and the mean is 5,346.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 763.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 229.3%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 45.7%).
Youth working-age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 54,792 | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 30,908 | 2019 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 30,809 | 2026 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 18,626 | 2020 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 5 | South Africa | 15,604 | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 13,184 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 12,676 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 11,934 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 11,662 | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 10 | France | 11,283 | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 11 | Italy | 8,804 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 12 | South Korea | 7,614 | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 7,561 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 14 | Zambia | 6,075 | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 5,503 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 16 | Senegal | 5,279 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 4,466 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 4,067 | 2025 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 4,014 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 20 | Rwanda | 3,810 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3,335 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Jordan | 3,053 | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 3,028 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 2,508 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Bolivia | 2,381 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 2,093 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 1,830 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 1,648 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 1,632 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 30 | Hungary | 1,505 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 1,487 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 1,486 | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 33 | Switzerland | 1,457 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 1,123 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1,071 | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 36 | Norway | 1,026 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 1,003 | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 38 | Finland | 945.85 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 39 | Palestine | 936.89 | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 866.37 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 840.63 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 42 | Jamaica | 748.56 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 43 | Mongolia | 687.27 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 44 | Croatia | 620.89 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 588.52 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 46 | Georgia | 559.86 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 47 | Albania | 424.52 | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 48 | Lithuania | 406.2 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 49 | Kosovo | 372.98 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 50 | Moldova | 352.58 | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 51 | Slovenia | 307.43 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 269.83 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 207.82 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 54 | Cyprus | 152.07 | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 55 | Montenegro | 136.72 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 123.19 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 57 | Malta | 103.61 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 58 | Iceland | 71.82 | 2023 | up 16.9% | 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 working-age population is defined as persons aged between 15 and 29 years old. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.