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 #8748 · 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 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 40.92 Exact value 40.9210000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8747 · revision 1 Value 40.9210000000 · 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: 40.9210000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 42.06 Exact value 42.0570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8746 · revision 1 Value 42.0570000000 · 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: 42.0570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1993	43.8 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8745 · revision 1 Value 43.8000000000 · 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: 43.8000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 42.03 Exact value 42.0320000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8744 · revision 1 Value 42.0320000000 · 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: 42.0320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 38.06 Exact value 38.0630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8743 · revision 1 Value 38.0630000000 · 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: 38.0630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 28.10 Exact value 28.0950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8742 · revision 1 Value 28.0950000000 · 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: 28.0950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1997	30.25 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8741 · revision 1 Value 30.2500000000 · 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: 30.2500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1998	24.47 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8740 · revision 1 Value 24.4700000000 · 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: 24.4700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 22.47 Exact value 22.4660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8739 · revision 1 Value 22.4660000000 · 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: 22.4660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 20.82 Exact value 20.8230000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8738 · revision 1 Value 20.8230000000 · 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: 20.8230000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 22.94 Exact value 22.9350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8737 · revision 1 Value 22.9350000000 · 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: 22.9350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 22.99 Exact value 22.9940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8736 · revision 1 Value 22.9940000000 · 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: 22.9940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 25.87 Exact value 25.8670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8735 · revision 1 Value 25.8670000000 · 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: 25.8670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2004	22.61 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8734 · revision 1 Value 22.6100000000 · 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: 22.6100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 21.26 Exact value 21.2590000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8733 · revision 1 Value 21.2590000000 · 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: 21.2590000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2006	20.58 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8732 · revision 1 Value 20.5800000000 · 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: 20.5800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2007	17.46 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8731 · revision 1 Value 17.4600000000 · 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: 17.4600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 19.11 Exact value 19.1090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8730 · revision 1 Value 19.1090000000 · 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: 19.1090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 23.71 Exact value 23.7090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8729 · revision 1 Value 23.7090000000 · 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: 23.7090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 25.37 Exact value 25.3690000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8728 · revision 1 Value 25.3690000000 · 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: 25.3690000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2011	26.83 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8727 · revision 1 Value 26.8300000000 · 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: 26.8300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 28.83 Exact value 28.8270000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8726 · revision 1 Value 28.8270000000 · 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: 28.8270000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 29.11 Exact value 29.1110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8725 · revision 1 Value 29.1110000000 · 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: 29.1110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 33.06 Exact value 33.0560000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8724 · revision 1 Value 33.0560000000 · 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: 33.0560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 28.86 Exact value 28.8560000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8723 · revision 1 Value 28.8560000000 · 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: 28.8560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 26.18 Exact value 26.1830000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8722 · revision 1 Value 26.1830000000 · 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: 26.1830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 26.21 Exact value 26.2060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8721 · revision 1 Value 26.2060000000 · 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: 26.2060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 24.21 Exact value 24.2070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8720 · revision 1 Value 24.2070000000 · 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: 24.2070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 25.79 Exact value 25.7850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8719 · revision 1 Value 25.7850000000 · 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: 25.7850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 30.03 Exact value 30.0310000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8718 · revision 1 Value 30.0310000000 · 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: 30.0310000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2021	28.25 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8717 · revision 1 Value 28.2500000000 · 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: 28.2500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 21.03 Exact value 21.0260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8716 · revision 1 Value 21.0260000000 · 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: 21.0260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 18.26 Exact value 18.2640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8715 · revision 1 Value 18.2640000000 · 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: 18.2640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 18.05 Exact value 18.0490000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8714 · revision 1 Value 18.0490000000 · 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: 18.0490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 18.48 Exact value 18.4790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8713 · revision 1 Value 18.4790000000 · 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: 18.4790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:56 · source revision unspecified

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