Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 82.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 82.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Myanmar peaked at 151.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 121.8% | — |
| 1992 | 121.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 121.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 122.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 121.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 121.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 121.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 121.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 121.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 121.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 121.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 121.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 121.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 121.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 121.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 121.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 121.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 121.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 121.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 121.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 121.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 121.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 121.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 121.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 122.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 141.7% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 151.8% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 123.7% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 110.7% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 138.6% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -39.2% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 82.8% | -6.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 82.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 82.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -39.2% | 138.6% | 84.2% |
| 2020 | +25.2% | 110.7% | 138.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.7% | 121.3% | 122.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 121.4% | 121.3% | 121.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.8% | 110.7% | 151.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 82.8% | 138.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 43,417 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Myanmar?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Myanmar was 82.8% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 151.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Myanmar ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.