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

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

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
23rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
16
1986–2016

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

0.10.20.30.40.51986200120161986: 0.192 % of total youth labor force1987: 0.166 % of total youth labor force1991: 0.083 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.212 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.193 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.196 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.199 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.192 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.267 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.25 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.226 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.423 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.428 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.474 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.388 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.342 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2016.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

Portugal ranks 23rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1986 0.2%
1987 0.2% -13.7%
1991 0.1% -49.7%
2004 0.2% +154.2%
2005 0.2% -8.9%
2006 0.2% +1.7%
2007 0.2% +1.5%
2008 0.2% -3.9%
2009 0.3% +39.2%
2010 0.3% -6.3%
2011 0.2% -9.6%
2012 0.4% +87.2%
2013 0.4% +1.2%
2014 0.5% +10.8%
2015 0.4% -18.3%
2016 0.3% -11.8%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total 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 +154.2% 0.1% 0.2%
2012 +87.2% 0.2% 0.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 20 Namibia 0.3% compare
  2. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
  3. 22 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
  4. 24 Ukraine 0.3% compare
  5. 25 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
  6. 26 Jamaica 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does Portugal rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Portugal ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment 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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