Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
613.2%
Qatar
Lowest
20.3%
Tajikistan
Median
110.9%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,211
What the numbers show
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 613.2% in Qatar; the lowest is 20.3% in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 110.9%, and the mean is 125.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 136.7%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 73.8%).
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 613.2% | 2025 | down 53.0% | flat |
| 2 | Bahrain | 463.1% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 3 | Kuwait | 314.5% | 2025 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 300.5% | 2025 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 282.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 267.1% | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 7 | Tonga | 262.3% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 8 | Oman | 254.4% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 9 | Samoa | 250.9% | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 247.6% | 2025 | up 109.4% | falling |
| 11 | Iraq | 236.1% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 12 | Belize | 227.2% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | Suriname | 207.0% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 14 | Lesotho | 204.7% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania | 199.4% | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 192.5% | 2025 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 188.0% | 2025 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 182.4% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 182.3% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 180.2% | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 21 | Palestine | 178.9% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Syria | 172.8% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 23 | Turkey | 170.9% | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 170.2% | 2025 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 25 | Algeria | 169.7% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 169.7% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 169.1% | 2025 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 28 | Iran | 165.7% | 2025 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 29 | Libya | 165.0% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 163.5% | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 162.5% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 162.3% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 161.7% | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 34 | Haiti | 159.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Kenya | 158.9% | 2025 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 158.2% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 37 | Singapore | 156.3% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 156.0% | 2025 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 39 | Fiji | 155.9% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 40 | Uganda | 152.6% | 2025 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 41 | Mauritania | 151.8% | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 149.5% | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 43 | Guyana | 147.9% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 44 | Jamaica | 142.7% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 45 | Nigeria | 142.1% | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 46 | Philippines | 141.3% | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 47 | Venezuela | 140.7% | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 138.6% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 136.5% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 135.6% | 2025 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 51 | Greece | 135.3% | 2025 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 52 | Gabon | 134.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 53 | United States Virgin Islands | 133.5% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 54 | Brunei | 131.8% | 2025 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 55 | Armenia | 130.4% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 129.6% | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 128.6% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 127.7% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 59 | Mauritius | 127.1% | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 126.2% | 2025 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 61 | Rwanda | 126.1% | 2025 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 62 | Bolivia | 126.0% | 2025 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 125.5% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 64 | Botswana | 125.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 65 | Eritrea | 124.9% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 124.5% | 2025 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 124.0% | 2025 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 68 | French Polynesia | 123.8% | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 69 | Guinea | 123.3% | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 70 | Peru | 122.6% | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 71 | Yemen | 122.6% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 72 | Uruguay | 122.1% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 73 | Nepal | 121.3% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 74 | New Caledonia | 120.8% | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 75 | North Korea | 120.5% | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 120.1% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 77 | Malaysia | 119.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118.3% | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 79 | Argentina | 117.8% | 2025 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 80 | Mexico | 117.3% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 81 | Italy | 116.8% | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 82 | Bhutan | 116.6% | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 83 | Cameroon | 116.5% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 116.4% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 85 | Somalia | 115.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 86 | Comoros | 115.1% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 87 | Croatia | 113.8% | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 88 | Eswatini | 113.5% | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 89 | South Africa | 113.3% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 112.8% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 91 | India | 112.8% | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 92 | Ukraine | 112.7% | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 93 | East Timor | 112.7% | 2025 | up 51.5% | falling |
