Portugal Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Portugal youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.80%, a 5.62% decline from 2021.
  • Portugal youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 23.42%, a 0.87% increase from 2020.
  • Portugal youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 22.55%, a 4.3% increase from 2019.
  • Portugal youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 18.26%, a 2.03% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Portugal Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 17.80% -5.62%
2021 23.42% 0.87%
2020 22.55% 4.30%
2019 18.26% -2.03%
2018 20.28% -3.59%
2017 23.87% -4.08%
2016 27.96% -4.01%
2015 31.96% -2.80%
2014 34.76% -3.35%
2013 38.11% 0.19%
2012 37.92% 7.66%
2011 30.27% 7.51%
2010 22.76% 2.45%
2009 20.31% 3.65%
2008 16.65% -0.10%
2007 16.75% 0.24%
2006 16.51% 0.29%
2005 16.22% 2.17%
2004 14.05% 0.56%
2003 13.49% 3.04%
2002 10.45% 1.49%
2001 8.97% 0.72%
2000 8.25% -0.92%
1999 9.18% -0.32%
1998 9.50% -4.65%
1997 14.14% -2.92%
1996 17.06% 0.99%
1995 16.07% 1.42%
1994 14.65% 2.54%
1993 12.12% 2.50%
1992 9.61% 1.01%
1991 8.60% 1.01%