Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Uganda
Uganda: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 152.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 152.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Uganda peaked at 166.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110.9%, in 2005.
That places Uganda 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 144.6% | — |
| 1992 | 144.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 144.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 144.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 146.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 146.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 146.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 144.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 144.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 144.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 144.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 144.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 149.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 134.8% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 110.9% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 116.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 121.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 125.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 128.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 130.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 131.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 128.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 161.2% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 139.9% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 128.2% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 120.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 114.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 123.3% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 135.1% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 151.5% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 163.7% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 165.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 165.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 166.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 152.6% | -8.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 152.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 110.5%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 152.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.5% | 128.5% | 161.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.1% | 144.0% | 146.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 132.0% | 110.9% | 149.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.3% | 114.0% | 161.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.9% | 151.5% | 166.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Uganda?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Uganda was 152.6% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 166.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.9% in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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.