Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Portugal
Portugal: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Portugal, 2004–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.6% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in 2016.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Portugal peaked at 0.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
That places Portugal 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8% | — |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Portugal?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Portugal was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Portugal ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).