Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in China
China: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 83.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in China, 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
China recorded 83.2% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in China peaked at 83.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1991.
China ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.6% | — |
| 1992 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 83.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 66% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 83.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 76.6% | 78.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 79.0% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 80.8% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.5% | 83.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in China?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in China was 83.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1991.
- How does China rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- China ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.