Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal

Portugal: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
34th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal, 1986–2016

0.10.20.30.40.51986200120161986: 0.255 % of female youth labor force1987: 0.22 % of female youth labor force1991: 0.117 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.267 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.204 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.249 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.247 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.248 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.306 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.295 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.29 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.443 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.481 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.46 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.315 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.302 % of female youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal is 0.3%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

That places Portugal 34th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1986 0.3%
1987 0.2% -13.7%
1991 0.1% -46.7%
2004 0.3% +127.6%
2005 0.2% -23.5%
2006 0.2% +21.8%
2007 0.2% -0.6%
2008 0.2% +0.3%
2009 0.3% +23.3%
2010 0.3% -3.5%
2011 0.3% -1.8%
2012 0.4% +52.9%
2013 0.5% +8.7%
2014 0.5% -4.4%
2015 0.3% -31.6%
2016 0.3% -3.9%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +127.6% 0.1% 0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 31 Colombia 0.3% compare
  2. 32 Rwanda 0.3% compare
  3. 33 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  4. 35 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  5. 36 Palestine, State of 0.3% compare
  6. 37 Uruguay 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Portugal was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does Portugal rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Portugal ranks 34th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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