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 Sierra Leone. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14112 · 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 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 7.66 Exact value 7.6630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14111 · revision 1 Value 7.6630000000 · 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: 7.6630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 7.94 Exact value 7.9440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14110 · revision 1 Value 7.9440000000 · 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: 7.9440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 7.96 Exact value 7.9630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14109 · revision 1 Value 7.9630000000 · 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: 7.9630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 8.02 Exact value 8.0170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14108 · revision 1 Value 8.0170000000 · 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: 8.0170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 7.83 Exact value 7.8340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14107 · revision 1 Value 7.8340000000 · 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: 7.8340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 7.82 Exact value 7.8160000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14106 · revision 1 Value 7.8160000000 · 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: 7.8160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 7.86 Exact value 7.8640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14105 · 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 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 7.70 Exact value 7.7040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14104 · revision 1 Value 7.7040000000 · 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: 7.7040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 7.75 Exact value 7.7470000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14103 · revision 1 Value 7.7470000000 · 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: 7.7470000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2000	7.55 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14102 · revision 1 Value 7.5500000000 · 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: 7.5500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 7.66 Exact value 7.6610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14101 · revision 1 Value 7.6610000000 · 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: 7.6610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 7.25 Exact value 7.2470000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14100 · revision 1 Value 7.2470000000 · 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: 7.2470000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 7.21 Exact value 7.2060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14099 · revision 1 Value 7.2060000000 · 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: 7.2060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.11 Exact value 5.1110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14098 · revision 1 Value 5.1110000000 · 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: 5.1110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2005	5.7 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14097 · revision 1 Value 5.7000000000 · 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: 5.7000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 6.14 Exact value 6.1420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14096 · revision 1 Value 6.1420000000 · 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: 6.1420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 6.57 Exact value 6.5680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14095 · revision 1 Value 6.5680000000 · 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: 6.5680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 6.98 Exact value 6.9770000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14094 · revision 1 Value 6.9770000000 · 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: 6.9770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 7.42 Exact value 7.4230000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14093 · revision 1 Value 7.4230000000 · 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: 7.4230000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 7.80 Exact value 7.8020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14092 · revision 1 Value 7.8020000000 · 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: 7.8020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 8.16 Exact value 8.1580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14091 · revision 1 Value 8.1580000000 · 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: 8.1580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 8.44 Exact value 8.4420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14090 · revision 1 Value 8.4420000000 · 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: 8.4420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 8.74 Exact value 8.7360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14089 · revision 1 Value 8.7360000000 · 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: 8.7360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 9.44 Exact value 9.4420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14088 · revision 1 Value 9.4420000000 · 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: 9.4420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 8.14 Exact value 8.1350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14087 · revision 1 Value 8.1350000000 · 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: 8.1350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 6.71 Exact value 6.7060000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14086 · revision 1 Value 6.7060000000 · 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: 6.7060000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.09 Exact value 5.0870000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14085 · revision 1 Value 5.0870000000 · 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: 5.0870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.57 Exact value 3.5730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14084 · revision 1 Value 3.5730000000 · 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: 3.5730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.58 Exact value 3.5830000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14083 · revision 1 Value 3.5830000000 · 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: 3.5830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.08 Exact value 4.0820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14082 · revision 1 Value 4.0820000000 · 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: 4.0820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.90 Exact value 3.9020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14081 · revision 1 Value 3.9020000000 · 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: 3.9020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.51 Exact value 3.5130000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14080 · revision 1 Value 3.5130000000 · 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: 3.5130000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.48 Exact value 3.4840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14079 · revision 1 Value 3.4840000000 · 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: 3.4840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 3.49 Exact value 3.4920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14078 · revision 1 Value 3.4920000000 · 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: 3.4920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified
2025	3.72 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14077 · revision 1 Value 3.7200000000 · 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: 3.7200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:40 · source revision unspecified

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