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Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
17.8% of female labor force ages 15-24
Median: 13.1% of female labor force ages 15-24
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
77.7% of female labor force ages 15-24
Lowest
Niger
0.3% of female labor force ages 15-24
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti77.7% of female labor force ages 15-24
2Libya69.2% of female labor force ages 15-24
3Iraq66.4% of female labor force ages 15-24
4South Africa64.1% of female labor force ages 15-24
5Eswatini57.7% of female labor force ages 15-24
By Region
Africa26.1% of female labor force ages 15-24(9 countries)
South America19.1% of female labor force ages 15-24(7 countries)
Other18.3% of female labor force ages 15-24(106 countries)
Asia17.2% of female labor force ages 15-24(26 countries)
Europe15.4% of female labor force ages 15-24(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.3% of female labor force ages 15-24)High (77.7% of female labor force ages 15-24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.8% of female labor force ages 15-24)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (106)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 77.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 2 | Libya | 69.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 3 | Iraq | 66.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 4 | South Africa | 64.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 5 | Eswatini | 57.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 6 | State of Palestine | 56.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 7 | Botswana | 51.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 9 | Haiti | 47.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 10 | Algeria | 45.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 11 | Gabon | 42.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 12 | Jordan | 41.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 41.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 15 | Namibia | 39.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 39.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 17 | Yemen | 39.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 18 | Egypt | 38.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 19 | Somalia | 37.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 20 | Suriname | 37.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 21 | Lesotho | 37.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 22 | New Caledonia | 36.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 23 | Tunisia | 36.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 24 | Cape Verde | 33.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 25 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 32.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 26 | Georgia | 31.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 28 | Armenia | 30.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 29 | Guyana | 30.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 30 | Mauritania | 29.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 31 | Belize | 29.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 32 | Kuwait | 29.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 33 | Oman | 29.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 34 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 28.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 28.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 36 | Uruguay | 28.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 37 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 27.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 38 | Angola | 26.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 39 | Panama | 26.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 40 | Albania | 25.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 41 | Spain | 25.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 42 | Greece | 25.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 24.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 44 | Chile | 24.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 45 | Romania | 24.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 46 | Montenegro | 24.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 47 | Sweden | 23.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 48 | Nepal | 23.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 49 | Morocco | 22.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 50 | Italy | 22.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 51 | Colombia | 22.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 22.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 53 | Türkiye | 21.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 54 | Serbia | 21.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 56 | Samoa | 21.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 57 | Lebanon | 21.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 58 | Argentina | 21.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 59 | Portugal | 20.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 60 | Finland | 20.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 61 | Ukraine | 20.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 62 | Fiji | 19.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 63 | Mauritius | 19.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 19.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 65 | Bahamas | 19.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 19.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 67 | Estonia | 19.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 19.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 69 | Kenya | 19.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 70 | France | 18.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 18.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 72 | Rwanda | 18.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 73 | Bhutan | 18.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 74 | Croatia | 17.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 75 | South Sudan | 17.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 76 | Slovakia | 17.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 77 | Barbados | 17.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 78 | India | 17.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 16.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 81 | Brazil | 16.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 16.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 83 | Belgium | 15.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 84 | Paraguay | 15.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 14.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 86 | Guam | 14.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 87 | People's Republic of China | 14.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 88 | Hungary | 13.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 89 | New Zealand | 13.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 90 | Malaysia | 13.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 13.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 92 | Latvia | 13.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 93 | Venezuela | 13.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 94 | Sudan | 13.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 95 | Cyprus | 13.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 96 | Jamaica | 13.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 97 | Indonesia | 12.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 98 | Bahrain | 12.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 99 | Norway | 12.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 12.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 101 | Honduras | 12.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 12.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 103 | Canada | 12.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 104 | United Kingdom | 11.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 105 | Eritrea | 11.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 106 | Denmark | 11.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 107 | Mozambique | 11.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 11.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 109 | Republic of The Gambia | 11.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 110 | Puerto Rico | 11.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 111 | Lithuania | 11.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 112 | Poland | 10.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 113 | Austria | 10.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 114 | Ecuador | 10.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 115 | Peru | 10.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 116 | El Salvador | 10.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 117 | Mongolia | 10.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 118 | Pakistan | 10.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 119 | Zambia | 10.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 120 | Ireland | 9.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 121 | Tonga | 9.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 122 | Czech Republic | 9.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 123 | Slovenia | 9.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 124 | Comoros | 9.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 9.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 127 | Maldives | 9.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 129 | Switzerland | 9.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 130 | Myanmar | 8.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 131 | North Korea | 8.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 132 | Philippines | 8.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 133 | Singapore | 8.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 134 | Netherlands | 8.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 135 | United States of America | 8.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 136 | Australia | 8.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 8.4% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 138 | Iceland | 8.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 140 | Hong Kong | 8.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 7.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 142 | Belarus | 7.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 143 | Guinea | 7.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 144 | Malawi | 7.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 145 | Malta | 7.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 146 | Cameroon | 7.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 147 | Ethiopia | 7.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 148 | South Korea | 6.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 149 | Mexico | 6.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 150 | Nigeria | 6.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 152 | Israel | 6.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 153 | Germany | 5.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 5.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 155 | Thailand | 5.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 156 | Ghana | 5.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 157 | Bolivia | 5.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 158 | Vietnam | 5.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 159 | Guatemala | 5.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 160 | Senegal | 5.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 5.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 162 | Madagascar | 5.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 163 | Uganda | 5.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 164 | Macao | 4.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 166 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 167 | Mali | 4.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | 4.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 169 | Cuba | 3.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 3.8% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 171 | Japan | 3.7% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 172 | Togo | 3.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 173 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 174 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 3.1% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 3.0% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 177 | Benin | 2.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 2.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 180 | Liberia | 2.2% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.9% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 182 | Qatar | 1.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 183 | Burundi | 1.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 184 | Chad | 0.6% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 185 | Cambodia | 0.5% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
| 186 | Niger | 0.3% of female labor force ages 15-24 |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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