Greece vs Portugal: Persons outside the labour force by citizenship

Greece
2,998 Thousand persons
in 2025
Portugal
2,557 Thousand persons
in 2025
Greece rank
14th
Portugal rank
15th

Persons outside the labour force by citizenship over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k199520102025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 2,998 Thousand persons against 2,557 Thousand persons in Portugal, a difference of 441 Thousand persons.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 15th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 3,646 Thousand persons 2,867 Thousand persons 778.28 Thousand persons Greece
2000s 3,566 Thousand persons 2,666 Thousand persons 899.8 Thousand persons Greece
2010s 3,299 Thousand persons 2,667 Thousand persons 632.04 Thousand persons Greece
2020s 3,126 Thousand persons 2,648 Thousand persons 478.52 Thousand persons Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persons outside the labour force by citizenship, Greece or Portugal?
Greece, at 2,998 Thousand persons against 2,557 Thousand persons in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in persons outside the labour force by citizenship between Greece and Portugal?
441 Thousand persons, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for persons outside the labour force by citizenship?
Greece ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 15th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Persons outside the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Greece vs Portugal: Persons outside the labour force by citizenship. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/persons-outside-the-labour-force-by-citizenship/greece/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/persons-outside-the-labour-force-by-citizenship/greece/portugal/">Greece vs Portugal: Persons outside the labour force by citizenship</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,320 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed