Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Armenia
Armenia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 130.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Armenia, 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 Armenia stood at 130.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Armenia peaked at 259.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2007.
Armenia ranks 55th 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 148.5% | — |
| 1992 | 148.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 169.4% | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 139.0% | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 219.5% | +57.9% |
| 1996 | 259.7% | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 254.5% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 191.4% | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 159.4% | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 146.5% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 134.7% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 123.9% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 113.9% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 104.7% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 129.6% | +60.9% |
| 2009 | 124.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 144.3% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 126.6% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 127.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 132.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 146.4% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 132.5% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 153.5% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 138.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 138.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 113.4% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 106.9% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 120.5% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 128.9% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 132.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 132.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 130.4% | -1.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 130.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 130.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +60.9% | 80.6% | 129.6% |
| 1995 | +57.9% | 139.0% | 219.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187.7% | 139.0% | 259.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 114.3% | 80.6% | 146.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.3% | 113.4% | 153.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.1% | 106.9% | 132.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 52 Gabon 134.1% compare
- 53 United States Virgin Islands 133.5% compare
- 54 Brunei 131.8% compare
- 56 Solomon Islands 129.6% compare
- 57 Chile 128.6% compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 127.7% compare
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,357 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,357 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2665 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Armenia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Armenia was 130.4% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 259.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2007.
- How does Armenia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Armenia ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.