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World Youth Days are celebrated on two levels. Each year, since the initial WYD in Rome, Italy, celebrations occur on a diocesan level throughout the world. However, every two or three years, an international celebration occurs in a selected city somewhere in the world. Below are links to pages with information on the past/next WYDs.
2005 - 20th World Youth Day: Cologne, Germany
2004 - 19th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy
2003 - 18th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy
2002 - 17th World Youth Day: Toronto, Canada (July 23-28)
2001 - 16th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (April 8) Palm Sunday
2000 - 15th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (August 15-18)
1999 - 14th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (March 28) Palm Sunday
1998 - 13th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (April 5) Palm Sunday
1997 - 12th World Youth Day: Paris, France (August 19-24)
1996 - 11th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (March 31) Palm Sunday
1995 - 10th World Youth Day: Manila, Philippines (January 10-15)
1994 - 9th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (March 27) Palm Sunday
1993 - 8th World Youth Day: Denver, USA (August 10-15)
1992 - 7th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (April 12) Palm Sunday
1991 - 6th World Youth Day: Czestochowa, Poland (August 10-15)
1990 - 5th World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (April 8) Palm Sunday
1989 - 4th World Youth Day: Santiago de Compostela, Spain (August 15-20)
1988 - 3rd World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (March 17) Palm Sunday
1987 - 2nd World Youth Day: Buenos Aires, Argentina (April 11-12)
1986 - 1st World Youth Day: Rome, Italy (March 23) Palm Sunday
Source: http://www.vatican.va/