Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 206.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2025
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 Saudi Arabia stood at 206.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 301.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1992.
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 80.5% | — |
| 2007 | 178.7% | +121.8% |
| 2008 | 208.0% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 233.2% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 262.3% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 261.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 270.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 254.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 257.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 301.0% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 238.0% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 173.6% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 228.2% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 215.0% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 252.8% | +17.6% |
| 2025 | 206.6% | -18.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 206.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 101.1%, 2.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 206.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 177.2%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +121.8% | 80.5% | 178.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 206.6% | 178.7% | 233.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 267.9% | 254.5% | 301.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 219.0% | 173.6% | 252.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Saudi Arabia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Saudi Arabia was 206.6% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 301.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1992.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.