Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA total
IDA total: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 120.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA total, 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
IDA total recorded 120.1% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA total peaked at 130.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 1992.
IDA total ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 100.1% | — |
| 1992 | 98.5% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 100.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 100.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 101.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 102.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 104.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 105.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 103.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 103.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 103.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 110.4% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 115.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 121.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 117.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 125.6% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 114.0% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 113.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 110.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 107.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 113.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 114.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 126.4% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 117.3% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 117.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 115.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 117.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 130.4% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 128.1% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 124.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 121.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 123.2% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 120.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.5% | 98.5% | 104.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 112.1% | 103.5% | 125.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.2% | 107.0% | 126.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.7% | 120.1% | 130.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More gender data for IDA total
- Labor force, female 308.79 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1554 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 11.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5731 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.3525 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7217 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2779 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 9.1 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA total?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA total was 120.1% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 130.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 1992.
- How does IDA total rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- IDA total ranks 24th 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 total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.