Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in High income
High income: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national was 102.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in High income, 1983–2025
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
High income recorded 102.0% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in High income peaked at 108.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2010.
That places High income 17th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 101.0% | — |
| 1984 | 106.1% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 105.0% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 104.1% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 105.6% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 107.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 108.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 106.7% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 103.3% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 101.1% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 100.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 100.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 105.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 103.7% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 104.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 101.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 102.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 100.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 101.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 101.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 101.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 101.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 101.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 106.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 100.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 103.9% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 102.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 105.3% | 101.0% | 108.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 102.8% | 100.7% | 106.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 95.0% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 90.0% | 101.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.7% | 98.2% | 106.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More gender data for High income
- Labor force, female 330.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.2287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.98 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in High income?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in High income was 102.0% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2010.
- How does High income rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- High income ranks 17th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.