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 #12600 · 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 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 15.10
Exact value15.0990000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12599 · revision 1
Value 15.0990000000 · 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: 15.0990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 15.24
Exact value15.2370000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12598 · revision 1
Value 15.2370000000 · 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: 15.2370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 15.04
Exact value15.0420000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12597 · revision 1
Value 15.0420000000 · 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: 15.0420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 15.22
Exact value15.2190000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12596 · revision 1
Value 15.2190000000 · 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: 15.2190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | ≈ 14.96
Exact value14.9630000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12595 · revision 1
Value 14.9630000000 · 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: 14.9630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 14.94
Exact value14.9390000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12594 · revision 1
Value 14.9390000000 · 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: 14.9390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 14.96 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12593 · revision 1
Value 14.9600000000 · 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: 14.9600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 15.20
Exact value15.1950000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12592 · revision 1
Value 15.1950000000 · 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: 15.1950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 15.28 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12591 · revision 1
Value 15.2800000000 · 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: 15.2800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 15.30
Exact value15.2970000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12590 · revision 1
Value 15.2970000000 · 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: 15.2970000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 15.42
Exact value15.4190000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12589 · revision 1
Value 15.4190000000 · 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: 15.4190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 15.49 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12588 · revision 1
Value 15.4900000000 · 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: 15.4900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 15.13
Exact value15.1340000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12587 · revision 1
Value 15.1340000000 · 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: 15.1340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 14.95
Exact value14.9520000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12586 · revision 1
Value 14.9520000000 · 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: 14.9520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 14.72
Exact value14.7210000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12585 · revision 1
Value 14.7210000000 · 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: 14.7210000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 14.37
Exact value14.3680000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12584 · revision 1
Value 14.3680000000 · 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: 14.3680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 14.56
Exact value14.5630000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12583 · revision 1
Value 14.5630000000 · 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: 14.5630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 14.85
Exact value14.8540000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12582 · revision 1
Value 14.8540000000 · 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: 14.8540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 15.48
Exact value15.4770000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12581 · revision 1
Value 15.4770000000 · 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: 15.4770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 15.35
Exact value15.3510000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12580 · revision 1
Value 15.3510000000 · 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: 15.3510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 15.22 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12579 · revision 1
Value 15.2200000000 · 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: 15.2200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 15.09
Exact value15.0870000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12578 · revision 1
Value 15.0870000000 · 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: 15.0870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 16.20
Exact value16.1990000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12577 · revision 1
Value 16.1990000000 · 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: 16.1990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 17.36
Exact value17.3580000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12576 · revision 1
Value 17.3580000000 · 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: 17.3580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | ≈ 18.50
Exact value18.5030000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12575 · revision 1
Value 18.5030000000 · 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: 18.5030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 19.83
Exact value19.8250000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12574 · revision 1
Value 19.8250000000 · 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: 19.8250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 20.97
Exact value20.9670000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12573 · revision 1
Value 20.9670000000 · 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: 20.9670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 22.20
Exact value22.1960000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12572 · revision 1
Value 22.1960000000 · 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: 22.1960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 23.37
Exact value23.3710000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12571 · revision 1
Value 23.3710000000 · 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: 23.3710000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 25.52
Exact value25.5180000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12570 · revision 1
Value 25.5180000000 · 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: 25.5180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | ≈ 24.85
Exact value24.8540000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12569 · revision 1
Value 24.8540000000 · 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: 24.8540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 23.51
Exact value23.5090000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12568 · revision 1
Value 23.5090000000 · 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: 23.5090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 23.24 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12567 · revision 1
Value 23.2400000000 · 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: 23.2400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 23.04
Exact value23.0380000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12566 · revision 1
Value 23.0380000000 · 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: 23.0380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | ≈ 22.92
Exact value22.9210000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #12565 · revision 1
Value 22.9210000000 · 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: 22.9210000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:27 · source revision unspecified |
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