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 #9504 · 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 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 0.94
Exact value0.9390000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9503 · revision 1
Value 0.9390000000 · 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: 0.9390000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 0.93
Exact value0.9340000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9502 · revision 1
Value 0.9340000000 · 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: 0.9340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 0.95
Exact value0.9490000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9501 · revision 1
Value 0.9490000000 · 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: 0.9490000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 0.97
Exact value0.9680000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9500 · revision 1
Value 0.9680000000 · 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: 0.9680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 1 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9499 · revision 1
Value 1.0000000000 · 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: 1.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 0.99
Exact value0.9930000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9498 · revision 1
Value 0.9930000000 · 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: 0.9930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | ≈ 1.03
Exact value1.0250000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9497 · revision 1
Value 1.0250000000 · 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: 1.0250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 1.04
Exact value1.0370000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9496 · revision 1
Value 1.0370000000 · 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: 1.0370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | ≈ 1.07
Exact value1.0650000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9495 · revision 1
Value 1.0650000000 · 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: 1.0650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 1.10
Exact value1.0990000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9494 · revision 1
Value 1.0990000000 · 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: 1.0990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 1.11
Exact value1.1140000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9493 · revision 1
Value 1.1140000000 · 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: 1.1140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 1.12
Exact value1.1170000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9492 · revision 1
Value 1.1170000000 · 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: 1.1170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 1.10
Exact value1.0970000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9491 · revision 1
Value 1.0970000000 · 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: 1.0970000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 1.04
Exact value1.0380000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9490 · revision 1
Value 1.0380000000 · 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: 1.0380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 1.02
Exact value1.0180000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9489 · revision 1
Value 1.0180000000 · 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: 1.0180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 1.10
Exact value1.1040000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9488 · revision 1
Value 1.1040000000 · 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: 1.1040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 1.22 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9487 · revision 1
Value 1.2200000000 · 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: 1.2200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 1.27
Exact value1.2730000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9486 · revision 1
Value 1.2730000000 · 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: 1.2730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 1.30
Exact value1.2970000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9485 · revision 1
Value 1.2970000000 · 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: 1.2970000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 1.30
Exact value1.2990000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9484 · revision 1
Value 1.2990000000 · 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: 1.2990000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 1.32
Exact value1.3170000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9483 · revision 1
Value 1.3170000000 · 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: 1.3170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 1.31
Exact value1.3090000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9482 · revision 1
Value 1.3090000000 · 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: 1.3090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 1.36
Exact value1.3620000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9481 · revision 1
Value 1.3620000000 · 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: 1.3620000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 1.39 percent | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9480 · revision 1
Value 1.3900000000 · 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: 1.3900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | ≈ 1.43
Exact value1.4260000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9479 · revision 1
Value 1.4260000000 · 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: 1.4260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 1.46
Exact value1.4630000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9478 · revision 1
Value 1.4630000000 · 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: 1.4630000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 1.49
Exact value1.4930000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9477 · revision 1
Value 1.4930000000 · 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: 1.4930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 1.51
Exact value1.5120000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9476 · revision 1
Value 1.5120000000 · 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: 1.5120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 1.49
Exact value1.4940000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9475 · revision 1
Value 1.4940000000 · 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: 1.4940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 1.88
Exact value1.8770000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9474 · revision 1
Value 1.8770000000 · 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: 1.8770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | ≈ 2.02
Exact value2.0180000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9473 · revision 1
Value 2.0180000000 · 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: 2.0180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | ≈ 1.46
Exact value1.4590000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9472 · revision 1
Value 1.4590000000 · 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: 1.4590000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | ≈ 1.45
Exact value1.4520000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9471 · revision 1
Value 1.4520000000 · 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: 1.4520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | ≈ 1.45
Exact value1.4520000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9470 · revision 1
Value 1.4520000000 · 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: 1.4520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | ≈ 1.46
Exact value1.4570000000 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9469 · revision 1
Value 1.4570000000 · 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: 1.4570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified |
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