Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low income
Low income: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 123.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low 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
Low income recorded 123.6% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low income peaked at 131.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 1993.
Low income ranks 21st 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 income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 104.4% | — |
| 1992 | 100.0% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 100.6% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 106.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 108.7% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 111.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 114.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 117.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 118.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 120.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 120.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 121.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 122.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 124.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 127.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 129.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 124.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 131.5% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 125.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 123.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 122.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 122.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 118.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 116.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 116.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 116.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 117.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 120.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 124.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 124.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 126.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 124.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 125.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 123.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.8% | 97.2% | 117.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 123.9% | 118.9% | 131.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.9% | 116.2% | 125.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.7% | 123.6% | 126.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 18 Ethiopia 182.4% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 182.3% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 180.2% compare
- 21 Palestine 178.9% compare
- 22 Syria 172.8% compare
- 23 Turkey 170.9% compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 170.2% compare
More gender data for Low income
- Labor force, female 114.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1498 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.6893 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.416 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7987 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2992 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.45 years (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low income?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Low income was 123.6% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 131.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 1993.
- How does Low income rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Low income ranks 21st 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 income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.