Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 118.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 118.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low & middle income peaked at 119.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 1992.
Low & middle income ranks 25th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.9% | — |
| 1992 | 97.5% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 100.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 101.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 101.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 104.1% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 104.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 105.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 104.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 106.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 104.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 104.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 109.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 108.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 110.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 109.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 112.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 109.6% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 110.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 108.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 106.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 109.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 110.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 113.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 110.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 111.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 112.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 116.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 119.4% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 116.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 119.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 116.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 119.6% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 118.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.4% | 97.5% | 105.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 107.9% | 104.3% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.9% | 106.9% | 116.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.4% | 116.2% | 119.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More gender data for Low & middle income
- Labor force, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1724 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.85 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.94 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.7% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 30.6% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 41.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low & middle income?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low & middle income was 118.8% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 119.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 1992.
- How does Low & middle income rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.