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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9576 · 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 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 13.51 Exact value 13.5080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9575 · revision 1 Value 13.5080000000 · 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: 13.5080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 14.31 Exact value 14.3080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9574 · revision 1 Value 14.3080000000 · 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: 14.3080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 13.43 Exact value 13.4260000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9573 · revision 1 Value 13.4260000000 · 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: 13.4260000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 12.55 Exact value 12.5540000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9572 · revision 1 Value 12.5540000000 · 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: 12.5540000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 12.19 Exact value 12.1860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9571 · revision 1 Value 12.1860000000 · 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: 12.1860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 12.09 Exact value 12.0940000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9570 · revision 1 Value 12.0940000000 · 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: 12.0940000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1997	11.43 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9569 · revision 1 Value 11.4300000000 · 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: 11.4300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 10.42 Exact value 10.4240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9568 · revision 1 Value 10.4240000000 · 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: 10.4240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 9.89 Exact value 9.8910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9567 · revision 1 Value 9.8910000000 · 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: 9.8910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 9.28 Exact value 9.2780000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9566 · revision 1 Value 9.2780000000 · 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: 9.2780000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 10.49 Exact value 10.4920000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9565 · revision 1 Value 10.4920000000 · 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: 10.4920000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 11.94 Exact value 11.9350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9564 · revision 1 Value 11.9350000000 · 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: 11.9350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 12.36 Exact value 12.3620000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9563 · revision 1 Value 12.3620000000 · 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: 12.3620000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 11.79 Exact value 11.7910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9562 · revision 1 Value 11.7910000000 · 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: 11.7910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2005	11.24 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9561 · revision 1 Value 11.2400000000 · 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: 11.2400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2006	10.43 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9560 · revision 1 Value 10.4300000000 · 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: 10.4300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 10.47 Exact value 10.4720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9559 · revision 1 Value 10.4720000000 · 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: 10.4720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2008	12.76 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9558 · revision 1 Value 12.7600000000 · 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: 12.7600000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 17.52 Exact value 17.5170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9557 · revision 1 Value 17.5170000000 · 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: 17.5170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 18.36 Exact value 18.3610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9556 · revision 1 Value 18.3610000000 · 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: 18.3610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 17.27 Exact value 17.2720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9555 · revision 1 Value 17.2720000000 · 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: 17.2720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 16.21 Exact value 16.2110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9554 · revision 1 Value 16.2110000000 · 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: 16.2110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 15.56 Exact value 15.5580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9553 · revision 1 Value 15.5580000000 · 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: 15.5580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 13.41 Exact value 13.4110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9552 · revision 1 Value 13.4110000000 · 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: 13.4110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 11.63 Exact value 11.6340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9551 · revision 1 Value 11.6340000000 · 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: 11.6340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 10.43 Exact value 10.4320000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9550 · revision 1 Value 10.4320000000 · 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: 10.4320000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 9.24 Exact value 9.2380000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9549 · revision 1 Value 9.2380000000 · 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: 9.2380000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 8.61 Exact value 8.6070000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9548 · revision 1 Value 8.6070000000 · 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: 8.6070000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 8.38 Exact value 8.3750000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9547 · revision 1 Value 8.3750000000 · 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: 8.3750000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 14.89 Exact value 14.8910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9546 · revision 1 Value 14.8910000000 · 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: 14.8910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 9.70 Exact value 9.7040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9545 · revision 1 Value 9.7040000000 · 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: 9.7040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 8.11 Exact value 8.1050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9544 · revision 1 Value 8.1050000000 · 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: 8.1050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 7.95 Exact value 7.9530000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9543 · revision 1 Value 7.9530000000 · 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: 7.9530000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2024	8.92 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9542 · revision 1 Value 8.9200000000 · 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: 8.9200000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2025	9.34 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #9541 · revision 1 Value 9.3400000000 · 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: 9.3400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:03 · source revision unspecified

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