Work & Labour in Portugal

1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 52.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.4% 15th
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 110.09 Persons 2025 down 47.1% 21st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.25 2025 down 47.8% 32nd
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 246.23 2025 down 34.6% 30th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.67 2025 down 43.5% 30th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 28.01 2025 down 72.2% 46th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.58 2014 down 14.8% 80th
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6006 2014 up 363.5% 60th
Labor market, Overall 0.4852 2014 up 79.7% 85th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.4668 2014 unchanged 83rd
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4438 2014 up 100.8% 72nd
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6678 2014 up 82.6% 56th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 7.94 2025 down 52.7% 47th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 126.82 2025 down 53.9% 44th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55.82 2025 up 9.0% 52nd
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,612 2025 up 7.9% 32nd
Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 114.22 2025 up 26.0% 4th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2,489 2024 down 13.9% 16th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,839 2025 up 4.0% 28th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.3% 2021 up 9.2% 37th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 86.42 2020 up 7.3% 13th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 91.07 2020 up 1.7% 12th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 5.11 2020 down 49.5% 28th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 3.14 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 5th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 3.14 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 5th
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 2.31 0-6 scale 2025 up 27.6% 12th
Labour force participation rate 59.38 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.4% 24th
Informal employment 117.99 2025 down 55.9% 62nd
Informal employment rate 2.33 2025 down 63.6% 76th
Employment outside the formal sector 208.24 2025 down 44.6% 53rd
Share of employment outside the formal sector 4.11 2025 down 54.2% 68th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 2,476 National currency 2025 up 287.3% 23rd
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 6.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 12.1% 21st
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 3,839 Persons 2025 up 4.5% 18th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.01 2025 down 51.6% 37th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 337.06 2025 down 47.8% 31st
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 6.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 16.4% 21st
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 5.28 million Persons 2025 up 15.8% 21st
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 337,100 Persons 2025 down 47.8% 24th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 5.61 million Persons 2025 up 7.9% 22nd
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 60.67 2024 down 27.0% 36th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 7.97 2024 down 37.3% 17th
Average hourly earnings of employees 8.58 2025 up 61.3% 65th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.35 2024 down 34.0% 37th
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 85.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 10.3% 4th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 92.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.8% 1st
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 7.53 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 42.1% 13th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2018 up 7.7% 34th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 77.04 2025 down 37.5% 42nd
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.02 2025 down 37.1% 61st
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -7.9 Percentage points 2025 up 17.7% 12th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -7.9 Percentage points 2025 up 17.7% 12th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 2,489 2024 down 13.9% 14th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.35 2024 down 34.0% 44th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -7.7 Percentage points 2025 up 27.4% 7th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -7.7 Percentage points 2025 up 27.4% 7th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 1 Percentage points 2025 up 100.0% 6th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 1 Percentage points 2025 up 100.0% 6th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.69 2024 down 82.1% 58th
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 11.23 Years 2025 down 0.7% 2nd