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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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Values and evidence for Belgium. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8280 · 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 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 13.96 Exact value 13.9580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8279 · revision 1 Value 13.9580000000 · 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: 13.9580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 13.20 Exact value 13.2040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8278 · revision 1 Value 13.2040000000 · 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: 13.2040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 18.43 Exact value 18.4310000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8277 · revision 1 Value 18.4310000000 · 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: 18.4310000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 21.87 Exact value 21.8660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8276 · revision 1 Value 21.8660000000 · 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: 21.8660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 21.54 Exact value 21.5390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8275 · revision 1 Value 21.5390000000 · 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: 21.5390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 20.50 Exact value 20.4950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8274 · revision 1 Value 20.4950000000 · 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: 20.4950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 21.28 Exact value 21.2780000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8273 · revision 1 Value 21.2780000000 · 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: 21.2780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 20.39 Exact value 20.3940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8272 · revision 1 Value 20.3940000000 · 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: 20.3940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1999	22.58 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8271 · revision 1 Value 22.5800000000 · 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: 22.5800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 15.25 Exact value 15.2490000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8270 · revision 1 Value 15.2490000000 · 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: 15.2490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 15.33 Exact value 15.3320000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8269 · revision 1 Value 15.3320000000 · 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: 15.3320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 15.65 Exact value 15.6520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8268 · revision 1 Value 15.6520000000 · 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: 15.6520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 18.98 Exact value 18.9820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8267 · revision 1 Value 18.9820000000 · 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: 18.9820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 17.50 Exact value 17.5020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8266 · revision 1 Value 17.5020000000 · 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: 17.5020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 21.48 Exact value 21.4820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8265 · revision 1 Value 21.4820000000 · 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: 21.4820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 20.51 Exact value 20.5110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8264 · revision 1 Value 20.5110000000 · 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: 20.5110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 18.84 Exact value 18.8410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8263 · revision 1 Value 18.8410000000 · 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: 18.8410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2008	17.97 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8262 · revision 1 Value 17.9700000000 · 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: 17.9700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2009	21.94 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8261 · revision 1 Value 21.9400000000 · 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: 21.9400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 22.39 Exact value 22.3910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8260 · revision 1 Value 22.3910000000 · 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: 22.3910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 18.72 Exact value 18.7240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8259 · revision 1 Value 18.7240000000 · 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: 18.7240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 19.74 Exact value 19.7380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8258 · revision 1 Value 19.7380000000 · 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: 19.7380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 23.69 Exact value 23.6890000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8257 · revision 1 Value 23.6890000000 · 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: 23.6890000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 23.23 Exact value 23.2250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8256 · revision 1 Value 23.2250000000 · 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: 23.2250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 22.13 Exact value 22.1250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8255 · revision 1 Value 22.1250000000 · 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: 22.1250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 20.11 Exact value 20.1080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8254 · revision 1 Value 20.1080000000 · 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: 20.1080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 19.24 Exact value 19.2360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8253 · revision 1 Value 19.2360000000 · 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: 19.2360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 15.75 Exact value 15.7480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8252 · revision 1 Value 15.7480000000 · 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: 15.7480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 14.24 Exact value 14.2360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8251 · revision 1 Value 14.2360000000 · 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: 14.2360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 15.33 Exact value 15.3260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8250 · revision 1 Value 15.3260000000 · 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: 15.3260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 18.21 Exact value 18.2060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8249 · revision 1 Value 18.2060000000 · 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: 18.2060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2022	16.41 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8248 · revision 1 Value 16.4100000000 · 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: 16.4100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 16.12 Exact value 16.1190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8247 · revision 1 Value 16.1190000000 · 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: 16.1190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 17.34 Exact value 17.3430000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8246 · revision 1 Value 17.3430000000 · 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: 17.3430000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 17.78 Exact value 17.7770000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8245 · revision 1 Value 17.7770000000 · 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: 17.7770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:53 · source revision unspecified

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