Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 11.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend is 11.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 17.6% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2023.
That places Post-demographic dividend 20th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.6% | — |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +39.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +39.0% | 11.1% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Post-demographic dividend was 11.4% in 2025, 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1984.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2023.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.