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Employment-to-population ratio — Portugal

Employment-to-population ratio in Portugal in 2025 — 54.58%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.01 pp.

2025 54.58% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 182
Period maximum 59.23%2002
Period minimum 49.64%2013

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Portugal, 1991–202547.55052.55557.56019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 58.59%1992: 56.61%1993: 55.45%1994: 54.58%1995: 54.15%1996: 54.23%1997: 55.26%1998: 57.76%1999: 57.87%2000: 58.48%2001: 59.1%2002: 59.23%2003: 58.18%2004: 57.62%2005: 57.15%2006: 57.3%2007: 57.23%2008: 57.32%2009: 55.52%2010: 54.61%2011: 52.78%2012: 50.8%2013: 49.64%2014: 50.62%2015: 51.29%2016: 51.96%2017: 53.65%2018: 54.85%2019: 55.19%2020: 53.64%2021: 53.02%2022: 54.24%2023: 54.75%2024: 54.64%2025: 54.58%
Change over the period: −4.01 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 54.58%
World 58.06%
Europe & Central Asia 55.11%
Southern Europe computed 49.38%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.58 −0.07 pp
2024 54.64 −0.11 pp
2023 54.75 +0.51 pp
2022 54.24 +1.22 pp
2021 53.02 −0.63 pp
2020 53.64 −1.55 pp
2019 55.19 +0.34 pp
2018 54.85 +1.19 pp
2017 53.65 +1.7 pp
2016 51.96 +0.66 pp
2015 51.29 +0.67 pp
2014 50.62 +0.98 pp
2013 49.64 −1.17 pp
2012 50.8 −1.98 pp
2011 52.78 −1.83 pp
2010 54.61 −0.91 pp
2009 55.52 −1.8 pp
2008 57.32 +0.09 pp
2007 57.23 −0.08 pp
2006 57.3 +0.15 pp
2005 57.15 −0.46 pp
2004 57.62 −0.56 pp
2003 58.18 −1.04 pp
2002 59.23 +0.13 pp
2001 59.1 +0.61 pp
2000 58.48 +0.62 pp
1999 57.87 +0.11 pp
1998 57.76 +2.5 pp
1997 55.26 +1.03 pp
1996 54.23 +0.08 pp
1995 54.15 −0.44 pp
1994 54.58 −0.87 pp
1993 55.45 −1.16 pp
1992 56.61 −1.98 pp
1991 58.59 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 62.13 AL Albania 57.24 SI Slovenia 55.74 RS Serbia 54.93 PT Portugal 54.58 ES Spain 51.45 ME Montenegro 50.1 HR Croatia 49.54 GR Greece 47.52 IT Italy 46.15 MK North Macedonia 45.57 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.58
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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