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Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Bangladesh · 1991–2025 · Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)

Latest (2025)9.39modeled ILO estimate
Earliest (1991)6.04
Change since 1991+3.35
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), via World Bank WDI (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)
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What you should know

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), via World Bank WDI (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)
Data updated
October 19, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1991–2025 (35 data points)
Unit
modeled ILO estimate
World Bank code
SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Licence
CC BY 4.0

How to cite this data

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), via World Bank WDI (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-youth-unemployment (data updated October 19, 2026).

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Yearmodeled ILO estimate
20259.39
20249.1
20237.91
202210.99
202112.72
202013.47
201911.74
201811.91
201712.1
201610.96
201510.56
201410.12
20139.67
20128.54
20117.43
20106.29
20099.56
20088.8
20078.02
20067.26
20058.79
20047.76
20036.61
20027.78
20018.82
20009.74
19998.97
19988.18
19977.41
19966.65
19956.52
19946.39
19936.27
19926.11
19916.04