Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in United States
United States: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 82.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
82.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
139th
of 155 countries
All-time high
126.0%
in 1966
All-time low
74.0%
in 2009
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in United States, 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
United States recorded 82.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in United States peaked at 126.0% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2009.
United States ranks 139th of 155 countries 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 United States, 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 | 98.6% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 105.3% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 110.3% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 107.0% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 89.0% | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 84.8% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 92.4% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 93.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 87.4% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 85.6% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 89.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 93.7% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 89.8% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 91.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 88.2% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 84.1% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 82.5% | -1.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 82.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 101.1%, 82% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.7% | 93.9% | 126.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 103.6% | 93.4% | 113.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.4% | 84.8% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.6% | 85.6% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 74.0% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 76.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 81.0% | 98.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in United States?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in United States was 82.5% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 126.0% in 1966.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2009.
- How does United States rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- United States ranks 139th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.