Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Cyprus
Cyprus: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.5%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2005–2016
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Cyprus, 2005–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.6% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Cyprus peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
Cyprus ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 75% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Cyprus?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Cyprus was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Cyprus ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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