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)

Cameroon

Values and evidence for Cameroon. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9072 · 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 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 13.20 Exact value 13.1990000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9071 · revision 1 Value 13.1990000000 · 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: 13.1990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1992	13.25 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9070 · revision 1 Value 13.2500000000 · 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: 13.2500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 13.33 Exact value 13.3340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9069 · revision 1 Value 13.3340000000 · 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: 13.3340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 13.03 Exact value 13.0340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9068 · revision 1 Value 13.0340000000 · 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: 13.0340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1995	12.73 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9067 · revision 1 Value 12.7300000000 · 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: 12.7300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 12.14 Exact value 12.1440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9066 · revision 1 Value 12.1440000000 · 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: 12.1440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 11.87 Exact value 11.8740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9065 · revision 1 Value 11.8740000000 · 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: 11.8740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 11.65 Exact value 11.6460000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9064 · revision 1 Value 11.6460000000 · 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: 11.6460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 11.49 Exact value 11.4910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9063 · revision 1 Value 11.4910000000 · 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: 11.4910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 11.38 Exact value 11.3790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9062 · revision 1 Value 11.3790000000 · 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: 11.3790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 11.26 Exact value 11.2550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9061 · revision 1 Value 11.2550000000 · 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: 11.2550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 10.12 Exact value 10.1170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9060 · revision 1 Value 10.1170000000 · 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: 10.1170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2003	8.92 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9059 · revision 1 Value 8.9200000000 · 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: 8.9200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2004	7.7 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9058 · revision 1 Value 7.7000000000 · 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: 7.7000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 6.63 Exact value 6.6290000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9057 · revision 1 Value 6.6290000000 · 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: 6.6290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2006	5.6 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9056 · revision 1 Value 5.6000000000 · 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: 5.6000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.58 Exact value 4.5760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9055 · revision 1 Value 4.5760000000 · 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: 4.5760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 5.12 Exact value 5.1180000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9054 · revision 1 Value 5.1180000000 · 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: 5.1180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.71 Exact value 5.7090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9053 · revision 1 Value 5.7090000000 · 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: 5.7090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 6.32 Exact value 6.3220000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9052 · revision 1 Value 6.3220000000 · 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: 6.3220000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 6.31 Exact value 6.3130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9051 · revision 1 Value 6.3130000000 · 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: 6.3130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 6.27 Exact value 6.2730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9050 · revision 1 Value 6.2730000000 · 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: 6.2730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 6.24 Exact value 6.2360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9049 · revision 1 Value 6.2360000000 · 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: 6.2360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 6.20 Exact value 6.1980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9048 · revision 1 Value 6.1980000000 · 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: 6.1980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 6.23 Exact value 6.2330000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9047 · revision 1 Value 6.2330000000 · 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: 6.2330000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 6.30 Exact value 6.3010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9046 · revision 1 Value 6.3010000000 · 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: 6.3010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 6.41 Exact value 6.4070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9045 · revision 1 Value 6.4070000000 · 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: 6.4070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 6.50 Exact value 6.5030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9044 · revision 1 Value 6.5030000000 · 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: 6.5030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 6.59 Exact value 6.5850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9043 · revision 1 Value 6.5850000000 · 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: 6.5850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 7.37 Exact value 7.3710000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9042 · revision 1 Value 7.3710000000 · 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: 7.3710000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 7.23 Exact value 7.2250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9041 · revision 1 Value 7.2250000000 · 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: 7.2250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 6.67 Exact value 6.6670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9040 · revision 1 Value 6.6670000000 · 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: 6.6670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 6.62 Exact value 6.6210000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9039 · revision 1 Value 6.6210000000 · 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: 6.6210000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 6.62 Exact value 6.6180000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9038 · revision 1 Value 6.6180000000 · 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: 6.6180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 6.55 Exact value 6.5480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9037 · revision 1 Value 6.5480000000 · 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: 6.5480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified

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