Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 91.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon, 1991–2023
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 2023, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon stood at 91.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon peaked at 154.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2019.
That places Lebanon 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.2% | — |
| 1992 | 91.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 116.8% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 154.9% | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 144.0% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 133.9% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 125.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 117.3% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 111.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 104.9% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 91.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 91.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.7%, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.6% | 116.8% | 154.9% |
| 2008 | +25.1% | 93.4% | 116.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.0% | 90.2% | 92.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 101.1% | 91.7% | 154.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.2% | 89.1% | 144.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 91.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lebanon was 91.5% in 2023, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 154.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Lebanon ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.