Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 122.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lower 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
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lower middle income stood at 122.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lower middle income peaked at 124.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 1992.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.6% | — |
| 1992 | 96.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 98.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 98.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 100.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 101.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 101.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 103.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 101.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 105.6% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 106.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 110.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 107.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 114.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 107.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 109.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 102.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 102.9% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 104.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 112.2% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 106.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 107.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 111.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 118.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 124.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 117.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 121.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 116.5% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 123.2% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 122.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 96.4% | 101.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 105.4% | 98.3% | 114.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.6% | 99.9% | 118.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.8% | 116.5% | 124.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More gender data for Lower middle income
- Labor force, female 401.20 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1362 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.09 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 42.8% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 52.5% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lower middle income?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Lower middle income was 122.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 124.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 1992.
- How does Lower middle income rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.