Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Gabon
Gabon: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 134.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Gabon, 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
Gabon recorded 134.1% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Gabon peaked at 140.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 100.9%, in 1993.
That places Gabon 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 101.3% | — |
| 1992 | 101.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 100.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 102.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 104.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 106.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 109.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 112.0% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 114.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 118.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 121.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 125.9% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 130.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 135.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 140.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 140.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 139.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 138.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 137.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 136.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 136.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 136.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 135.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 135.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 135.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 134.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 134.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 134.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 134.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 138.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 135.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 134.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 134.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 134.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 134.1% | -0.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 134.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 134.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.9% | 100.9% | 114.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 132.8% | 118.1% | 140.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.4% | 134.1% | 136.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.3% | 134.1% | 138.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Gabon?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Gabon was 134.1% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 140.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.9% in 1993.
- How does Gabon rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Gabon ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.