Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.8%
Djibouti
Lowest
0.0%
Niger
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.0% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,062.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 930.5%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 99.6%).
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2017 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Jordan | 0.7% | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 8 | Albania | 0.6% | 2019 | up 122.4% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 12 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 268.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | up 131.7% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 19 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2019 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4% | 2019 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 23 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2016 | up 314.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2005 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | up 119.6% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 30 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 32 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 257.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2017 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 38 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2014 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 103.1% | falling |
| 41 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 44 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 46 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 49 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 64.3% | falling |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2016 | up 288.5% | volatile |
| 51 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 103.0% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Finland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 63 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 72.1% | flat |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 67 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 68 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 69 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 70 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 930.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 72 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 72.5% | falling |
| 73 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 75 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2010 | up 681.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 47.7% | flat |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 146.3% | falling |
| 79 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 80 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 81 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 341.8% | rising |
| 82 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 83 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 24.5% | flat |
| 84 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 85 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 86 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 278.5% | flat |
| 88 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 89 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 92 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 97 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 52.0% | falling |
| 100 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 53.7% | rising |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 106 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 99.6% | volatile |