Ireland vs Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Ireland
53.4 1000 No
in 2024
Portugal
63.08 1000 No
in 2024
Ireland rank
48th
Portugal rank
45th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 63.08 1000 No against 53.4 1000 No in Ireland, a difference of 9.68 1000 No.

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 45th of 72 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 38.59 1000 No 177.39 1000 No 138.8 1000 No Portugal
2000s 46.21 1000 No 207.71 1000 No 161.49 1000 No Portugal
2010s 43.15 1000 No 130.38 1000 No 87.23 1000 No Portugal
2020s 48.69 1000 No 74.01 1000 No 25.32 1000 No Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Ireland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 63.08 1000 No against 53.4 1000 No in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Ireland and Portugal?
9.68 1000 No, with Portugal 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 status of employment?
Ireland ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 45th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,449 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.