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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 Tonga. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14724 · 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 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.08 Exact value 3.0760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14723 · revision 1 Value 3.0760000000 · 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: 3.0760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.18 Exact value 3.1830000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14722 · revision 1 Value 3.1830000000 · 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: 3.1830000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.20 Exact value 3.1950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14721 · revision 1 Value 3.1950000000 · 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: 3.1950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 4.25 Exact value 4.2510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14720 · revision 1 Value 4.2510000000 · 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: 4.2510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 5.09 Exact value 5.0930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14719 · revision 1 Value 5.0930000000 · 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: 5.0930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 6.15 Exact value 6.1480000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14718 · revision 1 Value 6.1480000000 · 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: 6.1480000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 7.32 Exact value 7.3210000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14717 · revision 1 Value 7.3210000000 · 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: 7.3210000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 8.52 Exact value 8.5230000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14716 · revision 1 Value 8.5230000000 · 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: 8.5230000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 9.51 Exact value 9.5070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14715 · revision 1 Value 9.5070000000 · 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: 9.5070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 10.39 Exact value 10.3860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14714 · revision 1 Value 10.3860000000 · 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: 10.3860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 11.51 Exact value 11.5140000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14713 · revision 1 Value 11.5140000000 · 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: 11.5140000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 12.51 Exact value 12.5090000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14712 · revision 1 Value 12.5090000000 · 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: 12.5090000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 13.87 Exact value 13.8650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14711 · revision 1 Value 13.8650000000 · 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: 13.8650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 10.40 Exact value 10.3980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14710 · revision 1 Value 10.3980000000 · 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: 10.3980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 6.79 Exact value 6.7890000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14709 · revision 1 Value 6.7890000000 · 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: 6.7890000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.91 Exact value 2.9120000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14708 · revision 1 Value 2.9120000000 · 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: 2.9120000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.25 Exact value 3.2510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14707 · revision 1 Value 3.2510000000 · 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: 3.2510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.51 Exact value 3.5110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14706 · revision 1 Value 3.5110000000 · 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: 3.5110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.90 Exact value 3.9030000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14705 · revision 1 Value 3.9030000000 · 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: 3.9030000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.19 Exact value 4.1850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14704 · revision 1 Value 4.1850000000 · 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: 4.1850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.49 Exact value 4.4860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14703 · revision 1 Value 4.4860000000 · 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: 4.4860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:46 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.71 Exact value 4.7050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14702 · revision 1 Value 4.7050000000 · 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: 4.7050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 5.05 Exact value 5.0520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14701 · revision 1 Value 5.0520000000 · 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: 5.0520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 5.50 Exact value 5.4980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14700 · revision 1 Value 5.4980000000 · 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: 5.4980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 5.83 Exact value 5.8320000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14699 · revision 1 Value 5.8320000000 · 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: 5.8320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	6.01 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14698 · revision 1 Value 6.0100000000 · 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: 6.0100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 6.32 Exact value 6.3180000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14697 · revision 1 Value 6.3180000000 · 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: 6.3180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 6.68 Exact value 6.6790000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14696 · revision 1 Value 6.6790000000 · 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: 6.6790000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 6.47 Exact value 6.4730000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14695 · revision 1 Value 6.4730000000 · 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: 6.4730000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 7.99 Exact value 7.9920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14694 · revision 1 Value 7.9920000000 · 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: 7.9920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 6.38 Exact value 6.3750000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14693 · revision 1 Value 6.3750000000 · 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: 6.3750000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 6.15 Exact value 6.1470000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14692 · revision 1 Value 6.1470000000 · 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: 6.1470000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 4.63 Exact value 4.6320000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14691 · revision 1 Value 4.6320000000 · 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: 4.6320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 5.99 Exact value 5.9860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14690 · revision 1 Value 5.9860000000 · 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: 5.9860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 6.03 Exact value 6.0290000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14689 · revision 1 Value 6.0290000000 · 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: 6.0290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:45 · source revision unspecified

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