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 Sao Tome and Principe. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14292 · 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 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 19.87 Exact value 19.8730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14291 · revision 1 Value 19.8730000000 · 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: 19.8730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 20.08 Exact value 20.0820000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14290 · revision 1 Value 20.0820000000 · 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: 20.0820000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 19.88 Exact value 19.8760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14289 · revision 1 Value 19.8760000000 · 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: 19.8760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 19.83 Exact value 19.8270000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14288 · revision 1 Value 19.8270000000 · 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: 19.8270000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 19.72 Exact value 19.7160000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14287 · revision 1 Value 19.7160000000 · 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: 19.7160000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 19.64 Exact value 19.6440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14286 · revision 1 Value 19.6440000000 · 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: 19.6440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 19.70 Exact value 19.7020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14285 · revision 1 Value 19.7020000000 · 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: 19.7020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 19.65 Exact value 19.6530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14284 · revision 1 Value 19.6530000000 · 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: 19.6530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 19.59 Exact value 19.5860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14283 · revision 1 Value 19.5860000000 · 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: 19.5860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2000	19.65 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14282 · revision 1 Value 19.6500000000 · 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: 19.6500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 21.61 Exact value 21.6110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14281 · revision 1 Value 21.6110000000 · 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: 21.6110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 24.25 Exact value 24.2540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14280 · revision 1 Value 24.2540000000 · 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: 24.2540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 22.72 Exact value 22.7180000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14279 · revision 1 Value 22.7180000000 · 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: 22.7180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 22.48 Exact value 22.4770000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14278 · revision 1 Value 22.4770000000 · 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: 22.4770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 23.12 Exact value 23.1240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14277 · revision 1 Value 23.1240000000 · 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: 23.1240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 23.47 Exact value 23.4740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14276 · revision 1 Value 23.4740000000 · 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: 23.4740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 22.69 Exact value 22.6860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14275 · revision 1 Value 22.6860000000 · 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: 22.6860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 21.91 Exact value 21.9120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14274 · revision 1 Value 21.9120000000 · 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: 21.9120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2009	21.52 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14273 · revision 1 Value 21.5200000000 · 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: 21.5200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 20.84 Exact value 20.8410000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14272 · revision 1 Value 20.8410000000 · 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: 20.8410000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 20.27 Exact value 20.2730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14271 · revision 1 Value 20.2730000000 · 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: 20.2730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 19.40 Exact value 19.3980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14270 · revision 1 Value 19.3980000000 · 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: 19.3980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 17.10 Exact value 17.0990000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14269 · revision 1 Value 17.0990000000 · 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: 17.0990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 14.85 Exact value 14.8540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14268 · revision 1 Value 14.8540000000 · 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: 14.8540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 12.80 Exact value 12.7980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14267 · revision 1 Value 12.7980000000 · 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: 12.7980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 10.61 Exact value 10.6110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14266 · revision 1 Value 10.6110000000 · 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: 10.6110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 8.39 Exact value 8.3880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14265 · revision 1 Value 8.3880000000 · 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: 8.3880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 8.31 Exact value 8.3120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14264 · revision 1 Value 8.3120000000 · 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: 8.3120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 8.40 Exact value 8.4030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14263 · revision 1 Value 8.4030000000 · 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: 8.4030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 9.42 Exact value 9.4170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14262 · revision 1 Value 9.4170000000 · 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: 9.4170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:42 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 9.09 Exact value 9.0890000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14261 · revision 1 Value 9.0890000000 · 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: 9.0890000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 8.49 Exact value 8.4870000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14260 · revision 1 Value 8.4870000000 · 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: 8.4870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2023	8.54 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14259 · revision 1 Value 8.5400000000 · 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: 8.5400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2024	8.56 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14258 · revision 1 Value 8.5600000000 · 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: 8.5600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 8.79 Exact value 8.7940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14257 · revision 1 Value 8.7940000000 · 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: 8.7940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:41 · source revision unspecified

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