Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Portugal
Portugal: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.1%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
34th
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2013
All-time low
5.1%
in 2020
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 5.1% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Portugal peaked at 12.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 34th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -18.8% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 32 Luxembourg 5.9% compare
- 33 Switzerland 5.6% compare
- 35 Czechia 5.0% compare
- 36 Croatia 4.8% compare
- 36 Croatia 4.8% 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 persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Portugal?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Portugal was 5.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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