Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 143.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela, 1990–2020
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
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela is 143.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela peaked at 151.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2001.
Venezuela ranks 46th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 123.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.9% | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 131.9% | +63.0% |
| 2006 | 140.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 129.4% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 119.9% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 117.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 122.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 131.0% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 151.1% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 141.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 141.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 143.2% | +0.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 143.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 143.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143.2%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +63.0% | 80.9% | 131.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123.4% | 123.4% | 123.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 120.0% | 80.9% | 140.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 137.5% | 122.1% | 151.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 143.2% | 143.2% | 143.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More gender data for Venezuela
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,517 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,635 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,635 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 207,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 218,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 204,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 214,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 200,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Venezuela was 143.2% in 2020, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 151.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2001.
- How does Venezuela rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Venezuela ranks 46th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.