Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal
Portugal: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Portugal, 1986–2016
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +154.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | +87.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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