Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Belize
Belize: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 227.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Belize, 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
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Belize is 227.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Belize peaked at 269.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 160.3%, in 1996.
That places Belize 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 182.8% | — |
| 1992 | 182.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 181.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 170.5% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 179.0% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 160.3% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 231.5% | +44.4% |
| 1998 | 202.8% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 228.1% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 244.8% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 269.7% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 209.3% | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 219.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 229.7% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 240.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 251.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 231.1% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 230.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 229.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 229.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 228.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 228.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 227.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 243.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 230.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 234.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 265.0% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 230.4% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 226.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 226.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 223.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 228.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 230.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 228.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 227.2% | -0.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 227.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 227.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.5%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +44.4% | 160.3% | 231.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191.0% | 160.3% | 231.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 235.6% | 209.3% | 269.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 234.4% | 226.0% | 265.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.6% | 223.3% | 230.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Belize?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Belize was 227.2% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 269.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 160.3% in 1996.
- How does Belize rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.