Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in United States
United States: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 84.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in United 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
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in United States stood at 84.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in United States peaked at 98.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2009.
United States ranks 158th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.8% | — |
| 1992 | 84.7% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 89.8% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 94.1% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 84.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 84.7% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 74.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 76.1% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 80.9% | 98.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in United States?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in United States was 84.4% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2009.
- How does United States rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- United States ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United 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.