Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 156.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 156.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 158.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1991.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.2% | — |
| 1992 | 100.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 117.3% | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 112.2% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 112.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 113.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 122.4% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 113.1% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 112.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 110.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 108.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 108.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 109.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 113.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 111.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 113.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 109.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 111.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 107.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 111.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 107.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 112.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 110.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 108.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 113.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 113.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 117.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 125.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 125.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 136.2% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 140.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 157.9% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 155.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 158.2% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 156.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.3% | 98.2% | 122.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 110.5% | 107.9% | 113.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.5% | 107.1% | 125.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.8% | 136.2% | 158.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 36.28 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1433 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.4 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.9% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 10.5% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 15.9% (2016)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 156.5% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 158.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1991.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.