Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national was 137.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2025
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
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 137.0% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 137.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 101.9%, in 2009.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 103.7% | — |
| 2001 | 103.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 105.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 105.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 108.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 107.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 108.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 103.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 112.4% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 101.9% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 106.2% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 110.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 114.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 114.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 111.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 116.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 114.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 116.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 121.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 115.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 132.3% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 124.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 130.7% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 125.3% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 127.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 137.0% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.0% | 101.9% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.1% | 106.2% | 121.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.4% | 124.0% | 137.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 85.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1858 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.1748 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 133.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.8% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 137.0% 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 (%) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 137.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.9% in 2009.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (%) (national 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.