Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Spain

Spain: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 13.9%
World rank
9th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.2%
in 2001
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Spain, 1992–2016

0.20.30.40.50.61992200420161992: 0.251 % of male youth labor force1993: 0.355 % of male youth labor force1994: 0.373 % of male youth labor force1995: 0.332 % of male youth labor force1996: 0.332 % of male youth labor force1997: 0.307 % of male youth labor force1998: 0.271 % of male youth labor force1999: 0.213 % of male youth labor force2000: 0.187 % of male youth labor force2001: 0.16 % of male youth labor force2002: 0.169 % of male youth labor force2003: 0.191 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.219 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.196 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.183 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.171 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.181 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.366 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.396 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.45 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.558 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.581 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.535 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.534 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.46 % of male youth labor force

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.5% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 151.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Spain peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.

Spain ranks 9th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.4% +41.4%
1994 0.4% +5.1%
1995 0.3% -11.1%
1996 0.3% +0.2%
1997 0.3% -7.7%
1998 0.3% -11.7%
1999 0.2% -21.3%
2000 0.2% -12.5%
2001 0.2% -14.4%
2002 0.2% +5.7%
2003 0.2% +13.4%
2004 0.2% +14.5%
2005 0.2% -10.3%
2006 0.2% -6.7%
2007 0.2% -6.7%
2008 0.2% +5.7%
2009 0.4% +102.8%
2010 0.4% +8.1%
2011 0.4% +13.6%
2012 0.6% +24.1%
2013 0.6% +4.0%
2014 0.5% -7.8%
2015 0.5% -0.2%
2016 0.5% -13.9%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Spain 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
2009 +102.8% 0.2% 0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 6 Kosovo 0.5% compare
  2. 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% compare
  3. 8 Albania 0.5% compare
  4. 10 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  5. 11 Tunisia 0.4% compare
  6. 12 Croatia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Spain?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male in Spain was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
How does Spain rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Spain ranks 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 151.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male 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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