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.
YOUTH_UNEMPLOYMENT_RATE_WB_ILO · raw · annual · percent
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.
Data and evidence
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 #9612 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 14.99
Exact value14.9930000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9611 · revision 1
Value 14.9930000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 14.9930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 15.51
Exact value15.5060000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9610 · revision 1
Value 15.5060000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 15.5060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 15.96
Exact value15.9630000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9609 · revision 1
Value 15.9630000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 15.9630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 15.67
Exact value15.6650000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9608 · revision 1
Value 15.6650000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 15.6650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | ≈ 15.31
Exact value15.3120000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9607 · revision 1
Value 15.3120000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 15.3120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 14.96
Exact value14.9560000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9606 · revision 1
Value 14.9560000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 14.9560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | ≈ 14.20
Exact value14.1990000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9605 · revision 1
Value 14.1990000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 14.1990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 12.56
Exact value12.5550000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9604 · revision 1
Value 12.5550000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 12.5550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 12.59 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9603 · revision 1
Value 12.5900000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 12.5900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 11.12
Exact value11.1190000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9602 · revision 1
Value 11.1190000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 11.1190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 8.51
Exact value8.5080000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9601 · revision 1
Value 8.5080000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 8.5080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 6.83 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9600 · revision 1
Value 6.8300000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 6.8300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 4.74
Exact value4.7420000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9599 · revision 1
Value 4.7420000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.7420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 3.91
Exact value3.9080000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9598 · revision 1
Value 3.9080000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 3.9080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 4.22 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9597 · revision 1
Value 4.2200000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 4.20
Exact value4.1960000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9596 · revision 1
Value 4.1960000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.1960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 3.97
Exact value3.9670000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9595 · revision 1
Value 3.9670000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 3.9670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 3.40
Exact value3.4030000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9594 · revision 1
Value 3.4030000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 3.4030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 3.49
Exact value3.4930000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9593 · revision 1
Value 3.4930000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 3.4930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 6.03
Exact value6.0260000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9592 · revision 1
Value 6.0260000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 6.0260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 7.66
Exact value7.6640000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9591 · revision 1
Value 7.6640000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 7.6640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 8.45
Exact value8.4460000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9590 · revision 1
Value 8.4460000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 8.4460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 8.07 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9589 · revision 1
Value 8.0700000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 8.0700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 6.60
Exact value6.5960000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9588 · revision 1
Value 6.5960000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 6.5960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | ≈ 5.97
Exact value5.9660000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9587 · revision 1
Value 5.9660000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 5.9660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 4.96
Exact value4.9640000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9586 · revision 1
Value 4.9640000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.9640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 4.29 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9585 · revision 1
Value 4.2900000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 4.24
Exact value4.2370000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9584 · revision 1
Value 4.2370000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 4.25
Exact value4.2490000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9583 · revision 1
Value 4.2490000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 5.17
Exact value5.1720000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9582 · revision 1
Value 5.1720000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 5.1720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 4.91 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9581 · revision 1
Value 4.9100000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.9100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 4.34
Exact value4.3360000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9580 · revision 1
Value 4.3360000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.3360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | ≈ 4.25
Exact value4.2470000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9579 · revision 1
Value 4.2470000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2470000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:04 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 4.28
Exact value4.2830000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9578 · revision 1
Value 4.2830000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | ≈ 4.28
Exact value4.2770000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9577 · revision 1
Value 4.2770000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceILO 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
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