Work & Labour in Portugal 1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 83.1% 2025 up 0.6% 68th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 24.6% 2025 up 1.5% 48th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 33.7% 2025 up 1.7% 35th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 15.2% 2025 up 3.1% 47th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 89.8% 173rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 91.4% 177th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 88.1% 179th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 85.6% 2025 up 3.3% 41st Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 82.5% 2025 up 5.4% 43rd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 88.7% 2025 up 1.2% 46th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 14.4% 2025 down 15.9% 147th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 17.5% 2025 down 19.5% 145th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 11.3% 2025 down 8.5% 142nd Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.8% 2025 down 1.6% 45th Employers, male (% of male employment) 6.6% 2025 down 6.3% 40th Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.0% 2025 up 14.5% 45th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 4.3% 73rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 4.3% 73rd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 9.7% 2025 down 21.6% 150th GDP per person employed 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 9.7% 42nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.5% 149th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.5% 149th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1534 % change on previous year 2025 down 112.0% 149th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -0.1534 % change on previous year 2025 down 112.0% 149th GDP per employed person 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 9.7% 42nd Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.25 2027 up 14,187.5% 84th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.25 2027 up 14,187.5% 84th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0411 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.7% 58th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0581 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.7% 61st CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 100 2025 up 23.4% 166th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 2.9% 2023 down 71.1% 148th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.34 2025 up 377.6% 118th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 55.7 2025 up 3.8% 92nd Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 55.7 2025 up 3.8% 92nd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 55.7 2025 up 3.8% 92nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% 64th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% 64th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 199.8% 4th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 59.38 2025 up 1.5% 130th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.0% 2025 down 51.6% 79th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.6% 2025 down 53.9% 80th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 48.7% 85th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 57.54 2026 up 8.4% 28th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 57.54 2026 up 8.4% 28th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.92 2027 down 30.2% 83rd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.92 2027 down 30.2% 83rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 163,775 2027 down 0.2% 88th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 25.61 2027 up 4.1% 91st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 33.46 2027 down 2.7% 156th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.08 2027 down 31.5% 84th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 248.91 2027 down 29.8% 72nd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 4,094 2027 down 0.2% 88th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.9 2027 down 15.3% 167th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 85.1 2027 down 16.7% 128th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.5% 2025 down 0.8% 155th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.7% 2025 up 3.8% 92nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.4% 2025 up 1.6% 124th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 55.7% 2025 up 3.8% 92nd Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 55.7% 2025 up 3.8% 92nd ← Previous Page 2 of 18 Next →