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Employment gap between men and women
The name at the source «Gender employment gap»
What this number is
It is the difference, in percentage points, between the employment rate of men aged 20 to 64 and that of women.
The gap narrowed from 2024. It is narrower than the European Union average.
5,4 % of the population
identifier disparidade-de-emprego-entre-sexos-2025
Published by Eurostat (tesem060)
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)?
Definition by Eurostat · Gender employment gap
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The gender employment gap is defined as the difference between the employment rates of men and women aged 20-64. The employment rate is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 20 to 64 in employment by the total population of the same age group.read at the source on 24.09.2026
Definition by Comissão Europeia · 2026 Country Report – Portugal, SWD(2026) 222 final
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Gender employment gap (percentage points, population aged 20-64, 2025)read at the source on 24.09.2026
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Gender employment gap — Percentage of total population — Portugal — 2025: 5.4
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The comparisons
- Previous period
- 5,7source · Eurostat · 2024
- European Union
- 9,6source · Eurostat
What was checked
- Read at the source on
- 12.08.2026
- Re-read on
- 05.10.2026, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source
- Re-read on
- 28.09.2026, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source
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