{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Bangladesh Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Bangladesh's Youth Unemployment Rate: 9.4 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, +0.3pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Bangladesh","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bangladesh","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS?locations=BD"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bangladesh"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bangladesh (2025)","value":"9.4","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":6.036},{"period":"1992","value":6.109},{"period":"1993","value":6.268},{"period":"1994","value":6.385},{"period":"1995","value":6.52},{"period":"1996","value":6.653},{"period":"1997","value":7.407},{"period":"1998","value":8.184},{"period":"1999","value":8.968},{"period":"2000","value":9.744},{"period":"2001","value":8.821},{"period":"2002","value":7.782},{"period":"2003","value":6.606},{"period":"2004","value":7.758},{"period":"2005","value":8.79},{"period":"2006","value":7.255},{"period":"2007","value":8.022},{"period":"2008","value":8.795},{"period":"2009","value":9.557},{"period":"2010","value":6.289},{"period":"2011","value":7.429},{"period":"2012","value":8.538},{"period":"2013","value":9.674},{"period":"2014","value":10.122},{"period":"2015","value":10.561},{"period":"2016","value":10.956},{"period":"2017","value":12.101},{"period":"2018","value":11.907},{"period":"2019","value":11.742},{"period":"2020","value":13.473},{"period":"2021","value":12.72},{"period":"2022","value":10.985},{"period":"2023","value":7.905},{"period":"2024","value":9.097},{"period":"2025","value":9.385}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.5","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.1","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.4","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Bangladesh from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 13.5 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6 in 1991. The latest reading of 9.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}