Portugal vs Spain: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Portugal
88.7%
in 2025
Spain
88.9%
in 2025
Portugal rank
46th
Spain rank
45th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 88.9% against 88.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 46th and Spain ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 81.1% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 87.1% | 5.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 88.4% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 88.6% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 88.9% against 88.7% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Portugal ranks 46th and Spain ranks 45th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.