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)

Saint Lucia

Values and evidence for Saint Lucia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13320 · 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 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 26.14 Exact value 26.1440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13319 · revision 1 Value 26.1440000000 · 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: 26.1440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 26.30 Exact value 26.3020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13318 · revision 1 Value 26.3020000000 · 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: 26.3020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 26.71 Exact value 26.7080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13317 · revision 1 Value 26.7080000000 · 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: 26.7080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 27.11 Exact value 27.1080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13316 · revision 1 Value 27.1080000000 · 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: 27.1080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 25.24 Exact value 25.2430000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13315 · revision 1 Value 25.2430000000 · 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: 25.2430000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 25.92 Exact value 25.9240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13314 · revision 1 Value 25.9240000000 · 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: 25.9240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 32.49 Exact value 32.4920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13313 · revision 1 Value 32.4920000000 · 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: 32.4920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 34.70 Exact value 34.7010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13312 · revision 1 Value 34.7010000000 · 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: 34.7010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 29.25 Exact value 29.2450000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13311 · revision 1 Value 29.2450000000 · 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: 29.2450000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 27.19 Exact value 27.1860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13310 · revision 1 Value 27.1860000000 · 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: 27.1860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 30.50 Exact value 30.5030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13309 · revision 1 Value 30.5030000000 · 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: 30.5030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 33.51 Exact value 33.5070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13308 · revision 1 Value 33.5070000000 · 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: 33.5070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 36.81 Exact value 36.8110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13307 · revision 1 Value 36.8110000000 · 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: 36.8110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 38.05 Exact value 38.0530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13306 · revision 1 Value 38.0530000000 · 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: 38.0530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 34.37 Exact value 34.3660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13305 · revision 1 Value 34.3660000000 · 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: 34.3660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 29.88 Exact value 29.8760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13304 · revision 1 Value 29.8760000000 · 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: 29.8760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 26.59 Exact value 26.5930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13303 · revision 1 Value 26.5930000000 · 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: 26.5930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 25.06 Exact value 25.0570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13302 · revision 1 Value 25.0570000000 · 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: 25.0570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 31.10 Exact value 31.0990000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13301 · revision 1 Value 31.0990000000 · 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: 31.0990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2010	35.32 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13300 · revision 1 Value 35.3200000000 · 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: 35.3200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 39.55 Exact value 39.5470000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13299 · revision 1 Value 39.5470000000 · 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: 39.5470000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 40.82 Exact value 40.8160000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13298 · revision 1 Value 40.8160000000 · 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: 40.8160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 48.48 Exact value 48.4790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13297 · revision 1 Value 48.4790000000 · 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: 48.4790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 47.86 Exact value 47.8550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13296 · revision 1 Value 47.8550000000 · 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: 47.8550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 46.99 Exact value 46.9910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13295 · revision 1 Value 46.9910000000 · 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: 46.9910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2016	45.88 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13294 · revision 1 Value 45.8800000000 · 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: 45.8800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 45.00 Exact value 44.9950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13293 · revision 1 Value 44.9950000000 · 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: 44.9950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 41.61 Exact value 41.6130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13292 · revision 1 Value 41.6130000000 · 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: 41.6130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 35.88 Exact value 35.8830000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13291 · revision 1 Value 35.8830000000 · 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: 35.8830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 51.64 Exact value 51.6410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13290 · revision 1 Value 51.6410000000 · 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: 51.6410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 45.01 Exact value 45.0120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13289 · revision 1 Value 45.0120000000 · 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: 45.0120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 30.85 Exact value 30.8540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13288 · revision 1 Value 30.8540000000 · 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: 30.8540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 30.26 Exact value 30.2610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13287 · revision 1 Value 30.2610000000 · 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: 30.2610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 21.29 Exact value 21.2940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13286 · revision 1 Value 21.2940000000 · 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: 21.2940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 20.25 Exact value 20.2510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13285 · revision 1 Value 20.2510000000 · 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: 20.2510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified

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