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 Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8532 · 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 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 34.87 Exact value 34.8650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8531 · revision 1 Value 34.8650000000 · 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: 34.8650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 36.91 Exact value 36.9060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8530 · revision 1 Value 36.9060000000 · 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: 36.9060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 39.01 Exact value 39.0130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8529 · revision 1 Value 39.0130000000 · 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: 39.0130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 40.63 Exact value 40.6250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8528 · revision 1 Value 40.6250000000 · 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: 40.6250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 41.98 Exact value 41.9820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8527 · revision 1 Value 41.9820000000 · 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: 41.9820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 43.14 Exact value 43.1420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8526 · revision 1 Value 43.1420000000 · 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: 43.1420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 44.72 Exact value 44.7190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8525 · revision 1 Value 44.7190000000 · 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: 44.7190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1998	46.43 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8524 · revision 1 Value 46.4300000000 · 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: 46.4300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 48.30 Exact value 48.2980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8523 · revision 1 Value 48.2980000000 · 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: 48.2980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 50.41 Exact value 50.4050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8522 · revision 1 Value 50.4050000000 · 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: 50.4050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 52.60 Exact value 52.6040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8521 · revision 1 Value 52.6040000000 · 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: 52.6040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 54.88 Exact value 54.8840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8520 · revision 1 Value 54.8840000000 · 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: 54.8840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 57.11 Exact value 57.1080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8519 · revision 1 Value 57.1080000000 · 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: 57.1080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 59.29 Exact value 59.2880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8518 · revision 1 Value 59.2880000000 · 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: 59.2880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2005	61.65 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8517 · revision 1 Value 61.6500000000 · 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: 61.6500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 63.98 Exact value 63.9820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8516 · revision 1 Value 63.9820000000 · 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: 63.9820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 60.10 Exact value 60.0990000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8515 · revision 1 Value 60.0990000000 · 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: 60.0990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 48.84 Exact value 48.8380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8514 · revision 1 Value 48.8380000000 · 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: 48.8380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 50.14 Exact value 50.1420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8513 · revision 1 Value 50.1420000000 · 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: 50.1420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 59.67 Exact value 59.6650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8512 · revision 1 Value 59.6650000000 · 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: 59.6650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 59.57 Exact value 59.5680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8511 · revision 1 Value 59.5680000000 · 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: 59.5680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 65.02 Exact value 65.0190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8510 · revision 1 Value 65.0190000000 · 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: 65.0190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 60.92 Exact value 60.9190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8509 · revision 1 Value 60.9190000000 · 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: 60.9190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 64.60 Exact value 64.5980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8508 · revision 1 Value 64.5980000000 · 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: 64.5980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 65.24 Exact value 65.2390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8507 · revision 1 Value 65.2390000000 · 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: 65.2390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 56.26 Exact value 56.2610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8506 · revision 1 Value 56.2610000000 · 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: 56.2610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 47.93 Exact value 47.9250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8505 · revision 1 Value 47.9250000000 · 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: 47.9250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 40.54 Exact value 40.5350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8504 · revision 1 Value 40.5350000000 · 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: 40.5350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 35.26 Exact value 35.2630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8503 · revision 1 Value 35.2630000000 · 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: 35.2630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 37.92 Exact value 37.9240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8502 · revision 1 Value 37.9240000000 · 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: 37.9240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 35.82 Exact value 35.8160000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8501 · revision 1 Value 35.8160000000 · 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: 35.8160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 31.73 Exact value 31.7280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8500 · revision 1 Value 31.7280000000 · 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: 31.7280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2023	27.27 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8499 · revision 1 Value 27.2700000000 · 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: 27.2700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 27.33 Exact value 27.3340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8498 · revision 1 Value 27.3340000000 · 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: 27.3340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 28.20 Exact value 28.2010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8497 · revision 1 Value 28.2010000000 · 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: 28.2010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:55 · source revision unspecified

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