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)

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Values and evidence for Lao People's Democratic Republic. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11700 · 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 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 5.20 Exact value 5.2010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11699 · revision 1 Value 5.2010000000 · 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: 5.2010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 5.55 Exact value 5.5540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11698 · revision 1 Value 5.5540000000 · 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: 5.5540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 5.61 Exact value 5.6060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11697 · revision 1 Value 5.6060000000 · 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: 5.6060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 5.48 Exact value 5.4810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11696 · revision 1 Value 5.4810000000 · 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: 5.4810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 5.45 Exact value 5.4520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11695 · revision 1 Value 5.4520000000 · 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: 5.4520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.17 Exact value 5.1720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11694 · revision 1 Value 5.1720000000 · 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: 5.1720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 4.97 Exact value 4.9730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11693 · revision 1 Value 4.9730000000 · 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: 4.9730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 4.82 Exact value 4.8150000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11692 · revision 1 Value 4.8150000000 · 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: 4.8150000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 4.54 Exact value 4.5420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11691 · revision 1 Value 4.5420000000 · 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: 4.5420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 4.31 Exact value 4.3070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11690 · revision 1 Value 4.3070000000 · 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: 4.3070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.98 Exact value 3.9810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11689 · revision 1 Value 3.9810000000 · 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: 3.9810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 3.75 Exact value 3.7460000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11688 · revision 1 Value 3.7460000000 · 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: 3.7460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2003	3.46 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11687 · revision 1 Value 3.4600000000 · 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: 3.4600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 3.17 Exact value 3.1670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11686 · revision 1 Value 3.1670000000 · 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: 3.1670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11685 · revision 1 Value 2.8630000000 · 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: 2.8630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.57 Exact value 2.5680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11684 · revision 1 Value 2.5680000000 · 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: 2.5680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.31 Exact value 2.3070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11683 · revision 1 Value 2.3070000000 · 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: 2.3070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.06 Exact value 2.0580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11682 · revision 1 Value 2.0580000000 · 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: 2.0580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.83 Exact value 1.8320000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11681 · revision 1 Value 1.8320000000 · 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: 1.8320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.58 Exact value 1.5780000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11680 · revision 1 Value 1.5780000000 · 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: 1.5780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0220000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11679 · revision 1 Value 2.0220000000 · 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: 2.0220000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.47 Exact value 2.4680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11678 · revision 1 Value 2.4680000000 · 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: 2.4680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.94 Exact value 2.9370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11677 · revision 1 Value 2.9370000000 · 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: 2.9370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.41 Exact value 3.4140000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11676 · revision 1 Value 3.4140000000 · 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: 3.4140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.90 Exact value 3.8990000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11675 · revision 1 Value 3.8990000000 · 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: 3.8990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.84 Exact value 4.8360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11674 · revision 1 Value 4.8360000000 · 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: 4.8360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.78 Exact value 5.7790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11673 · revision 1 Value 5.7790000000 · 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: 5.7790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.13 Exact value 5.1280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11672 · revision 1 Value 5.1280000000 · 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: 5.1280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.47 Exact value 4.4720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11671 · revision 1 Value 4.4720000000 · 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: 4.4720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.24 Exact value 4.2370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11670 · revision 1 Value 4.2370000000 · 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: 4.2370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11669 · revision 1 Value 3.3260000000 · 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: 3.3260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11668 · revision 1 Value 2.1840000000 · 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: 2.1840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11667 · revision 1 Value 2.1760000000 · 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: 2.1760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1780000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11666 · revision 1 Value 2.1780000000 · 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: 2.1780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 2.38 Exact value 2.3840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11665 · revision 1 Value 2.3840000000 · 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: 2.3840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:19 · source revision unspecified

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