Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Suriname
Suriname: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 207.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Suriname, 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
Suriname recorded 207.0% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Suriname peaked at 394.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 110.4%, in 1995.
Suriname ranks 13th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 132.8% | — |
| 1992 | 133.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 158.3% | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 129.0% | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 110.4% | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 173.8% | +57.5% |
| 1997 | 220.8% | +27.0% |
| 1998 | 365.0% | +65.4% |
| 1999 | 253.3% | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 252.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 252.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 252.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 252.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 252.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 252.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 253.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 253.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 254.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 255.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 347.2% | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 296.8% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 224.5% | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 230.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 394.9% | +71.5% |
| 2015 | 242.6% | -38.6% |
| 2016 | 209.2% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 209.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 208.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 208.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 208.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 202.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 208.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 208.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 209.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 207.0% | -1.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 207.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 207.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.5%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +71.5% | 230.3% | 394.9% |
| 1998 | +65.4% | 220.8% | 365.0% |
| 1996 | +57.5% | 110.4% | 173.8% |
| 2015 | -38.6% | 394.9% | 242.6% |
| 2010 | +35.8% | 255.7% | 347.2% |
| 1999 | -30.6% | 365.0% | 253.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.3% | 110.4% | 365.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 253.2% | 252.1% | 255.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 257.1% | 208.1% | 394.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 207.4% | 202.7% | 209.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Suriname?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Suriname was 207.0% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 394.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.4% in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Suriname ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.