Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in North America
North America: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 82.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in North America, 1960–2025
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 (%) in North America stood at 82.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in North America peaked at 126.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 2009.
North America ranks 21st of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 93.9% | — |
| 1961 | 95.5% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 102.7% | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 102.5% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 108.1% | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 114.7% | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 126.0% | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 122.8% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 124.4% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 116.7% | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 99.1% | -15.1% |
| 1971 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 103.4% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 113.1% | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 107.8% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 93.4% | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 97.7% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 103.7% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 108.3% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 105.9% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 83.8% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 91.2% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 92.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 91.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.9% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 85.6% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 84.4% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 82.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.7% | 93.9% | 126.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.1% | 93.4% | 113.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 83.8% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 84.4% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 73.3% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 75.6% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 81.5% | 98.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More gender data for North America
- Labor force, female 90.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 83.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.95 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.76 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 43.9% (2025)
- Women of reproductive age 86.08 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in North America?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in North America was 82.9% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 126.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- North America ranks 21st out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.