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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 Macao. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12024 · 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 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.54 Exact value 4.5370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12023 · revision 1 Value 4.5370000000 · 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: 4.5370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.40 Exact value 3.3960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12022 · revision 1 Value 3.3960000000 · 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: 3.3960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.22 Exact value 3.2230000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12021 · revision 1 Value 3.2230000000 · 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: 3.2230000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.88 Exact value 3.8790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12020 · revision 1 Value 3.8790000000 · 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: 3.8790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 5.66 Exact value 5.6550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12019 · revision 1 Value 5.6550000000 · 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: 5.6550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 6.68 Exact value 6.6790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12018 · revision 1 Value 6.6790000000 · 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: 6.6790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 7.15 Exact value 7.1540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12017 · revision 1 Value 7.1540000000 · 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: 7.1540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 9.14 Exact value 9.1390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12016 · revision 1 Value 9.1390000000 · 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: 9.1390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 11.70 Exact value 11.7030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12015 · revision 1 Value 11.7030000000 · 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: 11.7030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 10.91 Exact value 10.9050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12014 · revision 1 Value 10.9050000000 · 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: 10.9050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2001	9.87 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12013 · revision 1 Value 9.8700000000 · 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: 9.8700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 10.84 Exact value 10.8440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12012 · revision 1 Value 10.8440000000 · 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: 10.8440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 11.81 Exact value 11.8130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12011 · revision 1 Value 11.8130000000 · 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: 11.8130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 10.49 Exact value 10.4880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12010 · revision 1 Value 10.4880000000 · 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: 10.4880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2005	8.26 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12009 · revision 1 Value 8.2600000000 · 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: 8.2600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 7.16 Exact value 7.1620000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12008 · revision 1 Value 7.1620000000 · 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: 7.1620000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 6.50 Exact value 6.5030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12007 · revision 1 Value 6.5030000000 · 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: 6.5030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 5.90 Exact value 5.8980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12006 · revision 1 Value 5.8980000000 · 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: 5.8980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 7.54 Exact value 7.5380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12005 · revision 1 Value 7.5380000000 · 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: 7.5380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.42 Exact value 5.4160000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12004 · revision 1 Value 5.4160000000 · 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: 5.4160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 5.75 Exact value 5.7540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12003 · revision 1 Value 5.7540000000 · 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: 5.7540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 5.48 Exact value 5.4790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12002 · revision 1 Value 5.4790000000 · 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: 5.4790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.13 Exact value 4.1280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12001 · revision 1 Value 4.1280000000 · 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: 4.1280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.89 Exact value 3.8860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12000 · revision 1 Value 3.8860000000 · 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: 3.8860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.34 Exact value 4.3380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11999 · revision 1 Value 4.3380000000 · 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: 4.3380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2016	4.98 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11998 · revision 1 Value 4.9800000000 · 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: 4.9800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2017	5.1 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11997 · revision 1 Value 5.1000000000 · 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: 5.1000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.05 Exact value 5.0530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11996 · revision 1 Value 5.0530000000 · 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: 5.0530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.94 Exact value 4.9360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11995 · revision 1 Value 4.9360000000 · 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: 4.9360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 7.59 Exact value 7.5910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11994 · revision 1 Value 7.5910000000 · 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: 7.5910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 6.39 Exact value 6.3930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11993 · revision 1 Value 6.3930000000 · 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: 6.3930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 6.95 Exact value 6.9490000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11992 · revision 1 Value 6.9490000000 · 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: 6.9490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 6.56 Exact value 6.5570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11991 · revision 1 Value 6.5570000000 · 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: 6.5570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 6.69 Exact value 6.6920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11990 · revision 1 Value 6.6920000000 · 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: 6.6920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 6.78 Exact value 6.7790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #11989 · revision 1 Value 6.7790000000 · 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: 6.7790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:22 · source revision unspecified

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