Portugal vs Switzerland: Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unemployed population — Unemployment over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 337.05 Persons against 248.55 Persons in Switzerland, a difference of 88.5 Persons.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232.88 Persons | 125.4 Persons | 107.47 Persons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 360.62 Persons | 151.42 Persons | 209.2 Persons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 608.41 Persons | 220.82 Persons | 387.59 Persons | Portugal |
| 2020s | 342.9 Persons | 227.42 Persons | 115.48 Persons | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 337.05 Persons against 248.55 Persons in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 88.5 Persons, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Portugal ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.