Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

ILO modeled estimate published by World Bank: unemployed youth as a percentage of the labor force ages 15–24. Not the percentage of all youth or graduates without work. Separate from the count-based derived unemployment rate.

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Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7848 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 10.23 Exact value 10.2280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7847 · revision 1 Value 10.2280000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.2280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 10.21 Exact value 10.2140000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7846 · revision 1 Value 10.2140000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.2140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 10.17 Exact value 10.1710000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7845 · revision 1 Value 10.1710000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1710000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 10.15 Exact value 10.1530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7844 · revision 1 Value 10.1530000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 10.14 Exact value 10.1440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7843 · revision 1 Value 10.1440000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 10.16 Exact value 10.1590000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7842 · revision 1 Value 10.1590000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1590000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 10.15 Exact value 10.1530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7841 · revision 1 Value 10.1530000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 10.17 Exact value 10.1660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7840 · revision 1 Value 10.1660000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1999	10.18 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7839 · revision 1 Value 10.1800000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 10.20 Exact value 10.2030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7838 · revision 1 Value 10.2030000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.2030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 10.27 Exact value 10.2710000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7837 · revision 1 Value 10.2710000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.2710000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 10.18 Exact value 10.1810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7836 · revision 1 Value 10.1810000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 10.16 Exact value 10.1590000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7835 · revision 1 Value 10.1590000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1590000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 10.11 Exact value 10.1110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7834 · revision 1 Value 10.1110000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 10.18 Exact value 10.1760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7833 · revision 1 Value 10.1760000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 10.18 Exact value 10.1820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7832 · revision 1 Value 10.1820000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2007	10.12 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7831 · revision 1 Value 10.1200000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 10.14 Exact value 10.1370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7830 · revision 1 Value 10.1370000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 10.06 Exact value 10.0560000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7829 · revision 1 Value 10.0560000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 10.04 Exact value 10.0410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7828 · revision 1 Value 10.0410000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 10.04 Exact value 10.0440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7827 · revision 1 Value 10.0440000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 10.07 Exact value 10.0710000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7826 · revision 1 Value 10.0710000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0710000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 10.10 Exact value 10.1040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7825 · revision 1 Value 10.1040000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.1040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 10.09 Exact value 10.0940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7824 · revision 1 Value 10.0940000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10.0940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 12.53 Exact value 12.5340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7823 · revision 1 Value 12.5340000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.5340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 14.93 Exact value 14.9320000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7822 · revision 1 Value 14.9320000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14.9320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2017	17.31 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7821 · revision 1 Value 17.3100000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.3100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 16.40 Exact value 16.4020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7820 · revision 1 Value 16.4020000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.4020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2019	15.52 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7819 · revision 1 Value 15.5200000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.5200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 16.05 Exact value 16.0530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7818 · revision 1 Value 16.0530000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.0530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 16.01 Exact value 16.0130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7817 · revision 1 Value 16.0130000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.0130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 17.54 Exact value 17.5390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7816 · revision 1 Value 17.5390000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.5390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 17.49 Exact value 17.4940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7815 · revision 1 Value 17.4940000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.4940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 17.24 Exact value 17.2350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7814 · revision 1 Value 17.2350000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17.2350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 16.79 Exact value 16.7850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #7813 · revision 1 Value 16.7850000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.7850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:49 · source revision unspecified

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