| 94 | Sudan | 110.9% | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 95 | Malawi | 110.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 96 | Jordan | 110.1% | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 97 | Georgia | 109.4% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 98 | Czechia | 108.5% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 108.1% | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 100 | Pakistan | 107.7% | 2025 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 101 | Spain | 107.6% | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 102 | Gambia | 107.4% | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 103 | Namibia | 107.2% | 2025 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 104 | Togo | 106.9% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 105 | Guam | 106.5% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 106 | Serbia | 106.0% | 2025 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 107 | Portugal | 105.9% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 108 | Cyprus | 105.2% | 2025 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 109 | Russia | 105.0% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 110 | Mali | 104.3% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 111 | Morocco | 104.2% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 112 | Bahamas | 103.5% | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 113 | Latvia | 103.0% | 2025 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 114 | Djibouti | 102.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 115 | Madagascar | 102.1% | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 102.0% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 117 | Poland | 101.2% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 118 | Romania | 101.1% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 119 | South Korea | 100.6% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 120 | Slovenia | 100.4% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 121 | Channel Islands | 100.0% | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 122 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2025 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 123 | France | 99.4% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 124 | North Macedonia | 98.6% | 2025 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 125 | Israel | 98.5% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.9% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 127 | Montenegro | 97.2% | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 128 | Ghana | 97.2% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 129 | Indonesia | 97.0% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.9% | 2025 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 131 | Estonia | 96.7% | 2025 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 132 | Angola | 96.0% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 133 | Hungary | 96.0% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 134 | Austria | 95.6% | 2025 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 135 | Mozambique | 95.1% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 136 | Congo | 94.9% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 137 | Denmark | 94.5% | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 138 | Zambia | 94.1% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 139 | Finland | 93.5% | 2025 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 140 | Netherlands | 93.5% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 141 | Slovakia | 93.3% | 2025 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 142 | Sweden | 92.8% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 143 | Tunisia | 92.3% | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 144 | Liberia | 91.9% | 2025 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 145 | Lebanon | 91.5% | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 146 | New Zealand | 91.4% | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 147 | Barbados | 91.2% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 148 | South Sudan | 91.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 89.2% | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 150 | Japan | 89.2% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 89.0% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 152 | Ireland | 87.9% | 2025 | up 26.9% | flat |
| 153 | Laos | 87.6% | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 154 | Iceland | 87.4% | 2025 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 155 | Norway | 86.5% | 2025 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 84.8% | 2025 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 157 | Vietnam | 84.5% | 2025 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 158 | United States | 84.4% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 159 | China | 83.2% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 160 | Cuba | 83.2% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 161 | Myanmar | 82.8% | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 162 | Mongolia | 82.5% | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 163 | Hong Kong | 80.5% | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 164 | Belgium | 79.5% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 165 | Benin | 79.3% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 166 | Australia | 78.6% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 167 | Canada | 78.4% | 2025 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 168 | Malta | 76.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 169 | Germany | 76.5% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 170 | Belarus | 74.9% | 2025 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 72.6% | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 172 | Lithuania | 69.0% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 173 | United Kingdom | 66.8% | 2025 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 65.6% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 62.6% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 176 | Moldova | 61.0% | 2025 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 177 | Burundi | 58.1% | 2025 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 178 | Niger | 57.3% | 2025 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Macao | 56.0% | 2025 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 54.0% | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 50.4% | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 182 | Maldives | 48.1% | 2025 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Cambodia | 47.8% | 2025 | down 73.8% | flat |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | 40.4% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 185 | Bangladesh | 40.2% | 2025 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 186 | Chad | 29.5% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 187 | Tajikistan | 20.3% | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Arab World 211.1%
- Chagai 100.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 170.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 163.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 163.7%
- Pacific island small states 157.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 156.5%
- Caribbean Small States 151.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 136.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 135.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 135.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 133.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 131.1%
- IDA blend 130.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 129.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 128.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 127.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 127.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 127.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 124.7%
- Small states 124.7%
- Low income 123.6%
- Africa Western and Central 123.2%
- Lower middle income 122.0%
- IDA total 120.1%
- Low & middle income 118.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 118.6%
- Middle income 118.1%
- IBRD only 117.9%
- World 116.9%
- IDA only 114.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 113.5%
- Upper middle income 113.1%
- Least developed countries 111.6%
- Other small states 109.1%
- South Asia 105.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 105.4%
- High income 103.8%
- OECD members 102.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 102.4%
About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.