Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 123.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Africa Western and Central, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Africa Western and Central stood at 123.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Africa Western and Central peaked at 133.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 1991.
Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.2% | — |
| 1992 | 92.9% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 91.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 104.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 108.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 101.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 106.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 100.7% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 103.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 110.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 119.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 124.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 133.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 129.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 130.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 123.2% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.0% | 89.2% | 92.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 90.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.4% | 95.5% | 110.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.7% | 119.0% | 133.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 19 Dominican Republic 182.3% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 180.2% compare
- 21 Palestine 178.9% compare
- 22 Syria 172.8% compare
- 23 Turkey 170.9% compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 170.2% compare
- 25 Algeria 169.7% compare
More gender data for Africa Western and Central
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 105.69 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 11.01 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.2528 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.4972 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.5102 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1669 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Africa Western and Central?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Africa Western and Central was 123.2% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 133.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 1991.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.