Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA only
IDA only: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 114.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA only, 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 IDA only stood at 114.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA only peaked at 140.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 104.2%, in 1993.
That places IDA only 30th 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 109.7% | — |
| 1992 | 107.3% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 104.2% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 104.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 106.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 107.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 109.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 111.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 113.3% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 114.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 113.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 113.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 113.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 123.8% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 132.3% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 140.4% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 136.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 130.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 130.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 123.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 122.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 120.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 119.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 119.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 122.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 124.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 127.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 123.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 122.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 125.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 119.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 118.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 114.0% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 114.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 114.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.1% | 104.2% | 113.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 124.8% | 113.4% | 140.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.7% | 119.0% | 127.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.6% | 114.0% | 125.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More gender data for IDA only
- Labor force, female 197.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1525 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 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5474 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7351 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2975 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.35 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA only?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA only was 114.0% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 140.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.2% in 1993.
- How does IDA only rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- IDA only ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.