Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Moldova
Moldova: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 61.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 61.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Moldova peaked at 129.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2016.
Moldova ranks 176th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 81.3% | — |
| 1992 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 107.0% | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 101.3% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -33.1% |
| 2011 | 105.9% | +56.4% |
| 2012 | 122.3% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 110.3% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 105.2% | +82.3% |
| 2018 | 119.2% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | -50.4% |
| 2020 | 117.9% | +99.5% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 129.6% | +64.3% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | -34.9% |
| 2025 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 61.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 61.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 80.6% | 81.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 66.9% | 107.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 57.7% | 122.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 60.7% | 129.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 173 United Kingdom 66.8% compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 65.6% compare
- 175 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.6% compare
- 177 Burundi 58.1% compare
- 178 Niger 57.3% compare
- 179 Macao 56.0% compare
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Moldova?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Moldova was 61.0% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 129.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Moldova ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.