Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Chile

Chile: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
44th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2009
All-time low
0.1%
in 1996
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Chile, 1987–2017

00.10.20.31987200220171987: 0.233 % of urban youth labor force1990: 0.179 % of urban youth labor force1992: 0.142 % of urban youth labor force1994: 0.162 % of urban youth labor force1996: 0.132 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.219 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.233 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.222 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.182 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.255 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.202 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.192 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.199 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.215 % of urban youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2017, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Chile stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Chile peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.

Chile ranks 44th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1987 0.2%
1990 0.2% -23.2%
1992 0.1% -20.7%
1994 0.2% +13.8%
1996 0.1% -18.4%
1998 0.2% +65.5%
2000 0.2% +6.4%
2003 0.2% -4.5%
2006 0.2% -18.1%
2009 0.3% +40.0%
2011 0.2% -20.7%
2013 0.2% -5.2%
2015 0.2% +4.0%
2017 0.2% +8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Chile?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Chile was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
How does Chile rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Chile ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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