Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Portugal
Portugal: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Portugal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Portugal stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Portugal peaked at 4.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Portugal 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +42.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -77.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 26% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 176 United States of America 0.1% compare
- 177 Norway 0.1% compare
- 178 United States Virgin Islands 0.1% compare
- 180 Channel Islands 0.1% compare
- 181 Australia 0.1% compare
- 182 Iceland 0.1% compare
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Portugal?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Portugal was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Portugal ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.