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 #9972 · 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 12:49:07 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 27.14
Exact value27.1380000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9971 · revision 1
Value 27.1380000000 · 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: 27.1380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:07 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 25.38 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9970 · revision 1
Value 25.3800000000 · 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: 25.3800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:07 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 30.89
Exact value30.8870000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9969 · revision 1
Value 30.8870000000 · 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: 30.8870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:07 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 31.08
Exact value31.0780000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9968 · revision 1
Value 31.0780000000 · 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: 31.0780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:07 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | ≈ 30.96
Exact value30.9630000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9967 · revision 1
Value 30.9630000000 · 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: 30.9630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:07 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 25.58
Exact value25.5780000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9966 · revision 1
Value 25.5780000000 · 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: 25.5780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | ≈ 24.01
Exact value24.0110000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9965 · revision 1
Value 24.0110000000 · 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: 24.0110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 23.27
Exact value23.2650000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9964 · revision 1
Value 23.2650000000 · 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: 23.2650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | ≈ 20.45
Exact value20.4450000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9963 · revision 1
Value 20.4450000000 · 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: 20.4450000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 25.00
Exact value24.9980000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9962 · revision 1
Value 24.9980000000 · 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: 24.9980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 27.63
Exact value27.6320000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9961 · revision 1
Value 27.6320000000 · 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: 27.6320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 26.4 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9960 · revision 1
Value 26.4000000000 · 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: 26.4000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 29.40
Exact value29.3990000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9959 · revision 1
Value 29.3990000000 · 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: 29.3990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 28.35
Exact value28.3480000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9958 · revision 1
Value 28.3480000000 · 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: 28.3480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 31.22
Exact value31.2220000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9957 · revision 1
Value 31.2220000000 · 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: 31.2220000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 30.52
Exact value30.5160000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9956 · revision 1
Value 30.5160000000 · 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: 30.5160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 25.08
Exact value25.0760000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9955 · revision 1
Value 25.0760000000 · 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: 25.0760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 25.54
Exact value25.5360000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9954 · revision 1
Value 25.5360000000 · 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: 25.5360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 25.22
Exact value25.2190000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9953 · revision 1
Value 25.2190000000 · 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: 25.2190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 24.58
Exact value24.5830000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9952 · revision 1
Value 24.5830000000 · 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: 24.5830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 29.43
Exact value29.4260000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9951 · revision 1
Value 29.4260000000 · 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: 29.4260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 34.44
Exact value34.4390000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9950 · revision 1
Value 34.4390000000 · 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: 34.4390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 34.12 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9949 · revision 1
Value 34.1200000000 · 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: 34.1200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 32.20
Exact value32.1980000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9948 · revision 1
Value 32.1980000000 · 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: 32.1980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 34.16 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9947 · revision 1
Value 34.1600000000 · 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: 34.1600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 33.66
Exact value33.6550000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9946 · revision 1
Value 33.6550000000 · 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: 33.6550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 32.64
Exact value32.6440000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9945 · revision 1
Value 32.6440000000 · 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: 32.6440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 26.25
Exact value26.2520000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9944 · revision 1
Value 26.2520000000 · 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: 26.2520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 20.63
Exact value20.6310000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9943 · revision 1
Value 20.6310000000 · 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: 20.6310000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 18.46
Exact value18.4630000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9942 · revision 1
Value 18.4630000000 · 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: 18.4630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 18.21 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9941 · revision 1
Value 18.2100000000 · 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: 18.2100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 16.34
Exact value16.3420000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9940 · revision 1
Value 16.3420000000 · 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: 16.3420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | ≈ 17.15
Exact value17.1530000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9939 · revision 1
Value 17.1530000000 · 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: 17.1530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 17.29
Exact value17.2910000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9938 · revision 1
Value 17.2910000000 · 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: 17.2910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | ≈ 18.29
Exact value18.2930000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9937 · revision 1
Value 18.2930000000 · 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: 18.2930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:06 · source revision unspecified |
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