{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sg-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Singapore Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Singapore's Youth Unemployment Rate: 6.8 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, +0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Singapore","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Singapore","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":"Singapore 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=SG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Singapore"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Singapore (2025)","value":"6.8","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Singapore Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":3.87},{"period":"1992","value":6.697},{"period":"1993","value":7.119},{"period":"1994","value":7.328},{"period":"1995","value":6.888},{"period":"1996","value":8.438},{"period":"1997","value":5.292},{"period":"1998","value":7.672},{"period":"1999","value":9.2},{"period":"2000","value":6.827},{"period":"2001","value":7.396},{"period":"2002","value":10.767},{"period":"2003","value":9.847},{"period":"2004","value":10.514},{"period":"2005","value":10.38},{"period":"2006","value":8.634},{"period":"2007","value":8.496},{"period":"2008","value":8.809},{"period":"2009","value":12.488},{"period":"2010","value":9.413},{"period":"2011","value":8.868},{"period":"2012","value":8.529},{"period":"2013","value":8.903},{"period":"2014","value":8.378},{"period":"2015","value":8.894},{"period":"2016","value":8.723},{"period":"2017","value":9.338},{"period":"2018","value":8.437},{"period":"2019","value":7.629},{"period":"2020","value":10.558},{"period":"2021","value":9.499},{"period":"2022","value":7.924},{"period":"2023","value":8.515},{"period":"2024","value":6.329},{"period":"2025","value":6.781}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.5","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"+3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"12.5","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"8.6","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"}]},"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 Singapore 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 12.5 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.9 in 1991. The latest reading of 6.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp."}]}