Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Spain

Spain: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
96th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.603 % of female youth labor force1993: 0.535 % of female youth labor force1994: 0.504 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.518 % of female youth labor force1996: 0.518 % of female youth labor force1997: 0.543 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.57 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.632 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.679 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.737 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.721 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.735 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.681 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.712 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.736 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.769 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.792 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.645 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.614 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.535 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.519 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.523 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.456 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.468 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.49 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2016, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Spain stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

Spain ranks 96th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1992 0.6%
1993 0.5% -11.3%
1994 0.5% -5.7%
1995 0.5% +2.6%
1996 0.5% +0.1%
1997 0.5% +4.9%
1998 0.6% +4.9%
1999 0.6% +10.9%
2000 0.7% +7.5%
2001 0.7% +8.4%
2002 0.7% -2.2%
2003 0.7% +2.1%
2004 0.7% -7.4%
2005 0.7% +4.6%
2006 0.7% +3.4%
2007 0.8% +4.5%
2008 0.8% +3.1%
2009 0.6% -18.6%
2010 0.6% -4.9%
2011 0.5% -12.7%
2012 0.5% -3.1%
2013 0.5% +0.8%
2014 0.5% -12.8%
2015 0.5% +2.6%
2016 0.5% +4.8%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 93 Croatia 0.5% compare
  2. 94 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  3. 95 Egypt 0.5% compare
  4. 97 Gambia 0.5% compare
  5. 98 Greece 0.5% compare
  6. 99 Italy 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Spain?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Spain was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Spain rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Spain ranks 96th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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