Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 151.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Caribbean Small States, 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 Caribbean Small States stood at 151.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 196.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 130.6%, in 1995.
Caribbean Small States ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 137.7% | — |
| 1992 | 137.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 138.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 135.9% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 130.6% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 149.1% | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 158.1% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 178.0% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 166.0% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 161.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 163.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 163.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 161.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 165.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 174.6% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 174.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 167.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 166.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 162.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 169.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 178.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 157.3% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 163.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 196.8% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 161.5% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 150.5% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 157.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 154.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 152.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 163.7% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 148.8% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 150.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 151.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 149.8% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 151.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148.0% | 130.6% | 178.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 166.2% | 161.7% | 174.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.2% | 150.5% | 196.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.6% | 148.8% | 163.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 4 Egypt 300.5% compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 282.9% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 267.1% compare
- 7 Tonga 262.3% compare
- 8 Oman 254.4% compare
- 9 Samoa 250.9% compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 247.6% compare
More gender data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force, female 871,330 (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1912 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.8974 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 2.09 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.6411 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.9456 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.5944 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.5928 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.31 years (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Caribbean Small States?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Caribbean Small States was 151.5% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 196.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 130.6% in 1995.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.