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)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Values and evidence for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14904 · 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 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 36.07 Exact value 36.0660000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14903 · revision 1 Value 36.0660000000 · 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: 36.0660000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 36.05 Exact value 36.0460000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14902 · revision 1 Value 36.0460000000 · 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: 36.0460000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 36.58 Exact value 36.5750000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14901 · revision 1 Value 36.5750000000 · 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: 36.5750000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 37.38 Exact value 37.3750000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14900 · revision 1 Value 37.3750000000 · 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: 37.3750000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 37.82 Exact value 37.8150000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14899 · revision 1 Value 37.8150000000 · 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: 37.8150000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 38.73 Exact value 38.7250000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14898 · revision 1 Value 38.7250000000 · 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: 38.7250000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 38.76 Exact value 38.7550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14897 · revision 1 Value 38.7550000000 · 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: 38.7550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 39.72 Exact value 39.7240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14896 · revision 1 Value 39.7240000000 · 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: 39.7240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 40.07 Exact value 40.0650000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14895 · revision 1 Value 40.0650000000 · 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: 40.0650000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 40.77 Exact value 40.7720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14894 · revision 1 Value 40.7720000000 · 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: 40.7720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 41.58 Exact value 41.5810000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14893 · revision 1 Value 41.5810000000 · 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: 41.5810000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 41.07 Exact value 41.0740000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14892 · revision 1 Value 41.0740000000 · 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: 41.0740000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2003	40.35 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14891 · revision 1 Value 40.3500000000 · 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: 40.3500000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 39.96 Exact value 39.9580000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14890 · revision 1 Value 39.9580000000 · 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: 39.9580000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 40.16 Exact value 40.1640000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14889 · revision 1 Value 40.1640000000 · 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: 40.1640000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 40.00 Exact value 40.0020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14888 · revision 1 Value 40.0020000000 · 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: 40.0020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 39.93 Exact value 39.9280000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14887 · revision 1 Value 39.9280000000 · 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: 39.9280000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2008	39.94 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14886 · revision 1 Value 39.9400000000 · 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: 39.9400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 41.23 Exact value 41.2340000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14885 · revision 1 Value 41.2340000000 · 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: 41.2340000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 42.43 Exact value 42.4270000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14884 · revision 1 Value 42.4270000000 · 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: 42.4270000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 42.74 Exact value 42.7420000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14883 · revision 1 Value 42.7420000000 · 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: 42.7420000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2012	42.63 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14882 · revision 1 Value 42.6300000000 · 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: 42.6300000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 42.02 Exact value 42.0240000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14881 · revision 1 Value 42.0240000000 · 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: 42.0240000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 42.01 Exact value 42.0080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14880 · revision 1 Value 42.0080000000 · 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: 42.0080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 42.03 Exact value 42.0290000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14879 · revision 1 Value 42.0290000000 · 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: 42.0290000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2016	42.09 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14878 · revision 1 Value 42.0900000000 · 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: 42.0900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2017	42.39 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14877 · revision 1 Value 42.3900000000 · 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: 42.3900000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 42.74 Exact value 42.7370000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14876 · revision 1 Value 42.7370000000 · 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: 42.7370000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 43.59 Exact value 43.5870000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14875 · revision 1 Value 43.5870000000 · 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: 43.5870000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 47.71 Exact value 47.7080000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14874 · revision 1 Value 47.7080000000 · 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: 47.7080000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2021	46.04 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14873 · revision 1 Value 46.0400000000 · 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: 46.0400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 44.00 Exact value 43.9950000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14872 · revision 1 Value 43.9950000000 · 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: 43.9950000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 42.33 Exact value 42.3330000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14871 · revision 1 Value 42.3330000000 · 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: 42.3330000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 41.85 Exact value 41.8510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14870 · revision 1 Value 41.8510000000 · 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: 41.8510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 41.95 Exact value 41.9470000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #14869 · revision 1 Value 41.9470000000 · 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: 41.9470000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:49:47 · source revision unspecified

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