ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Portugal

Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 1,106 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,106 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
42nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
1,287 1000 No
in 2011
All-time low
818.03 1000 No
in 1994
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Portugal, 1992–2024

05001.0k1.5k1992200820241992: 873.9 1000 No1993: 836.3 1000 No1994: 818 1000 No1995: 846.9 1000 No1996: 864.5 1000 No1997: 907.5 1000 No1998: 1.2k 1000 No1999: 1.2k 1000 No2000: 1.2k 1000 No2001: 1.2k 1000 No2002: 1.3k 1000 No2003: 1.2k 1000 No2004: 1.2k 1000 No2005: 1.2k 1000 No2006: 1.2k 1000 No2007: 1.2k 1000 No2008: 1.2k 1000 No2009: 1.2k 1000 No2010: 1.1k 1000 No2011: 1.3k 1000 No2012: 1.2k 1000 No2013: 1.2k 1000 No2014: 1.2k 1000 No2015: 1.2k 1000 No2016: 1.1k 1000 No2017: 1.1k 1000 No2018: 1.1k 1000 No2019: 1.1k 1000 No2020: 1.1k 1000 No2021: 1.1k 1000 No2022: 1.1k 1000 No2023: 1.1k 1000 No2024: 1.1k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 1,106 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Portugal peaked at 1,287 1000 No in 2011 and was at its lowest, 818.03 1000 No, in 1994.

Portugal ranks 42nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Portugal, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 873.92 1000 No
1993 836.26 1000 No -4.3%
1994 818.03 1000 No -2.2%
1995 846.86 1000 No +3.5%
1996 864.46 1000 No +2.1%
1997 907.55 1000 No +5.0%
1998 1,186 1000 No +30.7%
1999 1,200 1000 No +1.1%
2000 1,241 1000 No +3.4%
2001 1,234 1000 No -0.6%
2002 1,278 1000 No +3.6%
2003 1,236 1000 No -3.3%
2004 1,203 1000 No -2.6%
2005 1,230 1000 No +2.2%
2006 1,204 1000 No -2.2%
2007 1,193 1000 No -0.8%
2008 1,201 1000 No +0.6%
2009 1,155 1000 No -3.9%
2010 1,137 1000 No -1.5%
2011 1,287 1000 No +13.1%
2012 1,209 1000 No -6.0%
2013 1,187 1000 No -1.8%
2014 1,179 1000 No -0.6%
2015 1,162 1000 No -1.5%
2016 1,114 1000 No -4.1%
2017 1,133 1000 No +1.6%
2018 1,126 1000 No -0.6%
2019 1,099 1000 No -2.5%
2020 1,097 1000 No -0.1%
2021 1,103 1000 No +0.5%
2022 1,128 1000 No +2.3%
2023 1,102 1000 No -2.3%
2024 1,106 1000 No +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 941.64 1000 No 818.03 1000 No 1,200 1000 No 8
2000s 1,217 1000 No 1,155 1000 No 1,278 1000 No 10
2010s 1,163 1000 No 1,099 1000 No 1,287 1000 No 10
2020s 1,107 1000 No 1,097 1000 No 1,128 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 39 Sweden 1,367 1000 No compare
  2. 40 Slovakia 1,194 1000 No compare
  3. 41 Ireland 1,143 1000 No compare
  4. 43 South Africa 1,087 1000 No compare
  5. 44 Tunisia 1,021 1000 No compare
  6. 45 Chile 982.83 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Portugal?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Portugal was 1,106 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1,287 1000 No in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 818.03 1000 No in 1994.
How does Portugal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Portugal ranks 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), 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
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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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.