Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in OECD members
OECD members: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 102.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 102.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in OECD members peaked at 112.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2009.
That places OECD members 38th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 102.6% | — |
| 1992 | 103.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 104.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 103.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 109.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 106.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 112.7% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 107.0% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 110.9% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 104.3% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 105.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 103.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 104.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 107.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 102.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 104.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 103.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 101.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 101.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 105.3% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 102.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 101.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 102.2% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 102.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.8% | 102.6% | 112.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 103.1% | 93.7% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 94.6% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.3% | 100.0% | 105.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 12.3% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in OECD members?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in OECD members was 102.5% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 112.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- OECD members ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.