Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Angola
Angola: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 96.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Angola, 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 Angola stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Angola peaked at 106.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2021.
Angola ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 102.6% | — |
| 1992 | 102.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 102.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 102.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 103.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 104.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 104.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 104.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 104.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 104.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 104.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 104.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 104.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 104.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 104.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 104.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 105.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 104.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 104.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 104.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 106.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 104.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 102.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 96.0% | -2.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 96.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 96.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.5% | 102.6% | 104.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 104.7% | 104.4% | 105.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 86.4% | 106.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 84.7% | 98.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Angola?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Angola was 96.0% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 106.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Angola ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.