Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 125.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malaysia, 1970–2022
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
Malaysia recorded 125.2% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 43.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malaysia peaked at 149.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 67th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 149.3% | — |
| 1980 | 134.0% | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 116.3% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 110.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 114.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 108.6% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 109.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 118.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 112.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 131.6% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 126.4% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 119.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 116.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 110.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 126.5% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 125.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 113.4% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 125.2% | +43.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 125.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 125.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.8%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +43.7% | 87.1% | 125.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 149.3% | 149.3% | 149.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 134.0% | 134.0% | 134.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 116.3% | 116.3% | 116.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 111.1% | 108.6% | 114.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 119.5% | 109.1% | 131.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.6% | 87.1% | 125.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 64 Azerbaijan 126.0% compare
- 65 Mauritius 125.4% compare
- 66 Peru 125.3% compare
- 68 New Caledonia 124.7% compare
- 69 Uruguay 124.4% compare
- 70 Cape Verde 123.1% compare
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malaysia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malaysia was 125.2% in 2022, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 149.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Malaysia ranks 67th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.