Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.UEM.1524.FE.NE.ZS•% of female labor force ages 15-24•1960 → 2025•205 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
205
Frequency
—
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 6.35%
6.35% – 9.93%
9.93% – 13.3%
13.3% – 18.99%
18.99% – 24.18%
24.18% – 33.44%
> 33.44%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
205 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
Countries
205
Median
15.8%
Mean
19.8%
25th pctl
9%
75th pctl
25.6%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
United StatesJapanCanada
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| DjiboutiDJI | 74.84% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 74% | 2010 | |
| LibyaLBY | 67.9% | 2012 | — |
| South AfricaZAF | 63.78% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 62.17% | 2021 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 59.67% | 2012 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 58.17% | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 57.63% | 2017 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 56.11% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 48.98% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 48.97% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 48.34% | 2003 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 47.1% | 2020 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 45.46% | 2017 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 44.36% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 43.7% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 43.52% | 2011 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 43.52% | 2010 | |
| SurinameSUR | 39.94% | 2016 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 39.21% | 2005 | — |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 38.72% | 2001 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 38.54% | 2018 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 38.53% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 38.46% | 2021 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 37.6% | 2021 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 37.5% | 2013 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 36.73% | 2019 | — |
| TunisiaTUN | 36.29% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 33.76% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 33.54% | 2020 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 32.88% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 32.55% | 2020 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 31.86% | 2018 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 30.42% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 30.35% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 30.33% | 2018 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 29.99% | 2016 | |
| UruguayURY | 29.9% | 2024 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 29.87% | 2014 | — |
| MauritaniaMRT | 29.45% | 2019 | |
| BermudaBMU | 29% | 2014 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 28.99% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 28.94% | 2011 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 28.53% | 2019 | |
| MonacoMCO | 27.93% | 2016 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 27.87% | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 27.8% | 2025 | |
| ArubaABW | 27.52% | 2010 | |
| OmanOMN | 27.39% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 27.17% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 25.58% | 2001 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 25.48% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 25.45% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 25.24% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 25.14% | 2021 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 24.91% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 24.86% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 24.29% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 23.9% | 2025 | |
| KosovoXKX | 23.81% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 23.75% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 23.34% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 23.3% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 23.19% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 22.54% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 22.48% | 2017 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 22.38% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 22.33% | 2024 | |
| FijiFJI | 22.26% | 2024 | |
| ItalyITA | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 21.94% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 21.8% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 21.6% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 21.6% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 21.45% | 2020 | — |
| LebanonLBN | 21.43% | 2019 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 21.35% | 2022 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 21.15% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 21.12% | 2020 | |
| KenyaKEN | 20.87% | 2022 | |
| GreeceGRC | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 20.33% | 2021 | |
| FranceFRA | 19.5% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 19.11% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 19.09% | 2025 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 19.08% | 2014 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 18.88% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 18.78% | 2014 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 18.14% | 2024 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 17.81% | 2025 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 17.65% | 2015 | |
| South SudanSSD | 17.48% | 2008 | — |
| BarbadosBRB | 17.46% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 17.45% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 16.98% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 16.86% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 16.78% | 2020 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 16.57% | 2024 | |
| BrazilBRA | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 15.7% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 15.54% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 15.25% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 15.19% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 14.65% | 2024 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 14.51% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 14.4% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 14.4% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 13.72% | 2009 | |
| HondurasHND | 13.45% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 13.38% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 13.23% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 13.22% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 13.08% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 12.98% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 12.95% | 2014 | |
| CanadaCAN | 12.85% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 12.69% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 12.5% | 2025 | |
| American SamoaASM | 12.12% | 1990 | — |
| BulgariaBGR | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 11.76% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 11.72% | 2013 | |
| IrelandIRL | 11.7% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 11.64% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 11.45% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 11.4% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 10.89% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 10.86% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 10.7% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 10.63% | 2000 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 10.63% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 10.4% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 10.06% | 2021 | |
| SenegalSEN | 9.88% | 2024 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 9.81% | 2001 | |
| PeruPER | 9.72% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 9.7% | 2019 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 9.58% | 2020 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 9.39% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 9.23% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 9.02% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 9% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 8.93% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 8.89% | 2016 | |
| ChinaCHN | 8.61% | 2000 | — |
| NetherlandsNLD | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 8.45% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 8.4% | 2021 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 8.29% | 2021 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 8.24% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 8.23% | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 7.97% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 7.93% | 2019 | |
| CameroonCMR | 7.86% | 2021 | |
| BahrainBHR | 7.67% | 2015 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 6.95% | 2017 | — |
| NigeriaNGA | 6.71% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 6.67% | 2012 | |
| GermanyDEU | 6.6% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 6.4% | 2021 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 6.4% | 1991 | — |
| MexicoMEX | 6.36% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 6.35% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 6.14% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 6.12% | 2020 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 6.1% | 2014 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 5.84% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 5.75% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 5.71% | 2022 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 5.47% | 2016 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 5.43% | 2017 | |
| ChadTCD | 5.11% | 2022 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 5.06% | 2024 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 5.02% | 2024 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 4.93% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 4.85% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 4.82% | 2024 | |
| IsraelISR | 4.67% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 4.65% | 2025 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 4.35% | 2003 | — |
| MoldovaMDA | 3.87% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 3.58% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 2.98% | 2022 | |
| BeninBEN | 2.71% | 2022 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 2.57% | 2017 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.8% | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 1.59% | 2013 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 1.42% | 2020 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.26% | 2024 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.97% | 2021 | |
| NigerNER | 0.8% | 2019 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)