{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"United Kingdom Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"United Kingdom's Youth Unemployment Rate: 14.6 % 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","United Kingdom","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","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":"United Kingdom 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=GB"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2025)","value":"14.6","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":"United Kingdom Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":13.845},{"period":"1992","value":15.613},{"period":"1993","value":17.403},{"period":"1994","value":16.27},{"period":"1995","value":15.454},{"period":"1996","value":14.83},{"period":"1997","value":13.464},{"period":"1998","value":12.315},{"period":"1999","value":12.293},{"period":"2000","value":11.874},{"period":"2001","value":10.191},{"period":"2002","value":10.779},{"period":"2003","value":11.236},{"period":"2004","value":10.618},{"period":"2005","value":13.053},{"period":"2006","value":14.233},{"period":"2007","value":14.611},{"period":"2008","value":15.352},{"period":"2009","value":19.479},{"period":"2010","value":20.328},{"period":"2011","value":21.689},{"period":"2012","value":22.106},{"period":"2013","value":20.944},{"period":"2014","value":17.512},{"period":"2015","value":15.177},{"period":"2016","value":13.205},{"period":"2017","value":12.519},{"period":"2018","value":11.647},{"period":"2019","value":10.688},{"period":"2020","value":13.365},{"period":"2021","value":12.891},{"period":"2022","value":10.589},{"period":"2023","value":11.944},{"period":"2024","value":14.316},{"period":"2025","value":14.647}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"14.3","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"12.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.5","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"15.2","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"17.5","yoyChange":"-3.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"20.9","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"22.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"21.7","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"20.3","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"+4.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"15.4","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"14.2","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"}]},"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 United Kingdom 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 22.1 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.2 in 2001. The latest reading of 14.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}