Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, both sexes
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1997 | 2.1 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1998 | 2.1 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 1999 | 2.2 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2000 | 2 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2001 | 2.1 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2002 | 1.7 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2003 | 2.4 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2005 | 2.1 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2007 | 2.1 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2008 | 2.7 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 5, 2, 6 |
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, men
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1997 | 2.5 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1998 | 2.3 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 1999 | 2.3 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2000 | 1.8 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2001 | 2.1 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2002 | 1.6 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2004 | 2.5 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2005 | 2.2 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2007 | 1.8 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 5, 2, 6 |
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, women
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1997 | 1.7 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2000 | 2.2 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2001 | 1.9 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2002 | 1.8 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5, 2, 6 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 5, 2, 6 |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division