Youth unemployment · World
Published World Bank series · Economy · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
13.41 % age 15–24 labor force · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.41 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2024 | 13.3 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2023 | 13.37 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2022 | 14.13 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2021 | 15.66 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2020 | 17.1 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2019 | 15.25 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2018 | 15.89 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2017 | 16.08 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2016 | 16.04 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2015 | 15.96 | % age 15–24 labor force |
| 2014 | 15.6 | % age 15–24 labor force |
Source & interpretation
World Bank: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in % age 15–24 labor force. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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