Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in North America
North America: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 83.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in North America, 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 North America is 83.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in North America peaked at 98.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2009.
That places North America 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.1% | — |
| 1992 | 83.6% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 88.5% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 92.8% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 91.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 91.2% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.3% | 83.6% | 92.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 73.4% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 75.7% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 81.4% | 98.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More gender data for North America
- Labor force, female 90.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.76 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 43.9% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 86.08 million (2023)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 5.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in North America?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in North America was 83.8% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- North America ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.