Half of the world’s population is under 30 years old, making this the most important generation of young people in human history.
With the discharge of the second Global Youth Well-Being Index founded by a partner International Youth Foundation AND Hiltonan index exploring the actual challenges facing young people all over the world to make sure the world has a greater future for the following generation.
Rich in youth data, the index provides an overall picture of the political and civic context for every nation, including the existence of a national youth policy, whether young people feel that the federal government cares about their wants and desires, the age of office and the proportion of young people volunteering.
In the realm of volunteering, the general results show that young individuals are already directly involved in solving the issues facing their communities.
By downloading the complete Index report, Seasia provides information on countries which have very high rates of youth volunteering.
These indicators of volunteering provide useful insight into the degree to which youth are engaged and empowered to deal with social issues in positive and peaceful ways.
The countries are classified as follows:
YOUTH VOLUNTEERING RATES BY COUNTRY
1. INDONESIA – 51%
2. United States – 46%
3. Australia – 42%
4. Kenya – 42%
5. PHILIPPINES – 37%
6. Uganda – 31%
7. Nigeria – 27%
8. South Africa – 26%
9. Great Britain – 26%
10. Ghana – 25%
11. Germany 23%
12. South Korea – 23%
13. Peru – 21%
14. Colombia – 20%
15. India – 20%
16. Spain – 19%
17. VIETNAM – 19%
18. Japan – 18%
19. Sweden – 18%
20. Brazil – 17%
21. Russia – 15%
22. Saudi Arabia – 14%
23. THAILAND – 13%
24. Mexico – 12%
25. Jordan – 10%
Note: Percentage of respondents who answered the query Gallup World Poll aged 15 to 29 who say they’ve worked as a volunteer in a company within the last month.
Source: Forbes, The full 2017 Global Youth Well-Being Index report
