Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
1.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.2%
Djibouti
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528
What the numbers show
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.2% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 73.4%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 67.6%).
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 1.0% | 2018 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 2 | Togo | 1.0% | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 3 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 4 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2018 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2012 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 7 | Madagascar | 1.0% | 2012 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 8 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 9 | Guinea | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2014 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 1.0% | 2013 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 0.9% | 2015 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 13 | Malta | 0.9% | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 15 | Uganda | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2014 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 27 | Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 28 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 34 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2010 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 35 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 37 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 41 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 42 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 43 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2014 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 46 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 47 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2003 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 0.8% | 2019 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2013 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8% | 2011 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 54 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 56 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 57 | Romania | 0.8% | 2018 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 58 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 0.8% | 2016 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 60 | Poland | 0.8% | 2019 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 61 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2006 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 62 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2021 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 63 | India | 0.8% | 2019 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 64 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 65 | Belize | 0.8% | 1999 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 67 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 72 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 73 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2017 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 75 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 76 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2019 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 77 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 79 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2013 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 82 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2017 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 83 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 0.6% | 2005 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2016 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2019 | up 65.8% | falling |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 90 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 91 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 92 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 94 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 95 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 96 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 97 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 98 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 99 | Italy | 0.4% | 2016 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 101 | Albania | 0.4% | 2019 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 102 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2020 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 103 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 104 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2018 | down 67.6% | rising |
| 106 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 34.0% | rising |