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)

Timor-Leste

Values and evidence for Timor-Leste. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14688 · 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 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 9.54 Exact value 9.5350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14687 · revision 1 Value 9.5350000000 · 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: 9.5350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 9.50 Exact value 9.4980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14686 · revision 1 Value 9.4980000000 · 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: 9.4980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 9.46 Exact value 9.4550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14685 · revision 1 Value 9.4550000000 · 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: 9.4550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 9.65 Exact value 9.6460000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14684 · revision 1 Value 9.6460000000 · 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: 9.6460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 9.82 Exact value 9.8170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14683 · revision 1 Value 9.8170000000 · 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: 9.8170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 9.94 Exact value 9.9370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14682 · revision 1 Value 9.9370000000 · 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: 9.9370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 10.02 Exact value 10.0190000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14681 · revision 1 Value 10.0190000000 · 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: 10.0190000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 10.16 Exact value 10.1570000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14680 · revision 1 Value 10.1570000000 · 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: 10.1570000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 10.12 Exact value 10.1240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14679 · revision 1 Value 10.1240000000 · 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: 10.1240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 10.31 Exact value 10.3110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14678 · revision 1 Value 10.3110000000 · 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: 10.3110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 9.98 Exact value 9.9790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14677 · revision 1 Value 9.9790000000 · 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: 9.9790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2002	9.72 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14676 · revision 1 Value 9.7200000000 · 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: 9.7200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 9.95 Exact value 9.9510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14675 · revision 1 Value 9.9510000000 · 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: 9.9510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 10.14 Exact value 10.1440000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14674 · revision 1 Value 10.1440000000 · 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: 10.1440000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2005	9.99 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14673 · revision 1 Value 9.9900000000 · 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: 9.9900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 9.95 Exact value 9.9530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14672 · revision 1 Value 9.9530000000 · 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: 9.9530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 9.75 Exact value 9.7540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14671 · revision 1 Value 9.7540000000 · 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: 9.7540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 9.60 Exact value 9.5950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14670 · revision 1 Value 9.5950000000 · 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: 9.5950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 9.30 Exact value 9.2970000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14669 · revision 1 Value 9.2970000000 · 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: 9.2970000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 9.35 Exact value 9.3480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14668 · revision 1 Value 9.3480000000 · 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: 9.3480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 9.29 Exact value 9.2850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14667 · revision 1 Value 9.2850000000 · 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: 9.2850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 9.20 Exact value 9.1980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14666 · revision 1 Value 9.1980000000 · 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: 9.1980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 9.08 Exact value 9.0840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14665 · revision 1 Value 9.0840000000 · 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: 9.0840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 8.84 Exact value 8.8420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14664 · revision 1 Value 8.8420000000 · 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: 8.8420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 8.57 Exact value 8.5680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14663 · revision 1 Value 8.5680000000 · 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: 8.5680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 13.07 Exact value 13.0650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14662 · revision 1 Value 13.0650000000 · 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: 13.0650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 11.49 Exact value 11.4930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14661 · revision 1 Value 11.4930000000 · 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: 11.4930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 9.78 Exact value 9.7750000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14660 · revision 1 Value 9.7750000000 · 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: 9.7750000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 7.97 Exact value 7.9680000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14659 · revision 1 Value 7.9680000000 · 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: 7.9680000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 6.79 Exact value 6.7860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14658 · revision 1 Value 6.7860000000 · 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: 6.7860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 4.79 Exact value 4.7910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14657 · revision 1 Value 4.7910000000 · 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: 4.7910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14656 · revision 1 Value 3.2120000000 · 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: 3.2120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.20 Exact value 3.1980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14655 · revision 1 Value 3.1980000000 · 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: 3.1980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2024	3.22 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14654 · revision 1 Value 3.2200000000 · 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: 3.2200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.72 Exact value 3.7170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14653 · revision 1 Value 3.7170000000 · 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: 3.7170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified

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