Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 129.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Pre-demographic dividend, 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
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 129.2% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 134.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2000.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 47 groups 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.6% | — |
| 1992 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 100.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 101.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 103.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 102.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 102.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 104.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 105.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 105.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 110.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 115.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 113.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 111.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 111.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 113.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 114.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 117.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 125.7% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 129.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 134.3% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 133.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 134.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 129.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 95.5% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 100.3% | 95.3% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.7% | 105.4% | 117.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.2% | 125.7% | 134.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More gender data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force, female 197.89 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1746 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 9.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.7767 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.4232 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.935 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.3108 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.49 years (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Pre-demographic dividend was 129.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 134.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2000.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.