Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Sweden
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,259
What the numbers show
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Sweden; the lowest is 0.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 6,178.8%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 43.4%).
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2012 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 23 | Kosovo | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 26 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2017 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 35 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 36 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2006 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | Italy | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 42 | Greece | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 43 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 48 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2017 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 51 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 52 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2017 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 56 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2017 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 58 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 60 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 62 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2011 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 64 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 66 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 68 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 0.7% | 2016 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 70 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 176.5% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2013 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 78 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 79 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 83 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2012 | up 6,178.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 89 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | up 107.3% | volatile |