Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Portugal
Portugal: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics was 91.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Portugal, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Portugal stood at 91.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Portugal peaked at 92.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2012.
That places Portugal 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 86.4% | — |
| 2012 | 85.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 91.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 91.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5% | 85.3% | 89.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 90.0% | 92.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Portugal?
- Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Portugal was 91.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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