Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Small states
Small states: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 124.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Small states, 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 Small states is 124.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Small states peaked at 149.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 121.7%, in 2022.
That places Small states 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 138.4% | — |
| 1992 | 133.2% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 139.8% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 133.6% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 133.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 135.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 134.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 137.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 136.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 141.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 149.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 141.3% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 142.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 139.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 140.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 144.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 133.0% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 136.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 131.7% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 135.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 135.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 126.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 128.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 131.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 124.9% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 131.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 131.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 127.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 134.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 137.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 136.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 121.7% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 124.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 124.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 124.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.8% | 133.2% | 139.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 140.0% | 131.7% | 149.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.7% | 124.9% | 135.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.2% | 121.7% | 137.3% | 6 |
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More gender data for Small states
- Labor force, female 3.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1883 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 4.89 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 4.21 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 5.42 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (1996)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 3.77 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (1996)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.3 years (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Small states?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Small states was 124.7% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 149.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.7% in 2022.
- How does Small states rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Small states ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.