Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Suriname
Suriname: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 213.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Suriname, 1989–2016
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
Suriname recorded 213.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2016.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Suriname peaked at 395.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 112.1%, in 1995.
That places Suriname 13th out of 155 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 156.5% | — |
| 1990 | 159.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 143.4% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 168.9% | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 128.1% | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 112.1% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 174.9% | +55.9% |
| 1997 | 214.2% | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 339.6% | +58.6% |
| 1999 | 243.3% | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 253.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 345.2% | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 294.1% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 226.0% | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 217.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 395.4% | +81.8% |
| 2015 | 243.8% | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 213.5% | -12.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 213.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 213.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143.2%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 156.5% | 156.5% | 156.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 187.1% | 112.1% | 339.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 253.4% | 253.4% | 253.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 276.5% | 213.5% | 395.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Suriname?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Suriname was 213.5% in 2016, 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 395.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.1% in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Suriname ranks 13th out of 155 countries with data for 2016.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.