Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Portugal
Portugal: Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked was 1,764 Hours per year per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Portugal, 1970β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Portugal is 1,764 Hours per year per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Portugal peaked at 1,963 Hours per year per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,631 Hours per year per person, in 2020.
That places Portugal 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,910 Hours per year per person | 1,859 Hours per year per person | 1,963 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,813 Hours per year per person | 1,785 Hours per year per person | 1,849 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,742 Hours per year per person | 1,682 Hours per year per person | 1,806 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,759 Hours per year per person | 1,748 Hours per year per person | 1,780 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,731 Hours per year per person | 1,709 Hours per year per person | 1,755 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,723 Hours per year per person | 1,631 Hours per year per person | 1,772 Hours per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 11 Romania 1,836 Hours per year per person compare
- 12 Czechia 1,824 Hours per year per person compare
- 13 United States 1,800 Hours per year per person compare
- 15 OECD 1,736 Hours per year per person compare
- 16 New Zealand 1,723 Hours per year per person compare
- 17 Italy 1,716 Hours per year per person compare
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Portugal?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Portugal was 1,764 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,963 Hours per year per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,631 Hours per year per person in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.