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Portugal’s figures on employment, unemployment, young people and labour costs.
79,6 % of people aged 20 to 64in 2025source · Eurostat
Up from 2024. Above the European Union average.
2024:78,5European Union:76,1
Italy 67,6Malta 83,6
Among the 27 EU countries in 2025, the lowest value is 67,6 (Italy) and the highest is 83,6 (Malta); the EU average is 76,1. Portugal (79,6) ranks 12th from the highest.
It is the share of people aged 20 to 64 who are employed.
What share of people aged 20 to 64 is employed?
2,6 difference over three years, in percentage pointsin 2025source · Eurostat
The three-year change is smaller than the one measured in 2024. The change is larger than the European Union’s. For the European Commission, a fall of more than 0,2 points over three years is a sign of a possible imbalance: Portugal is above that value.
2024:3,2European Union:1,1within the Commission’s reference value (above −0,2 pp)
It is how much the share of the population aged 15 to 64 that is active, working or looking for work, changed over three years, in percentage points. Positive means the active share grew.
How much has the share of people aged 15 to 64 who work or are looking for work (active people, employed or unemployed) changed over three years, counted as the difference between that year’s percentage and the one three years earlier (in percentage points)?
6,0 % of people working or looking for workin 2025source · Eurostat
Down from 2024. Level with the European Union average. For the European Commission, a rate above 10 % is a sign of a possible imbalance: Portugal is at or below it.
2024:6,5European Union:6,0within the Commission’s reference value (below 10 %)
Czechia 2,8Spain 10,5 (definition differs)
Among the 27 EU countries in 2025, the lowest value is 2,8 (Czechia) and the highest is 10,5 (Spain); the EU average is 6,0. Portugal (6,0) ranks 14th from the highest.
It is the share of people aged 15 to 74 who are out of work, among those who work or are looking for work.
What share of people aged 15 to 74 who work or are looking for work (the labour force) is unemployed?
2,2 % of people working or looking for workin 2025source · Eurostat
Down from 2024. Above the European Union average.
2024:2,4European Union:1,9
Netherlands 0,5Greece 5,0
Among the 27 EU countries in 2025, the lowest value is 0,5 (Netherlands) and the highest is 5,0 (Greece); the EU average is 1,9. Portugal (2,2) ranks 8th from the highest.
It is the share of people aged 15 to 74, among those who work or are looking for work, who are out of work and have been looking for a year or more.
What share of people aged 15 to 74 who work or are looking for work (the labour force) is out of work and has been actively seeking employment for at least a year?
8,0 % of people aged 15 to 29in 2025source · Eurostat
Down from 2024. Below the European Union average.
2024:8,7European Union:11,0
It is the share of young people aged 15 to 29 who are not working, not studying and not in training.
What share of young people aged 15 to 29, of both sexes, is not employed and is not in education or training?
5,4 percentage pointsin 2025source · Eurostat
The gap narrowed from 2024. It is narrower than the European Union average.
2024:5,7European Union:9,6
It is the difference, in percentage points, between the employment rate of men aged 20 to 64 and that of women.
What is the difference between the employment rate of men aged 20 to 64 and that of women, counted as the difference between the two percentages (in percentage points)?
21,3 % change over three years (provisional data)in 2025source · Eurostat
The three-year change is larger than the one measured in 2024. The change is larger than the European Union’s. For the European Commission, a rise above 9 % over three years is a sign of a possible imbalance: Portugal is above it.
2024:17,9European Union:15,2outside the Commission’s reference value (above 9 %)
It is how much the cost of labour per unit produced rose over three years: what is paid for labour divided by what it produces.
How much has pay per hour of work, at each year’s prices, divided by what an hour of work produces, changed over three years (the nominal unit labour cost index, per hour worked)?