{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Portugal Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Portugal's Youth Unemployment Rate: 19.5 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, -2.1pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Portugal","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Portugal","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Portugal Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2025)","value":"19.5","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":25.3},{"period":"2010","value":28},{"period":"2011","value":30.4},{"period":"2012","value":38.2},{"period":"2013","value":38.6},{"period":"2014","value":34.7},{"period":"2015","value":31.8},{"period":"2016","value":27.8},{"period":"2017","value":23.8},{"period":"2018","value":20.2},{"period":"2019","value":18.4},{"period":"2020","value":22.4},{"period":"2021","value":23.4},{"period":"2022","value":19.2},{"period":"2023","value":20.5},{"period":"2024","value":21.6},{"period":"2025","value":19.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"21.6","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"20.5","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"19.2","yoyChange":"-4.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"23.4","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"22.4","yoyChange":"+4.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"18.4","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"20.2","yoyChange":"-3.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"-4.0pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"27.8","yoyChange":"-4.0pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"31.8","yoyChange":"-2.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"34.7","yoyChange":"-3.9pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"38.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"38.2","yoyChange":"+7.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"30.4","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"28.0","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"25.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Portugal from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 38.6 % of active youth (15–24) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18.4 in 2019. The latest reading of 19.5 in 2025 represents a change of -2.1pp."}]}