Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Libya
Libya: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 165.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Libya, 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 Libya stood at 165.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Libya peaked at 167.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 150.2%, in 1991.
That places Libya 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 150.2% | — |
| 1992 | 150.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 151.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 151.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 152.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 154.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 155.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 155.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 156.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 157.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 158.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 159.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 161.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 162.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 163.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 163.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 163.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 163.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 163.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 163.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 163.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 163.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 163.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 163.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 163.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 163.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 163.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 164.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 163.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 167.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 164.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 163.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 163.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 163.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 165.0% | +1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 165.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 165.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.7%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153.2% | 150.2% | 156.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 161.7% | 157.6% | 163.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.6% | 163.0% | 164.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 164.6% | 163.3% | 167.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Libya?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Libya was 165.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 167.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.2% in 1991.
- How does Libya rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Libya ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.