Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in India
India: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 111.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in India, 1994–2025
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
India recorded 111.1% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in India peaked at 114.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 1994.
That places India 93rd out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.2% | — |
| 2000 | 83.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 110.6% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 108.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 102.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 105.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 110.3% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 101.0% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 114.9% | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 111.1% | -3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 111.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.5%, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 111.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 111.1%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.2% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 83.2% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 105.4% | 99.9% | 110.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 106.4% | 96.3% | 114.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 90 Saint Lucia 111.5% compare
- 91 Romania 111.2% compare
- 92 Russia 111.2% compare
- 94 Malta 110.9% compare
- 95 Switzerland 110.7% compare
- 96 Afghanistan 110.4% compare
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in India?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in India was 111.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 114.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 1994.
- How does India rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- India ranks 93rd out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.