France vs Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of

France
16.1 %
in 2024
Portugal
16.9 %
in 2024
France rank
51st
Portugal rank
50th

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

  • France
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 16.9 % against 16.1 % in France, a difference of 0.8 %.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

France ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 50th of 72 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 19.73 % 42.6 % 22.88 % Portugal
2000s 17.49 % 38.52 % 21.03 % Portugal
2010s 17.11 % 29.2 % 12.09 % Portugal
2020s 16.06 % 19.24 % 3.18 % Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of, France or Portugal?
Portugal, at 16.9 % against 16.1 % in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of between France and Portugal?
0.8 %, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
France ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 50th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.