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)

Congo (Democratic Republic of the)

Values and evidence for Congo (Democratic Republic of the). Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9108 · 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 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 5.36 Exact value 5.3550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9107 · revision 1 Value 5.3550000000 · 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: 5.3550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 5.46 Exact value 5.4590000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9106 · revision 1 Value 5.4590000000 · 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: 5.4590000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 5.54 Exact value 5.5410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9105 · revision 1 Value 5.5410000000 · 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: 5.5410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 5.51 Exact value 5.5070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9104 · revision 1 Value 5.5070000000 · 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: 5.5070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1995	5.39 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9103 · revision 1 Value 5.3900000000 · 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: 5.3900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.24 Exact value 5.2390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9102 · revision 1 Value 5.2390000000 · 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: 5.2390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 5.24 Exact value 5.2370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9101 · revision 1 Value 5.2370000000 · 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: 5.2370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 5.25 Exact value 5.2540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9100 · revision 1 Value 5.2540000000 · 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: 5.2540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 5.29 Exact value 5.2870000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9099 · revision 1 Value 5.2870000000 · 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: 5.2870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 5.30 Exact value 5.2960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9098 · revision 1 Value 5.2960000000 · 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: 5.2960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 5.30 Exact value 5.2960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9097 · revision 1 Value 5.2960000000 · 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: 5.2960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2002	5.21 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9096 · revision 1 Value 5.2100000000 · 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: 5.2100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2003	5.07 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9095 · revision 1 Value 5.0700000000 · 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: 5.0700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 4.97 Exact value 4.9710000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9094 · revision 1 Value 4.9710000000 · 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: 4.9710000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.93 Exact value 4.9340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9093 · revision 1 Value 4.9340000000 · 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: 4.9340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 5.44 Exact value 5.4360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9092 · revision 1 Value 5.4360000000 · 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: 5.4360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 5.94 Exact value 5.9440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9091 · revision 1 Value 5.9440000000 · 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: 5.9440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 6.45 Exact value 6.4490000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9090 · revision 1 Value 6.4490000000 · 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: 6.4490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 6.99 Exact value 6.9940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9089 · revision 1 Value 6.9940000000 · 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: 6.9940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 7.50 Exact value 7.4960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9088 · revision 1 Value 7.4960000000 · 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: 7.4960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 8.00 Exact value 8.0040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9087 · revision 1 Value 8.0040000000 · 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: 8.0040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 8.46 Exact value 8.4560000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9086 · revision 1 Value 8.4560000000 · 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: 8.4560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 8.38 Exact value 8.3760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9085 · revision 1 Value 8.3760000000 · 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: 8.3760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 8.28 Exact value 8.2750000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9084 · revision 1 Value 8.2750000000 · 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: 8.2750000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2015	8.22 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9083 · revision 1 Value 8.2200000000 · 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: 8.2200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 8.28 Exact value 8.2770000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9082 · revision 1 Value 8.2770000000 · 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: 8.2770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 8.33 Exact value 8.3340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9081 · revision 1 Value 8.3340000000 · 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: 8.3340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 8.30 Exact value 8.3010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9080 · revision 1 Value 8.3010000000 · 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: 8.3010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 8.21 Exact value 8.2080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9079 · revision 1 Value 8.2080000000 · 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: 8.2080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 9.60 Exact value 9.5950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9078 · revision 1 Value 9.5950000000 · 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: 9.5950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 9.18 Exact value 9.1790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9077 · revision 1 Value 9.1790000000 · 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: 9.1790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2022	8.1 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9076 · revision 1 Value 8.1000000000 · 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: 8.1000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 8.01 Exact value 8.0110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9075 · revision 1 Value 8.0110000000 · 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: 8.0110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 7.95 Exact value 7.9510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9074 · revision 1 Value 7.9510000000 · 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: 7.9510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 7.85 Exact value 7.8480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9073 · revision 1 Value 7.8480000000 · 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: 7.8480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:59 · source revision unspecified

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