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)

Brunei Darussalam

Values and evidence for Brunei Darussalam. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8784 · 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	≈ 14.22 Exact value 14.2230000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8783 · revision 1 Value 14.2230000000 · 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: 14.2230000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 14.70 Exact value 14.6980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8782 · revision 1 Value 14.6980000000 · 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: 14.6980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 15.19 Exact value 15.1930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8781 · revision 1 Value 15.1930000000 · 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: 15.1930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 15.63 Exact value 15.6250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8780 · revision 1 Value 15.6250000000 · 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: 15.6250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 15.90 Exact value 15.8950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8779 · revision 1 Value 15.8950000000 · 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: 15.8950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 16.19 Exact value 16.1940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8778 · revision 1 Value 16.1940000000 · 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: 16.1940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 16.39 Exact value 16.3880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8777 · revision 1 Value 16.3880000000 · 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: 16.3880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 16.83 Exact value 16.8250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8776 · revision 1 Value 16.8250000000 · 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: 16.8250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 17.03 Exact value 17.0270000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8775 · revision 1 Value 17.0270000000 · 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: 17.0270000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 17.36 Exact value 17.3570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8774 · revision 1 Value 17.3570000000 · 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: 17.3570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 17.47 Exact value 17.4730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8773 · revision 1 Value 17.4730000000 · 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: 17.4730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 17.89 Exact value 17.8920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8772 · revision 1 Value 17.8920000000 · 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: 17.8920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 18.33 Exact value 18.3280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8771 · revision 1 Value 18.3280000000 · 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: 18.3280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 18.83 Exact value 18.8260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8770 · revision 1 Value 18.8260000000 · 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: 18.8260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 19.41 Exact value 19.4140000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8769 · revision 1 Value 19.4140000000 · 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: 19.4140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 19.93 Exact value 19.9290000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8768 · revision 1 Value 19.9290000000 · 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: 19.9290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 20.41 Exact value 20.4140000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8767 · revision 1 Value 20.4140000000 · 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: 20.4140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 20.81 Exact value 20.8110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8766 · revision 1 Value 20.8110000000 · 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: 20.8110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 21.35 Exact value 21.3450000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8765 · revision 1 Value 21.3450000000 · 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: 21.3450000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 21.67 Exact value 21.6740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8764 · revision 1 Value 21.6740000000 · 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: 21.6740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 22.05 Exact value 22.0540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8763 · revision 1 Value 22.0540000000 · 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: 22.0540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 22.60 Exact value 22.6010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8762 · revision 1 Value 22.6010000000 · 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: 22.6010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 23.34 Exact value 23.3380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8761 · revision 1 Value 23.3380000000 · 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: 23.3380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 24.09 Exact value 24.0920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8760 · revision 1 Value 24.0920000000 · 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: 24.0920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 25.89 Exact value 25.8860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8759 · revision 1 Value 25.8860000000 · 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: 25.8860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 27.63 Exact value 27.6290000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8758 · revision 1 Value 27.6290000000 · 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: 27.6290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 29.26 Exact value 29.2550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8757 · revision 1 Value 29.2550000000 · 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: 29.2550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 30.81 Exact value 30.8090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8756 · revision 1 Value 30.8090000000 · 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: 30.8090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 20.14 Exact value 20.1410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8755 · revision 1 Value 20.1410000000 · 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: 20.1410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 26.85 Exact value 26.8520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8754 · revision 1 Value 26.8520000000 · 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: 26.8520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 16.24 Exact value 16.2380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8753 · revision 1 Value 16.2380000000 · 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: 16.2380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 18.30 Exact value 18.2990000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8752 · revision 1 Value 18.2990000000 · 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: 18.2990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 17.96 Exact value 17.9550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8751 · revision 1 Value 17.9550000000 · 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: 17.9550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 17.87 Exact value 17.8720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8750 · revision 1 Value 17.8720000000 · 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: 17.8720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2025	18.23 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8749 · revision 1 Value 18.2300000000 · 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: 18.2300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified

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