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 Pakistan. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13428 · 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 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1991	0.96 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13427 · revision 1 Value 0.9600000000 · 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: 0.9600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13426 · revision 1 Value 0.9580000000 · 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: 0.9580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13425 · revision 1 Value 0.9670000000 · 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: 0.9670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13424 · revision 1 Value 0.9720000000 · 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: 0.9720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13423 · revision 1 Value 0.9730000000 · 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: 0.9730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13422 · revision 1 Value 0.9670000000 · 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: 0.9670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13421 · revision 1 Value 0.9660000000 · 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: 0.9660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1998	0.97 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13420 · revision 1 Value 0.9700000000 · 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: 0.9700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13419 · revision 1 Value 0.9720000000 · 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: 0.9720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9670000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13418 · revision 1 Value 0.9670000000 · 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: 0.9670000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13417 · revision 1 Value 0.9580000000 · 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: 0.9580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2002	0.95 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13416 · revision 1 Value 0.9500000000 · 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: 0.9500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13415 · revision 1 Value 0.9480000000 · 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: 0.9480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9430000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13414 · revision 1 Value 0.9430000000 · 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: 0.9430000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13413 · revision 1 Value 0.9380000000 · 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: 0.9380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13412 · revision 1 Value 0.9390000000 · 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: 0.9390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2007	0.82 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13411 · revision 1 Value 0.8200000000 · 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: 0.8200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2008	0.99 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13410 · revision 1 Value 0.9900000000 · 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: 0.9900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2009	1.08 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13409 · revision 1 Value 1.0800000000 · 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: 1.0800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2870000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13408 · revision 1 Value 1.2870000000 · 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: 1.2870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13407 · revision 1 Value 1.7190000000 · 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: 1.7190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 7.56 Exact value 7.5560000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13406 · revision 1 Value 7.5560000000 · 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: 7.5560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2013	5.98 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13405 · revision 1 Value 5.9800000000 · 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: 5.9800000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.05 Exact value 4.0520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13404 · revision 1 Value 4.0520000000 · 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: 4.0520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 6.68 Exact value 6.6820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13403 · revision 1 Value 6.6820000000 · 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: 6.6820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 5.17 Exact value 5.1650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13402 · revision 1 Value 5.1650000000 · 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: 5.1650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 6.52 Exact value 6.5190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13401 · revision 1 Value 6.5190000000 · 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: 6.5190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 7.86 Exact value 7.8640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13400 · revision 1 Value 7.8640000000 · 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: 7.8640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 9.60 Exact value 9.5990000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13399 · revision 1 Value 9.5990000000 · 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: 9.5990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 10.74 Exact value 10.7390000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13398 · revision 1 Value 10.7390000000 · 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: 10.7390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 11.05 Exact value 11.0530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13397 · revision 1 Value 11.0530000000 · 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: 11.0530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 9.45 Exact value 9.4480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13396 · revision 1 Value 9.4480000000 · 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: 9.4480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:34 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 9.42 Exact value 9.4230000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13395 · revision 1 Value 9.4230000000 · 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: 9.4230000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 9.52 Exact value 9.5210000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13394 · revision 1 Value 9.5210000000 · 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: 9.5210000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 9.59 Exact value 9.5940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #13393 · revision 1 Value 9.5940000000 · 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: 9.5940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:33 · source revision unspecified

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