Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 25.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2004–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 25.5% for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in 2021.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 25.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2004.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 21 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.8% | — |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 20.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.8% | 25.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 44.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 25.5% in 2021, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.