Annual working hours per worker in Portugal
Portugal: Annual working hours per worker was 1,735 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours per worker in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Portugal is 1,735 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Portugal peaked at 1,795 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,373 hours per worker, in 1973.
Portugal ranks 89th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,745 hours per worker | 1,695 hours per worker | 1,795 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,571 hours per worker | 1,462 hours per worker | 1,684 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,486 hours per worker | 1,373 hours per worker | 1,574 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,663 hours per worker | 1,563 hours per worker | 1,750 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,729 hours per worker | 1,672 hours per worker | 1,771 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,759 hours per worker | 1,748 hours per worker | 1,780 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,731 hours per worker | 1,709 hours per worker | 1,755 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,692 hours per worker | 1,631 hours per worker | 1,735 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Portugal
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Portugal?
- Annual working hours per worker in Portugal was 1,735 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,795 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,373 hours per worker in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Portugal ranks 89th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.