Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Somalia
Somalia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 115.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 115.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Somalia peaked at 118.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 113.5%, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 85th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 113.7% | — |
| 1992 | 113.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 113.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 113.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 113.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 113.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 113.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 114.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 114.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 114.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 114.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 114.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 114.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 114.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 114.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 114.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 114.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 114.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 114.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 114.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 114.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 114.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 114.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 114.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 115.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 115.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 115.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 115.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 115.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 118.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 116.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 115.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 115.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 115.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 115.4% | -0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 115.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 110.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 115.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113.8% | 113.5% | 114.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 114.4% | 114.2% | 114.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.9% | 114.6% | 115.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.0% | 115.4% | 118.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Somalia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Somalia was 115.4% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.5% in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Somalia ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.