Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Singapore
Singapore: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 156.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Singapore, 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 Singapore stood at 156.3%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Singapore peaked at 245.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 118.7%, in 1991.
That places Singapore 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 118.7% | — |
| 1992 | 142.6% | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 158.6% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 161.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 132.3% | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 151.7% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 144.3% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 179.4% | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 195.8% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 161.7% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 197.8% | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 225.3% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 245.1% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 216.2% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 196.2% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 175.6% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 157.7% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 182.5% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 164.5% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 158.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 175.4% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 178.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 206.1% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 182.7% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 140.2% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 192.3% | +37.2% |
| 2017 | 171.8% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 164.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 157.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 160.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 179.2% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 158.6% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 202.7% | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 145.9% | -28.0% |
| 2025 | 156.3% | +7.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 156.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 156.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153.8% | 118.7% | 195.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 192.3% | 157.7% | 245.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.8% | 140.2% | 206.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.1% | 145.9% | 202.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,307 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,307 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3921 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Singapore?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Singapore was 156.3% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 245.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.7% in 1991.
- How does Singapore rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Singapore ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.