Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 93.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific, 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
East Asia & Pacific recorded 93.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 96.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1992.
That places East Asia & Pacific 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 87.2% | — |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.8% | 86.0% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 88.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.6% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.3% | 96.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific was 93.5% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1992.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.