Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Laos
Laos: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 87.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Laos, 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 Laos is 87.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Laos peaked at 96.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2015.
That places Laos 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 95.4% | — |
| 1992 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 87.6% | -2.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 87.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 87.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.4% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 88.8% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 76.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 87.6% | 89.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Laos?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Laos was 87.6% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Laos ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.