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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 Libya. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11808 · 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 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 43.99 Exact value 43.9850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11807 · revision 1 Value 43.9850000000 · 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: 43.9850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 44.47 Exact value 44.4670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11806 · revision 1 Value 44.4670000000 · 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: 44.4670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 44.87 Exact value 44.8680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11805 · revision 1 Value 44.8680000000 · 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: 44.8680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 45.54 Exact value 45.5430000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11804 · revision 1 Value 45.5430000000 · 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: 45.5430000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 45.67 Exact value 45.6730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11803 · revision 1 Value 45.6730000000 · 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: 45.6730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 45.62 Exact value 45.6220000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11802 · revision 1 Value 45.6220000000 · 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: 45.6220000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 45.72 Exact value 45.7150000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11801 · revision 1 Value 45.7150000000 · 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: 45.7150000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 46.04 Exact value 46.0390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11800 · revision 1 Value 46.0390000000 · 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: 46.0390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 46.40 Exact value 46.4030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11799 · revision 1 Value 46.4030000000 · 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: 46.4030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 46.66 Exact value 46.6570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11798 · revision 1 Value 46.6570000000 · 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: 46.6570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 46.68 Exact value 46.6770000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11797 · revision 1 Value 46.6770000000 · 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: 46.6770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 46.89 Exact value 46.8940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11796 · revision 1 Value 46.8940000000 · 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: 46.8940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
2003	46.7 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11795 · revision 1 Value 46.7000000000 · 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: 46.7000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:21 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 46.67 Exact value 46.6720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11794 · revision 1 Value 46.6720000000 · 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: 46.6720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 46.40 Exact value 46.3950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11793 · revision 1 Value 46.3950000000 · 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: 46.3950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 47.01 Exact value 47.0130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11792 · revision 1 Value 47.0130000000 · 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: 47.0130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 47.38 Exact value 47.3840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11791 · revision 1 Value 47.3840000000 · 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: 47.3840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 48.28 Exact value 48.2840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11790 · revision 1 Value 48.2840000000 · 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: 48.2840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 49.13 Exact value 49.1260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11789 · revision 1 Value 49.1260000000 · 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: 49.1260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 49.56 Exact value 49.5630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11788 · revision 1 Value 49.5630000000 · 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: 49.5630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 50.37 Exact value 50.3720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11787 · revision 1 Value 50.3720000000 · 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: 50.3720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 49.88 Exact value 49.8790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11786 · revision 1 Value 49.8790000000 · 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: 49.8790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 50.58 Exact value 50.5760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11785 · revision 1 Value 50.5760000000 · 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: 50.5760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2014	50.68 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11784 · revision 1 Value 50.6800000000 · 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: 50.6800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 51.54 Exact value 51.5380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11783 · revision 1 Value 51.5380000000 · 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: 51.5380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 51.38 Exact value 51.3780000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11782 · revision 1 Value 51.3780000000 · 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: 51.3780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 50.47 Exact value 50.4710000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11781 · revision 1 Value 50.4710000000 · 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: 50.4710000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 50.14 Exact value 50.1360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11780 · revision 1 Value 50.1360000000 · 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: 50.1360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 50.57 Exact value 50.5690000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11779 · revision 1 Value 50.5690000000 · 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: 50.5690000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 53.56 Exact value 53.5620000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11778 · revision 1 Value 53.5620000000 · 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: 53.5620000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 52.09 Exact value 52.0860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11777 · revision 1 Value 52.0860000000 · 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: 52.0860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 50.84 Exact value 50.8410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11776 · revision 1 Value 50.8410000000 · 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: 50.8410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 49.86 Exact value 49.8640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11775 · revision 1 Value 49.8640000000 · 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: 49.8640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 50.59 Exact value 50.5860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11774 · revision 1 Value 50.5860000000 · 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: 50.5860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 50.06 Exact value 50.0570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11773 · revision 1 Value 50.0570000000 · 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: 50.0570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:20 · source revision unspecified

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