| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Unit | Share | Rank | Year | Source | Key |
| 1 | Afghanistan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 174 | ||
| 2 | Albania | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 92 | ||
| 3 | Algeria | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 106 | ||
| 4 | Andorra | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 175 | ||
| 5 | Angola | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 161 | ||
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 52 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 34 | ||
| 8 | Armenia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 76 | ||
| 9 | Australia | Youth unemployment rate | 12.3 | % | 18 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 5 | |
| 10 | Austria | Youth unemployment rate | 6.3 | % | 4 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 15 | |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 88 | ||
| 12 | Bahamas | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 41 | ||
| 13 | Bahrain | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 39 | ||
| 14 | Bangladesh | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 145 | ||
| 15 | Barbados | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 31 | ||
| 16 | Belarus | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 56 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | Youth unemployment rate | 15.2 | % | 22 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 4 | |
| 18 | Belize | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 58 | ||
| 19 | Benin | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 158 | ||
| 20 | Bhutan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 140 | ||
| 21 | Bolivia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 114 | ||
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 176 | ||
| 23 | Botswana | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 126 | ||
| 24 | Brazil | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 73 | ||
| 25 | Brunei | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 32 | ||
| 26 | Bulgaria | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 62 | ||
| 27 | Burkina Faso | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 169 | ||
| 28 | Burundi | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 171 | ||
| 29 | Cambodia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 130 | ||
| 30 | Cameroon | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 135 | ||
| 31 | Canada | Youth unemployment rate | 12.6 | % | 19 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 3 | |
| 32 | Cape Verde | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 100 | ||
| 33 | Central African Republic | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 165 | ||
| 34 | Chad | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 166 | ||
| 35 | Chile | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 38 | ||
| 36 | China | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 96 | ||
| 37 | Colombia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 68 | ||
| 38 | Comoros | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 137 | ||
| 39 | Congo (Brazzaville) | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 136 | ||
| 40 | Congo (Kinshasa) | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 155 | ||
| 41 | Costa Rica | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 43 | ||
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 156 | ||
| 43 | Croatia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 48 | ||
| 44 | Cuba | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 55 | ||
| 45 | Cyprus | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 26 | ||
| 46 | Czech Republic | Youth unemployment rate | 17.0 | % | 23 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 33 | |
| 47 | Denmark | Youth unemployment rate | 6.7 | % | 8 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 14 | |
| 48 | Djibouti | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 149 | ||
| 49 | Dominica | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 61 | ||
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 94 | ||
| 51 | East Timor | Youth unemployment rate | na | na | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 52 | Ecuador | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 93 | ||
| 53 | Egypt | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 115 | ||
| 54 | El Salvador | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 104 | ||
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 111 | ||
| 56 | Eritrea | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 157 | ||
| 57 | Estonia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 42 | ||
| 58 | Ethiopia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 168 | ||
| 59 | Fiji Islands | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 72 | ||
| 60 | Finland | Youth unemployment rate | 21.6 | % | 25 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 10 | |
| 61 | France | Youth unemployment rate | 20.7 | % | 24 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 12 | |
| 62 | Gabon | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 117 | ||
| 63 | Gambia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 160 | ||
| 64 | Georgia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 81 | ||
| 65 | Germany | Youth unemployment rate | 7.7 | % | 9 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 17 | |
| 66 | Ghana | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 129 | ||
| 67 | Greece | Youth unemployment rate | 29.5 | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 24 | ||
| 68 | Grenada | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 83 | ||
| 69 | Guatemala | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 120 | ||
| 70 | Guinea | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 159 | ||
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 167 | ||
| 72 | Guyana | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 103 | ||
| 73 | Haiti | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 146 | ||
| 74 | Honduras | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 116 | ||
| 75 | Hungary | Youth unemployment rate | 12.1 | % | 17 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 35 | |
| 76 | Iceland | Youth unemployment rate | 4.7 | % | 2 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 7 | |
| 77 | India | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 124 | ||
| 78 | Indonesia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 110 | ||
| 79 | Iran | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 98 | ||
| 80 | Iraq | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 177 | ||
| 81 | Ireland | Youth unemployment rate | 6.4 | % | 5 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 18 | |
| 82 | Israel | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 22 | ||
| 83 | Italy | Youth unemployment rate | 29.7 | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 20 | ||
| 84 | Jamaica | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 86 | ||
| 85 | Japan | Youth unemployment rate | 9.2 | % | 11 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 9 | |
| 86 | Jordan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 99 | ||
| 87 | Kazakhstan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 79 | ||
| 88 | Kenya | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 134 | ||
| 89 | Kiribati | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 178 | ||
| 90 | Korea, North | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 179 | ||
| 91 | Korea, South | Youth unemployment rate | 10.2 | % | 13 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 27 | |
| 92 | Kuwait | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 45 | ||
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 102 | ||
| 94 | Laos | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 143 | ||
| 95 | Latvia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 53 | ||
| 96 | Lebanon | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 75 | ||
