ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Portugal
Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 8.04 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Portugal, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Portugal stood at 8.04 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Portugal peaked at 28.91 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.33 %, in 2021.
That places Portugal 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18.76 % | — |
| 1993 | 16.17 % | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 16.43 % | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 19.14 % | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 22.23 % | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 24.53 % | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 23.19 % | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 24.23 % | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 25.15 % | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 27.26 % | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 28.24 % | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 28.91 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 26.88 % | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 27.97 % | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 28.08 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.58 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 27.14 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.39 % | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.13 % | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 21.81 % | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 22.36 % | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 20.48 % | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 18.13 % | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 17.5 % | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.94 % | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 16.47 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 16.51 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.85 % | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.16 % | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 7.33 % | -51.6% |
| 2022 | 8.86 % | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 8.08 % | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 8.04 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.59 % | 16.17 % | 24.53 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.36 % | 25.15 % | 28.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.92 % | 15.85 % | 24.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.49 % | 7.33 % | 15.16 % | 5 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 46.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,398 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,470 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Portugal?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Portugal was 8.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.91 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 % in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.