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Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in World

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in the World was 13.41% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.11 pts from 2024.

202513.41%
Change on 2024+0.11 pts
Series high17.12020
Series low11.551991

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in World, 1991 to 2025

1012141618199119962001200620112016202120251991: 11.55 %1992: 11.81 %1993: 12.42 %1994: 12.98 %1995: 13.41 %1996: 13.58 %1997: 13.72 %1998: 14.08 %1999: 14.36 %2000: 14.27 %2001: 14.48 %2002: 14.88 %2003: 15 %2004: 14.84 %2005: 14.88 %2006: 14.51 %2007: 14.15 %2008: 14.34 %2009: 15.28 %2010: 15.23 %2011: 15.31 %2012: 15.68 %2013: 15.69 %2014: 15.6 %2015: 15.96 %2016: 16.04 %2017: 16.08 %2018: 15.89 %2019: 15.25 %2020: 17.1 %2021: 15.66 %2022: 14.13 %2023: 13.37 %2024: 13.3 %2025: 13.41 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202513.41
202413.3
202313.37
202214.13
202115.66
202017.1
201915.25
201815.89
201716.08
201616.04
201515.96
201415.6
201315.69
201215.68
201115.31
201015.23
200915.28
200814.34
200714.15
200614.51
200514.88
200414.84
200315
200214.88
200114.48
200014.27
199914.36
199814.08
199713.72
199613.58
199513.41
199412.98
199312.42
199211.81
199111.55

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people under 25 as a percentage of the labour force under 25.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the youth unemployment rate in World?

Youth unemployment rate (under 25) in the World was 13.41% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.11 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Unemployment, youth total, % of total labor force ages 15-24, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest youth unemployment rate in World?

17.1% in 2020, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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