Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in Portugal

Portugal: Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children was 20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
30th
of 44 countries
All-time high
20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2025
All-time low
10,856 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in Portugal, 2002–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2002201320252002: 10.9k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2003: 11.2k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2004: 11.6k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2005: 12.1k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2006: 12.6k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2007: 13.0k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2008: 13.3k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2009: 13.5k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2010: 13.8k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2011: 13.8k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2012: 13.9k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2013: 13.8k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2014: 13.8k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2015: 13.5k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2016: 13.4k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2017: 13.4k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2018: 13.6k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2019: 14.0k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2020: 14.3k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2021: 14.7k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2022: 15.3k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2023: 16.4k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2024: 18.5k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2025: 20.7k Purchasing power standard (PPS)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Purchasing power standard (PPS).

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in Portugal is 20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS), measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in Portugal peaked at 20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,856 Purchasing power standard (PPS), in 2002.

Portugal ranks 30th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage in Portugal, 2002 to 2025.
Year Purchasing power standard (PPS) Change
2002 10,856 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
2003 11,241 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +3.5%
2004 11,569 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.9%
2005 12,114 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +4.7%
2006 12,591 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +3.9%
2007 13,032 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +3.5%
2008 13,316 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.2%
2009 13,534 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.6%
2010 13,770 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.7%
2011 13,816 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +0.3%
2012 13,922 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +0.8%
2013 13,842 Purchasing power standard (PPS) -0.6%
2014 13,780 Purchasing power standard (PPS) -0.4%
2015 13,536 Purchasing power standard (PPS) -1.8%
2016 13,422 Purchasing power standard (PPS) -0.8%
2017 13,390 Purchasing power standard (PPS) -0.2%
2018 13,632 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.8%
2019 14,028 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.9%
2020 14,330 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.2%
2021 14,732 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.8%
2022 15,295 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +3.8%
2023 16,398 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +7.2%
2024 18,527 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +13.0%
2025 20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,282 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 10,856 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 13,534 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 8
2010s 13,714 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 13,390 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 14,028 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 10
2020s 16,656 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 14,330 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 28 Lithuania 20,740 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  2. 28 Lithuania 20,740 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  3. 31 Czechia 20,297 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  4. 32 Croatia 20,084 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  5. 32 Croatia 20,084 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in Portugal?
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in Portugal was 20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 20,654 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2025.
What is the lowest annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 10,856 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2002.
How does Portugal rank for annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children?
Portugal ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage
Unit
Purchasing power standard (PPS)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,028 data points, 2002–2025
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