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

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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
89th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2001
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.704 % of rural youth labor force1993: 0.642 % of rural youth labor force1994: 0.628 % of rural youth labor force1995: 0.665 % of rural youth labor force1996: 0.646 % of rural youth labor force1997: 0.669 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.699 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.752 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.775 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.822 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.795 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.781 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.749 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.798 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.787 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.757 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.803 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.607 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.555 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.556 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.479 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.413 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.448 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.42 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.475 % of rural youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Spain is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.

That places Spain 89th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, rural in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.6% -8.9%
1994 0.6% -2.1%
1995 0.7% +5.7%
1996 0.6% -2.8%
1997 0.7% +3.6%
1998 0.7% +4.5%
1999 0.8% +7.5%
2000 0.8% +3.1%
2001 0.8% +6.0%
2002 0.8% -3.3%
2003 0.8% -1.7%
2004 0.7% -4.1%
2005 0.8% +6.6%
2006 0.8% -1.4%
2007 0.8% -3.8%
2008 0.8% +6.1%
2009 0.6% -24.3%
2010 0.6% -8.7%
2011 0.6% +0.2%
2012 0.5% -13.9%
2013 0.4% -13.7%
2014 0.4% +8.5%
2015 0.4% -6.2%
2016 0.5% +12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Spain?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Spain was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Spain rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Spain ranks 89th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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