Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Euro area
Euro area: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 97.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Euro area, 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 Euro area stood at 97.9%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Euro area peaked at 130.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2018.
That places Euro area 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 130.6% | — |
| 1992 | 128.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 116.7% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 110.6% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 119.4% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 116.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 116.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 115.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 117.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 120.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 117.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 113.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 107.3% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 108.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 111.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 115.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 114.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 107.2% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 104.7% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 103.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119.0% | 110.6% | 130.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 110.9% | 95.1% | 120.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 95.6% | 104.7% | 6 |
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- Labor force, female 81.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2281 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 28.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
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- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1756 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.65 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Euro area?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Euro area was 97.9% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 130.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2018.
- How does Euro area rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.