Ireland vs Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas

Ireland
70.63 1000 No
in 2024
Portugal
59.6 1000 No
in 2024
Ireland rank
34th
Portugal rank
37th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas over time

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 70.63 1000 No against 59.6 1000 No in Portugal, a difference of 11.03 1000 No.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Portugal ahead.

Ireland ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 37th of 80 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 27.09 1000 No 98.51 1000 No 71.42 1000 No Portugal
2000s 29.69 1000 No 160.37 1000 No 130.68 1000 No Portugal
2010s 39.81 1000 No 125.24 1000 No 85.43 1000 No Portugal
2020s 65.38 1000 No 67.32 1000 No 1.94 1000 No Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas, Ireland or Portugal?
Ireland, at 70.63 1000 No against 59.6 1000 No in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas between Ireland and Portugal?
11.03 1000 No, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Ireland ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 37th of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.