UK youth unemployment rate by gender 2023

As of the fourth quarter of 2023, the youth unemployment rate for men in the United Kingdom was 14.2 percent, and 8.7 percent for women. During this provided time period, male youth unemployment was highest in Q4 2011, when it reached 25.5 percent, with female youth unemployment peaking in Q3 2011, at 19.1 percent.

Youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 1992 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Q4 2023	14.2%	8.7%
Q3 2023	14.5%	9.4%
Q2 2023	14.6%	9.7%
Q1 2023	13.2%	10%
Q4 2022	14%	9%
Q3 2022	12.7%	8%
Q2 2022	12.6%	8%
Q1 2022	12.5%	8.5%
Q4 2021	12.4%	9.8%
Q3 2021	12.3%	11%
Q2 2021	14.3%	11.6%
Q1 2021	15%	12.3%
Q4 2020	16.5%	12.9%
Q3 2020	17.5%	12.1%
Q2 2020	14%	12%
Q1 2020	13.4%	11.1%
Q4 2019	12.8%	9.6%
Q3 2019	13.5%	10.1%
Q2 2019	13.8%	9.3%
Q1 2019	12.6%	8.9%
Q4 2018	13%	10.4%
Q3 2018	12%	10.2%
Q2 2018	12.2%	10.3%
Q1 2018	12.8%	11.1%
Q4 2017	13.4%	11.3%
Q3 2017	13.5%	10.5%
Q2 2017	13.7%	10.8%
Q1 2017	14%	10.8%
Q4 2016	14.7%	10.1%
Q3 2016	15.3%	11%
Q2 2016	15.3%	11.8%
Q1 2016	14.8%	12.5%
Q4 2015	14.8%	12.4%
Q3 2015	15.5%	12.8%
Q2 2015	17.6%	13.7%
Q1 2015	17.8%	13.8%
Q4 2014	18%	14.7%
Q3 2014	18.4%	14.2%
Q2 2014	18.7%	14.5%
Q1 2014	21%	16.5%
Q4 2013	22.5%	17.5%
Q3 2013	23.4%	18.8%
Q2 2013	23.7%	18.8%
Q1 2013	22.8%	18.6%
Q4 2012	23.5%	18.4%
Q3 2012	23.3%	18.4%
Q2 2012	24.3%	18.4%
Q1 2012	25%	18.5%
Q4 2011	25.5%	18.8%
Q3 2011	25.3%	19.1%
Q2 2011	22.8%	18.3%
Q1 2011	22.2%	18.1%
Q4 2010	22.2%	18.7%
Q3 2010	20.8%	17.7%
Q2 2010	22.1%	17.4%
Q1 2010	23.3%	16.9%
Q4 2009	22.4%	16.5%
Q3 2009	23.1%	16.8%
Q2 2009	22.3%	16.2%
Q1 2009	20.5%	15.4%
Q4 2008	18.7%	14.1%
Q3 2008	17.6%	13.2%
Q2 2008	16.6%	12.4%
Q1 2008	16%	11.7%
Q4 2007	15.6%	12%
Q3 2007	16.1%	12.7%
Q2 2007	16.3%	12.9%
Q1 2007	15.9%	13%
Q4 2006	15.8%	12.3%
Q3 2006	15.9%	12.5%
Q2 2006	16.2%	12.2%
Q1 2006	15.6%	11.5%
Q4 2005	15.8%	11.9%
Q3 2005	14.6%	10.7%
Q2 2005	14.3%	11.1%
Q1 2005	13.7%	10.7%
Q4 2004	13.9%	11%
Q3 2004	13.5%	11.1%
Q2 2004	13.1%	11.1%
Q1 2004	13.4%	10.6%
Q4 2003	13.5%	10%
Q3 2003	13.9%	10.8%
Q2 2003	13.9%	10.8%
Q1 2003	14.5%	10.9%
Q4 2002	13.9%	10.4%
Q3 2002	14.1%	10.1%
Q2 2002	13.8%	9.9%
Q1 2002	13.9%	10.4%
Q4 2001	13.8%	10.8%
Q3 2001	13.5%	10.2%
Q2 2001	13%	10.1%
Q1 2001	13.5%	10.3%
Q4 2000	13.5%	11%
Q3 2000	12.9%	11.3%
Q2 2000	13.7%	10.8%
Q1 2000	13.6%	12.1%
Q4 1999	13.7%	11.1%
Q3 1999	14.1%	10.9%
Q2 1999	15%	11.3%
Q1 1999	15.3%	11.3%
Q4 1998	15.7%	11.4%
Q3 1998	15.4%	11.3%
Q2 1998	15%	11.9%
Q1 1998	14.8%	11.8%
Q4 1997	14.9%	11.6%
Q3 1997	16%	11.8%
Q2 1997	16.3%	12.4%
Q1 1997	16.6%	12.3%
Q4 1996	17.7%	12.7%
Q3 1996	18%	12.5%
Q2 1996	18.2%	12.2%
Q1 1996	18.4%	11.7%
Q4 1995	17.3%	12.5%
Q3 1995	17.5%	13.3%
Q2 1995	18.6%	12.7%
Q1 1995	18.5%	13.4%
Q4 1994	18.8%	13%
Q3 1994	19.7%	13.6%
Q2 1994	19.9%	13.4%
Q1 1994	19.7%	13.8%
Q4 1993	21%	14.2%
Q3 1993	21.2%	13.5%
Q2 1993	20.8%	14.7%
Q1 1993	21.5%	14.1%
Q4 1992	20.6%	13.5%
Q3 1992	19.7%	13.1%
Q2 1992	19.2%	12.7%