United Kingdom
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As of 2025 | % of labour force ages 15–24
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.65% |
| 2024 | 14.32% |
| 2023 | 11.94% |
| 2022 | 10.59% |
| 2021 | 12.89% |
| 2020 | 13.37% |
| 2019 | 10.69% |
| 2018 | 11.65% |
| 2017 | 12.52% |
| 2016 | 13.21% |
| 2015 | 15.18% |
| 2014 | 17.51% |
| 2013 | 20.94% |
| 2012 | 22.11% |
| 2011 | 21.69% |
| 2010 | 20.33% |
| 2009 | 19.48% |
| 2008 | 15.35% |
| 2007 | 14.61% |
| 2006 | 14.23% |
| 2005 | 13.05% |
| 2004 | 10.62% |
| 2003 | 11.24% |
| 2002 | 10.78% |
Youth unemployment is the same ILO definition restricted to ages 15–24 (SL.UEM.1524.ZS). It is usually higher than the all-ages rate. Latest: 14.65% in 2025.
It is a rate among young people in the labour force, not a share of all young people. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 14.47%, median 13.85%; low 10.19% (2001), high 22.11% (2012).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).
This series is the unemployment rate restricted to people aged 15 to 24: those without work, available for and actively seeking it, as a share of the labour force in that age band. The source is World Bank Open Data indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS, an ILO modelled estimate using the same unemployment definition as the all-ages series. It is a rate among young people in the labour force, not a share of all young people: a country with few teenagers looking for work can post a high youth rate while most of its young population is in education.
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The UK desk places the United Kingdom first and shows the euro area, the United States, Germany, France, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand alongside, where the source covers them. It republishes the same World Bank ILO modelled estimates as the all-countries pages, filtered to this set, and does not recalculate the values for the desk. Taiwan is included only on the headline unemployment page, which uses the IMF World Economic Outlook because the World Bank does not publish a Taiwanese rate.
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