Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mali
Mali: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 104.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mali, 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 Mali stood at 104.3%.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mali peaked at 221.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2018.
Mali ranks 110th of 187 countries 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.4% | — |
| 1992 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 102.4% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 123.2% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 221.1% | +145.6% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -56.1% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 104.3% | +7.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 104.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 110.5%, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 104.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +145.6% | 90.0% | 221.1% |
| 2023 | -56.1% | 221.1% | 97.0% |
| 2021 | -27.0% | 123.2% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 90.2% | 90.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 87.3% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.1% | 90.0% | 221.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More gender data for Mali
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,771 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,232 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,232 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 459,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 471,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 442,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 451,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 428,668 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mali?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Mali was 104.3% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 221.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Mali ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.