Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Low income
Low income: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 12.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Low income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Low income recorded 12.3% for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Low income peaked at 13.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1993.
That places Low income 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.5% | — |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.3% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Low income?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Low income was 12.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1993.
- How does Low income rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Low income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.