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 #14220 · 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 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 29.43
Exact value29.4260000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14219 · revision 1
Value 29.4260000000 · 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: 29.4260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 29.41
Exact value29.4070000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14218 · revision 1
Value 29.4070000000 · 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: 29.4070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 29.41
Exact value29.4070000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14217 · revision 1
Value 29.4070000000 · 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: 29.4070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 29.42
Exact value29.4160000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14216 · revision 1
Value 29.4160000000 · 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: 29.4160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | ≈ 29.45
Exact value29.4540000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14215 · revision 1
Value 29.4540000000 · 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: 29.4540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 29.20
Exact value29.1980000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14214 · revision 1
Value 29.1980000000 · 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: 29.1980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | ≈ 30.83
Exact value30.8320000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14213 · revision 1
Value 30.8320000000 · 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: 30.8320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 30.64
Exact value30.6390000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14212 · revision 1
Value 30.6390000000 · 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: 30.6390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | ≈ 30.33
Exact value30.3310000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14211 · revision 1
Value 30.3310000000 · 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: 30.3310000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 28.03 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14210 · revision 1
Value 28.0300000000 · 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: 28.0300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 28.66
Exact value28.6560000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14209 · revision 1
Value 28.6560000000 · 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: 28.6560000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 31.33
Exact value31.3270000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14208 · revision 1
Value 31.3270000000 · 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: 31.3270000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 35.06
Exact value35.0570000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14207 · revision 1
Value 35.0570000000 · 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: 35.0570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 41.73
Exact value41.7260000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14206 · revision 1
Value 41.7260000000 · 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: 41.7260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 47.13
Exact value47.1330000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14205 · revision 1
Value 47.1330000000 · 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: 47.1330000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 48.00
Exact value48.0040000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14204 · revision 1
Value 48.0040000000 · 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: 48.0040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 43.61
Exact value43.6080000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14203 · revision 1
Value 43.6080000000 · 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: 43.6080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 35.08
Exact value35.0760000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14202 · revision 1
Value 35.0760000000 · 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: 35.0760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 41.39
Exact value41.3910000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14201 · revision 1
Value 41.3910000000 · 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: 41.3910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 46.44
Exact value46.4390000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14200 · revision 1
Value 46.4390000000 · 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: 46.4390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 51.18
Exact value51.1820000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14199 · revision 1
Value 51.1820000000 · 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: 51.1820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 51.24
Exact value51.2440000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14198 · revision 1
Value 51.2440000000 · 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: 51.2440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 49.46
Exact value49.4640000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14197 · revision 1
Value 49.4640000000 · 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: 49.4640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 47.63
Exact value47.6320000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14196 · revision 1
Value 47.6320000000 · 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: 47.6320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 43.23 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14195 · revision 1
Value 43.2300000000 · 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: 43.2300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 34.96
Exact value34.9620000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14194 · revision 1
Value 34.9620000000 · 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: 34.9620000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 31.91
Exact value31.9050000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14193 · revision 1
Value 31.9050000000 · 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: 31.9050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 29.70
Exact value29.6960000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14192 · revision 1
Value 29.6960000000 · 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: 29.6960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 27.50
Exact value27.4950000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14191 · revision 1
Value 27.4950000000 · 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: 27.4950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 26.61
Exact value26.6080000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14190 · revision 1
Value 26.6080000000 · 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: 26.6080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | ≈ 24.50
Exact value24.4980000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14189 · revision 1
Value 24.4980000000 · 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: 24.4980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 23.27 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14188 · revision 1
Value 23.2700000000 · 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: 23.2700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | ≈ 24.13
Exact value24.1290000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14187 · revision 1
Value 24.1290000000 · 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: 24.1290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 21.45
Exact value21.4480000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14186 · revision 1
Value 21.4480000000 · 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: 21.4480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | ≈ 20.93
Exact value20.9260000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14185 · revision 1
Value 20.9260000000 · 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: 20.9260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified |
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