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 Colombia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9180 · 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	≈ 19.11 Exact value 19.1120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9179 · revision 1 Value 19.1120000000 · 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: 19.1120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 18.04 Exact value 18.0410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9178 · revision 1 Value 18.0410000000 · 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: 18.0410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 14.87 Exact value 14.8740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9177 · revision 1 Value 14.8740000000 · 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: 14.8740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 15.71 Exact value 15.7130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9176 · revision 1 Value 15.7130000000 · 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: 15.7130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 16.41 Exact value 16.4110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9175 · revision 1 Value 16.4110000000 · 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: 16.4110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1996	21.88 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9174 · revision 1 Value 21.8800000000 · 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: 21.8800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 22.47 Exact value 22.4740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9173 · revision 1 Value 22.4740000000 · 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: 22.4740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 27.61 Exact value 27.6060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9172 · revision 1 Value 27.6060000000 · 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: 27.6060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 36.50 Exact value 36.5030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9171 · revision 1 Value 36.5030000000 · 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: 36.5030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 37.39 Exact value 37.3890000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9170 · revision 1 Value 37.3890000000 · 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: 37.3890000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 27.49 Exact value 27.4880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9169 · revision 1 Value 27.4880000000 · 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: 27.4880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 26.90 Exact value 26.8950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9168 · revision 1 Value 26.8950000000 · 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: 26.8950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 25.15 Exact value 25.1540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9167 · revision 1 Value 25.1540000000 · 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: 25.1540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 26.32 Exact value 26.3240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9166 · revision 1 Value 26.3240000000 · 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: 26.3240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 22.60 Exact value 22.5950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9165 · revision 1 Value 22.5950000000 · 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: 22.5950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 22.33 Exact value 22.3280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9164 · revision 1 Value 22.3280000000 · 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: 22.3280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 22.20 Exact value 22.1950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9163 · revision 1 Value 22.1950000000 · 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: 22.1950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 22.80 Exact value 22.8040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9162 · revision 1 Value 22.8040000000 · 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: 22.8040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 23.54 Exact value 23.5420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9161 · revision 1 Value 23.5420000000 · 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: 23.5420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 22.57 Exact value 22.5720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9160 · revision 1 Value 22.5720000000 · 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: 22.5720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 21.17 Exact value 21.1690000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9159 · revision 1 Value 21.1690000000 · 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: 21.1690000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 20.09 Exact value 20.0860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9158 · revision 1 Value 20.0860000000 · 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: 20.0860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 18.73 Exact value 18.7290000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9157 · revision 1 Value 18.7290000000 · 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: 18.7290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 18.25 Exact value 18.2450000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9156 · revision 1 Value 18.2450000000 · 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: 18.2450000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 17.32 Exact value 17.3160000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9155 · revision 1 Value 17.3160000000 · 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: 17.3160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 18.27 Exact value 18.2740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9154 · revision 1 Value 18.2740000000 · 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: 18.2740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 18.47 Exact value 18.4670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9153 · revision 1 Value 18.4670000000 · 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: 18.4670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2018	19.45 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9152 · revision 1 Value 19.4500000000 · 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: 19.4500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 20.66 Exact value 20.6580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9151 · revision 1 Value 20.6580000000 · 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: 20.6580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 27.25 Exact value 27.2480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9150 · revision 1 Value 27.2480000000 · 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: 27.2480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 24.76 Exact value 24.7570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9149 · revision 1 Value 24.7570000000 · 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: 24.7570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 20.97 Exact value 20.9720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9148 · revision 1 Value 20.9720000000 · 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: 20.9720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 19.37 Exact value 19.3650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9147 · revision 1 Value 19.3650000000 · 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: 19.3650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 19.41 Exact value 19.4110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9146 · revision 1 Value 19.4110000000 · 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: 19.4110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 17.65 Exact value 17.6530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9145 · revision 1 Value 17.6530000000 · 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: 17.6530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:00 · source revision unspecified

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