Portugal's unemployment fell from 7.3 % in 1996 to 6.2 % in 2025.
Portugal · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Portugal's youth unemployment rose from 17.1 % in 1996 to 20.2 % in 2025.
Portugal's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) fell from 42.5 % in 2009 to 36.8 % in 2025.
Portugal's participation fell from 58.5 % in 1996 to 58.2 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
84th of 182 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Portugal's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 49.5 % in 1996 to 54.6 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.1 pts116th of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +1.1 pts16th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.6 %79th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts142nd of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts38th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)down −0.3 pts23rd of 34
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- Average wageup +1.8 %27th of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.4 %14th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts145th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts46th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts47th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +0.9 %40th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Portugal.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data