Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in OECD members
OECD members: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 105.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in OECD members, 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
OECD members recorded 105.8% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in OECD members peaked at 111.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2009.
That places OECD members 15th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 101.9% | — |
| 1984 | 107.0% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 106.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 111.0% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 108.7% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 107.6% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 107.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 106.1% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 106.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 105.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 100.3% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 104.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 103.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 103.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 103.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.6% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 103.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 104.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 107.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 101.7% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 101.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 102.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 101.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 100.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 101.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 101.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 105.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 102.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 101.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 100.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 102.7% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 105.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 107.1% | 101.9% | 111.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 103.5% | 100.3% | 106.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.8% | 93.2% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 94.5% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.0% | 100.2% | 105.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in OECD members?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in OECD members was 105.8% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 111.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.