How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Portugal?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Portugal: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)

IDA total

65.0%

in 2025

Portugal

77.8%

in 2025

IDA total rank

37th

Portugal rank

38th

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) over time

IDA total
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 77.8% against 65.0% in IDA total, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66.9%	69.2%	2.3%	Portugal
2000s	66.6%	72.9%	6.3%	Portugal
2010s	65.3%	73.9%	8.7%	Portugal
2020s	64.6%	76.4%	11.8%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages), IDA total or Portugal?: Portugal, at 77.8% against 65.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) between IDA total and Portugal?: 12.8%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Portugal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Portugal rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?: IDA total ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.