1,387 1,353 325 264 208 199 191 165 147 129
UNITED CONGO,
INDIA CHINA NIGERIA STATES INDONESIA PAKISTAN BRAZIL DEM. REP. BANGLADESH ETHIOPIA
2050
1,676 1,343 411 397 322 311 231 216 202 191
NIGER CHAD SOMALIA DEM. REP. ANGOLA MALI FASO NIGERIA BURUNDI GAMBIA
7.3 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5
BOSNIA-
LOWEST
SOUTH KOREA TAIWAN ROMANIA SINGAPORE HERZEGOVINA ITALY SPAIN GREECE MOLDOVA LIECHTENSTEIN
1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
higher for young women than young men. Young women often have less Romania 2.1
Thailand 9.1
access to jobs, education, and training, and are more likely to be fully Russia 14.2
engaged in nonlabor-market activities, such as caregiving and household
work. Middle-income countries, especially the lower middle-income Honduras 1.9
countries, have the highest NEET rates and the largest gender disparities. Guatemala 3.6
Many low-income countries do not have data on NEET, but when they Bangladesh 31.6
Egypt 15.6
do, the rates are generally low since many youth are engaged in low Armenia 0.4
productivity, informal agricultural or urban livelihood activities. Given Indonesia 44.8
sub-Saharan Africa, NEET rates are likely to rise unless investments are Ukraine 4.2
made in more educational and job opportunities for youth. Iran 11.5
Gambia 0.4
Nepal 6.2
Tanzania 11.2
Notes: Classification of NEET categories may vary slightly across countries as referenced in ILOSTAT. Mali 3.7
The four income groups refer to the World Banks Country Classification in 2017. The income group Togo 1.5
thresholds for the four groups in 2017 are based on gross national income per capita in 2015 (calculated Mozambique 5.9
using the World Bank Atlas method). Unlike standard unemployment measures, the NEET measure also
Uganda 8.8
includes youth who are not actively looking for work or not available to work.
Sources: International Labor Organization, ILOSTAT; World Bank, World Development Indicators.
0 25 50 75 100
Females 19
16
14
Males 17
Hispanic/ 13
Latino 22
Females 20
16
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Males Females
9.8
BILLION
55 1.9
The total fertility rate
28%
Life expectancy of Percentage of
(lifetime births per
Projected world men in Western Africa population ages 65 and
woman) in France,
population in 2050, up and 57 for women, both above in Japan, the
Sweden, and Ireland, the
from 7.5 billion in 2017. lowest of any world region. worlds highest rate.
highest rate in Europe.
DATA NOTES
A date range indicates the most recent data point during b Average number of children born to a woman during her h The former Yugoslav Republic.
that time period. lifetime.
() Indicates data unavailable or inapplicable. c In current international dollars. Data prior to 2016 are Data prepared by PRB demographers Toshiko Kaneda and
a Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Rates shown shown in italics. Genevieve Dupuis.
with decimals indicate national statistics reported d Data prior to 2011 are shown in italics.
as completely registered, while those without are e The status of Western Sahara is disputed by Morocco.
estimates from the sources cited on the reverse. Rates
shown in italics are based on fewer than 100 annual f Special Administrative Region.
infant deaths, so the figure is estimated from an g Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17,
average of the previous three years. 2008. Serbia has not recognized Kosovos independence.
CORE THEMES
AGING CHILDREN & FAMILY PLANNING & GENDER GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUALITY MIGRATION & POPULATION & YOUTH
FAMILIES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & POVERTY URBANIZATION THE ENVIRONMENT
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