Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Portugal

Portugal: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 1986
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.60.811986200120161986: 0.775 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.796 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.851 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.94 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.953 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.955 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.947 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.953 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.983 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.987 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.961 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.959 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.952 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.933 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.939 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.941 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-24 in Portugal is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Portugal peaked at 1.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1986.

Portugal ranks 29th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1986 0.8%
1987 0.8% +2.7%
1991 0.9% +6.8%
2004 0.9% +10.5%
2005 1.0% +1.4%
2006 1.0% +0.2%
2007 0.9% -0.8%
2008 1.0% +0.6%
2009 1.0% +3.1%
2010 1.0% +0.4%
2011 1.0% -2.7%
2012 1.0% -0.2%
2013 1.0% -0.7%
2014 0.9% -2.0%
2015 0.9% +0.7%
2016 0.9% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 6
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 26 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  2. 27 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  3. 28 Jordan 0.9% compare
  4. 30 Spain 0.9% compare
  5. 31 Russia 0.9% compare
  6. 32 Poland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Portugal?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Portugal was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
How does Portugal rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Portugal ranks 29th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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