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 #8136 · 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 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 17.48 Exact value 17.4760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8135 · revision 1 Value 17.4760000000 · 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: 17.4760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 19.27 Exact value 19.2720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8134 · revision 1 Value 19.2720000000 · 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: 19.2720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 18.54 Exact value 18.5360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8133 · revision 1 Value 18.5360000000 · 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: 18.5360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 16.87 Exact value 16.8720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8132 · revision 1 Value 16.8720000000 · 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: 16.8720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 15.20 Exact value 15.1960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8131 · revision 1 Value 15.1960000000 · 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: 15.1960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 15.64 Exact value 15.6410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8130 · revision 1 Value 15.6410000000 · 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: 15.6410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 15.84 Exact value 15.8390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8129 · revision 1 Value 15.8390000000 · 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: 15.8390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 14.46 Exact value 14.4580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8128 · revision 1 Value 14.4580000000 · 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: 14.4580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 13.11 Exact value 13.1110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8127 · revision 1 Value 13.1110000000 · 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: 13.1110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 12.08 Exact value 12.0840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8126 · revision 1 Value 12.0840000000 · 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: 12.0840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 13.48 Exact value 13.4760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8125 · revision 1 Value 13.4760000000 · 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: 13.4760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 12.79 Exact value 12.7940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8124 · revision 1 Value 12.7940000000 · 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: 12.7940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 11.96 Exact value 11.9620000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8123 · revision 1 Value 11.9620000000 · 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: 11.9620000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 11.37 Exact value 11.3660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8122 · revision 1 Value 11.3660000000 · 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: 11.3660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 10.62 Exact value 10.6190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8121 · revision 1 Value 10.6190000000 · 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: 10.6190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 10.03 Exact value 10.0260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8120 · revision 1 Value 10.0260000000 · 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: 10.0260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2007	9.36 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8119 · revision 1 Value 9.3600000000 · 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: 9.3600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 8.81 Exact value 8.8140000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8118 · revision 1 Value 8.8140000000 · 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: 8.8140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 11.46 Exact value 11.4610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8117 · revision 1 Value 11.4610000000 · 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: 11.4610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 11.55 Exact value 11.5480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8116 · revision 1 Value 11.5480000000 · 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: 11.5480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2011	11.37 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8115 · revision 1 Value 11.3700000000 · 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: 11.3700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 11.73 Exact value 11.7280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8114 · revision 1 Value 11.7280000000 · 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: 11.7280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2013	12.22 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8113 · revision 1 Value 12.2200000000 · 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: 12.2200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 13.31 Exact value 13.3110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8112 · revision 1 Value 13.3110000000 · 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: 13.3110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	13.11 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8111 · revision 1 Value 13.1100000000 · 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: 13.1100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 12.64 Exact value 12.6420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8110 · revision 1 Value 12.6420000000 · 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: 12.6420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 12.59 Exact value 12.5920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8109 · revision 1 Value 12.5920000000 · 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: 12.5920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 11.94 Exact value 11.9350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8108 · revision 1 Value 11.9350000000 · 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: 11.9350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 11.45 Exact value 11.4520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8107 · revision 1 Value 11.4520000000 · 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: 11.4520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 14.14 Exact value 14.1420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8106 · revision 1 Value 14.1420000000 · 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: 14.1420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 11.13 Exact value 11.1340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8105 · revision 1 Value 11.1340000000 · 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: 11.1340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 8.47 Exact value 8.4680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8104 · revision 1 Value 8.4680000000 · 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: 8.4680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 8.39 Exact value 8.3880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8103 · revision 1 Value 8.3880000000 · 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: 8.3880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 9.41 Exact value 9.4080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8102 · revision 1 Value 9.4080000000 · 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: 9.4080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	9.61 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8101 · revision 1 Value 9.6100000000 · 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: 9.6100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:51 · source revision unspecified

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