{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"India Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"India's Youth Unemployment Rate: 16 % 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","India","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","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":"India 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=IN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2025)","value":"16","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":"India Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":20.182},{"period":"1992","value":20.257},{"period":"1993","value":20.35},{"period":"1994","value":20.265},{"period":"1995","value":20.202},{"period":"1996","value":20.118},{"period":"1997","value":20.185},{"period":"1998","value":20.224},{"period":"1999","value":20.19},{"period":"2000","value":20.198},{"period":"2001","value":20.422},{"period":"2002","value":20.761},{"period":"2003","value":20.855},{"period":"2004","value":20.988},{"period":"2005","value":21.117},{"period":"2006","value":21.472},{"period":"2007","value":21.863},{"period":"2008","value":22.417},{"period":"2009","value":22.862},{"period":"2010","value":23.299},{"period":"2011","value":23.641},{"period":"2012","value":24.135},{"period":"2013","value":24.473},{"period":"2014","value":24.709},{"period":"2015","value":24.959},{"period":"2016","value":25.23},{"period":"2017","value":25.591},{"period":"2018","value":26.003},{"period":"2019","value":22.947},{"period":"2020","value":24.666},{"period":"2021","value":20.824},{"period":"2022","value":17.732},{"period":"2023","value":15.595},{"period":"2024","value":15.746},{"period":"2025","value":16.022}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"16.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"15.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"17.7","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"20.8","yoyChange":"-3.9pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"22.9","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"26.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"25.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"25.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"25.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"24.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"24.1","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"23.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"23.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"22.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"22.4","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"21.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"21.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"}]},"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 India 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 26 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 15.6 in 2023. The latest reading of 16 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp."}]}