| 97 | Lesotho | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 132 | ||
| 98 | Liberia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 180 | ||
| 99 | Libya | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 64 | ||
| 100 | Liechtenstein | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 181 | ||
| 101 | Lithuania | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 49 | ||
| 102 | Luxembourg | Youth unemployment rate | 6.4 | % | 6 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 16 | |
| 103 | Macedonia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 65 | ||
| 104 | Madagascar | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 147 | ||
| 105 | Malawi | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 163 | ||
| 106 | Malaysia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 59 | ||
| 107 | Maldives | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 84 | ||
| 108 | Mali | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 164 | ||
| 109 | Malta | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 30 | ||
| 110 | Marshall Islands | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 182 | ||
| 111 | Mauritania | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 152 | ||
| 112 | Mauritius | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 67 | ||
| 113 | Mexico | Youth unemployment rate | 4.4 | % | 1 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 54 | |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 183 | ||
| 115 | Moldova | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 105 | ||
| 116 | Monaco | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 184 | ||
| 117 | Mongolia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 113 | ||
| 118 | Morocco | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 123 | ||
| 119 | Mozambique | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 170 | ||
| 120 | Myanmar | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 127 | ||
| 121 | Namibia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 122 | ||
| 122 | Nauru | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 185 | ||
| 123 | Nepal | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 142 | ||
| 124 | Netherlands | Youth unemployment rate | 6.6 | % | 7 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 8 | |
| 125 | New Zealand | Youth unemployment rate | 13.2 | % | 20 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 19 | |
| 126 | Nicaragua | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 118 | ||
| 127 | Niger | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 172 | ||
| 128 | Nigeria | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 148 | ||
| 129 | Norway | Youth unemployment rate | 10.2 | % | 14 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 1 | |
| 130 | Oman | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 78 | ||
| 131 | Pakistan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 138 | ||
| 132 | Palau | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 186 | ||
| 133 | Panama | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 57 | ||
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 133 | ||
| 135 | Paraguay | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 90 | ||
| 136 | Peru | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 82 | ||
| 137 | Philippines | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 77 | ||
| 138 | Poland | Youth unemployment rate | 35.2 | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 37 | ||
| 139 | Portugal | Youth unemployment rate | 8.6 | % | 10 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 28 | |
| 140 | Qatar | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 51 | ||
| 141 | Romania | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 63 | ||
| 142 | Russia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 60 | ||
| 143 | Rwanda | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 162 | ||
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 44 | ||
| 145 | Saint Lucia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 66 | ||
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 91 | ||
| 147 | Samoa | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 101 | ||
| 148 | San Marino | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 187 | ||
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 119 | ||
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 71 | ||
| 151 | Senegal | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 154 | ||
| 152 | Seychelles | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 47 | ||
| 153 | Sierra Leone | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 173 | ||
| 154 | Singapore | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 25 | ||
| 155 | Slovakia | Youth unemployment rate | 35.2 | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 36 | ||
| 156 | Slovenia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 29 | ||
| 157 | Solomon Islands | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 121 | ||
| 158 | Somalia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 188 | ||
| 159 | South Africa | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 107 | ||
| 160 | Spain | Youth unemployment rate | 25.5 | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 21 | ||
| 161 | Sri Lanka | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 89 | ||
| 162 | Sudan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 139 | ||
| 163 | Suriname | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 74 | ||
| 164 | Swaziland | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 125 | ||
| 165 | Sweden | Youth unemployment rate | 11.9 | % | 16 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 2 | |
| 166 | Switzerland | Youth unemployment rate | 4.8 | % | 3 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 11 | |
| 167 | Syria | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 108 | ||
| 168 | Tajikistan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 112 | ||
| 169 | Tanzania | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 151 | ||
| 170 | Thailand | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 70 | ||
| 171 | Togo | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 141 | ||
| 172 | Tonga | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 189 | ||
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 50 | ||
| 174 | Tunisia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 97 | ||
| 175 | Turkey | Youth unemployment rate | 13.2 | % | 21 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 85 | |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 87 | ||
| 177 | Tuvalu | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 190 | ||
| 178 | Uganda | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 150 | ||
| 179 | Ukraine | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 80 | ||
| 180 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 46 | ||
| 181 | United Kingdom (UK) | Youth unemployment rate | 11.8 | % | 15 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 13 | |
| 182 | United States of America (USA) | Youth unemployment rate | 9.3 | % | 12 | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 6 | |
| 183 | Uruguay | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 40 | ||
| 184 | Uzbekistan | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 95 | ||
| 185 | Vanuatu | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 131 | ||
| 186 | Vatican | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | na | ||
| 187 | Venezuela | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 69 | ||
| 188 | Vietnam | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 109 | ||
| 189 | Yemen | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 144 | ||
| 190 | Yugoslavia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 191 | ||
| 191 | Zambia | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 153 | ||
| 192 | Zimbabwe | Youth unemployment rate | na | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 128 | ||
| 193 | OECD30 | Youth unemployment rate | 11.8 | % | 2000 | HDR (2002) | 193 |