Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 15.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income, 2000–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income peaked at 24.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
That places Lower middle income 14th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +92.2% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.1% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 11.3% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 14.5% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 11 New Caledonia 38.5% compare
- 12 Guyana 37.6% compare
- 13 Tunisia 36.3% compare
- 14 Jordan 33.8% compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 33.5% compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.9% compare
- 17 Iran 30.4% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Lower middle income was 15.1% in 2024, 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.
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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. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.