Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal

Portugal: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
89th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1991
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.60.811986200120161986: 0.808 % of total youth labor force1987: 0.834 % of total youth labor force1991: 0.917 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.788 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.807 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.804 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.801 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.808 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.733 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.75 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.774 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.577 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.572 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.526 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.612 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.658 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal is 0.7%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

That places Portugal 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1986 0.8%
1987 0.8% +3.3%
1991 0.9% +9.9%
2004 0.8% -14.0%
2005 0.8% +2.4%
2006 0.8% -0.4%
2007 0.8% -0.4%
2008 0.8% +1.0%
2009 0.7% -9.3%
2010 0.7% +2.3%
2011 0.8% +3.2%
2012 0.6% -25.5%
2013 0.6% -0.9%
2014 0.5% -8.1%
2015 0.6% +16.5%
2016 0.7% +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 86 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  2. 87 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare
  3. 88 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  4. 90 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  5. 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
  6. 92 Namibia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Portugal ranks 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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