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 South Sudan. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14256 · 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 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 18.28 Exact value 18.2840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14255 · revision 1 Value 18.2840000000 · 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: 18.2840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 18.29 Exact value 18.2930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14254 · revision 1 Value 18.2930000000 · 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: 18.2930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 18.07 Exact value 18.0720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14253 · revision 1 Value 18.0720000000 · 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: 18.0720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 18.17 Exact value 18.1730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14252 · revision 1 Value 18.1730000000 · 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: 18.1730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 18.19 Exact value 18.1860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14251 · revision 1 Value 18.1860000000 · 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: 18.1860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 18.16 Exact value 18.1630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14250 · revision 1 Value 18.1630000000 · 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: 18.1630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 17.87 Exact value 17.8730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14249 · revision 1 Value 17.8730000000 · 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: 17.8730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 17.95 Exact value 17.9490000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14248 · revision 1 Value 17.9490000000 · 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: 17.9490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 18.06 Exact value 18.0630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14247 · revision 1 Value 18.0630000000 · 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: 18.0630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 18.36 Exact value 18.3550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14246 · revision 1 Value 18.3550000000 · 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: 18.3550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 18.40 Exact value 18.4010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14245 · revision 1 Value 18.4010000000 · 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: 18.4010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 18.45 Exact value 18.4460000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14244 · revision 1 Value 18.4460000000 · 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: 18.4460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 18.55 Exact value 18.5530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14243 · revision 1 Value 18.5530000000 · 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: 18.5530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2004	18.67 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14242 · revision 1 Value 18.6700000000 · 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: 18.6700000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2005	18.76 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14241 · revision 1 Value 18.7600000000 · 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: 18.7600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 18.84 Exact value 18.8440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14240 · revision 1 Value 18.8440000000 · 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: 18.8440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 18.92 Exact value 18.9220000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14239 · revision 1 Value 18.9220000000 · 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: 18.9220000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2008	19.04 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14238 · revision 1 Value 19.0400000000 · 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: 19.0400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 19.29 Exact value 19.2860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14237 · revision 1 Value 19.2860000000 · 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: 19.2860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 19.40 Exact value 19.4010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14236 · revision 1 Value 19.4010000000 · 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: 19.4010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 19.61 Exact value 19.6050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14235 · revision 1 Value 19.6050000000 · 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: 19.6050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 19.91 Exact value 19.9070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14234 · revision 1 Value 19.9070000000 · 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: 19.9070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 19.73 Exact value 19.7330000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14233 · revision 1 Value 19.7330000000 · 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: 19.7330000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 19.58 Exact value 19.5760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14232 · revision 1 Value 19.5760000000 · 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: 19.5760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 19.42 Exact value 19.4190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14231 · revision 1 Value 19.4190000000 · 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: 19.4190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 19.85 Exact value 19.8470000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14230 · revision 1 Value 19.8470000000 · 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: 19.8470000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 19.85 Exact value 19.8490000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14229 · revision 1 Value 19.8490000000 · 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: 19.8490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 19.56 Exact value 19.5550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14228 · revision 1 Value 19.5550000000 · 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: 19.5550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 19.26 Exact value 19.2630000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14227 · revision 1 Value 19.2630000000 · 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: 19.2630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 21.85 Exact value 21.8460000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14226 · revision 1 Value 21.8460000000 · 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: 21.8460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 20.80 Exact value 20.7970000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14225 · revision 1 Value 20.7970000000 · 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: 20.7970000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 18.72 Exact value 18.7170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14224 · revision 1 Value 18.7170000000 · 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: 18.7170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 18.52 Exact value 18.5240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14223 · revision 1 Value 18.5240000000 · 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: 18.5240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14222 · 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 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14221 · 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 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified

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