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

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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
102nd
of 111 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, total in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.688 % of total youth labor force1993: 0.599 % of total youth labor force1994: 0.574 % of total youth labor force1995: 0.602 % of total youth labor force1996: 0.603 % of total youth labor force1997: 0.629 % of total youth labor force1998: 0.661 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.72 % of total youth labor force2000: 0.755 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.796 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.784 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.777 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.738 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.764 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.782 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.803 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.808 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.639 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.608 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.544 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.474 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.463 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.461 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.467 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.518 % 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 Spain is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

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

That places Spain 102nd out of 111 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, total in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.6% -12.9%
1994 0.6% -4.1%
1995 0.6% +4.8%
1996 0.6% +0.2%
1997 0.6% +4.2%
1998 0.7% +5.1%
1999 0.7% +9.0%
2000 0.8% +4.8%
2001 0.8% +5.5%
2002 0.8% -1.6%
2003 0.8% -0.8%
2004 0.7% -5.0%
2005 0.8% +3.5%
2006 0.8% +2.4%
2007 0.8% +2.7%
2008 0.8% +0.6%
2009 0.6% -20.9%
2010 0.6% -4.7%
2011 0.5% -10.6%
2012 0.5% -12.8%
2013 0.5% -2.4%
2014 0.5% -0.4%
2015 0.5% +1.2%
2016 0.5% +11.0%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Spain?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Spain was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Spain rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Spain ranks 102nd out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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, 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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