Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 128.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 128.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 132.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 103.6%, in 1994.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 15th out of 47 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 105.1% | — |
| 1992 | 105.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 104.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 103.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 104.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 106.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 108.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 110.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 112.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 111.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 111.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 113.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 115.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 117.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 118.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 120.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 119.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 119.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 121.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 121.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 120.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 123.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 123.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 121.2% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 121.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 122.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 119.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 121.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 126.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 132.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 129.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 131.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 128.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 129.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 128.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.7% | 103.6% | 112.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 116.8% | 111.1% | 121.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.2% | 119.0% | 126.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.0% | 128.0% | 132.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More gender data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force, female 161.66 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1675 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.82 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.8048 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4579 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.9929 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3318 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.86 years (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 128.0% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 132.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.6% in 1994.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.