Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Portugal
Portugal: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 20 Hours per week in 2025. ▲ Rising
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Portugal, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 20 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Portugal peaked at 25 Hours per week in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19 Hours per week, in 2010.
That places Portugal 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 19 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 Hours per week | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 25 Hours per week | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24 Hours per week | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 Hours per week | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 20 Hours per week | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.1 Hours per week | 19 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.17 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 8 Türkiye 8 Hours per week compare
- 8 Austria 23 Hours per week compare
- 9 Spain 21 Hours per week compare
- 10 Italy 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Romania 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Canada 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Hungary 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Switzerland 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 OECD 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Bulgaria 20 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Portugal?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Portugal was 20 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 25 Hours per week in 2019.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 Hours per week in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Portugal ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.