Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Portugal
Portugal: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays was 18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Portugal stood at 18.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Portugal peaked at 35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1995.
That places Portugal 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.5 | — |
| 1993 | 4.5 | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 5.5 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 25.6 | +365.5% |
| 2002 | 27 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 25.4 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 25.1 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.7 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.7 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 24.3 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 23.7 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.9 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 32.3 | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 33.4 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 35 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.4 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 33.4 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.7 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 33.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 29 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3 | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 18.8 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 18 | -4.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 18 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 18, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +365.5% | 5.5 | 25.6 |
| 2011 | +41.0% | 22.9 | 32.3 |
| 2021 | -33.4% | 29 | 19.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.75 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 2000s | 25.14 | 23.7 | 27 | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.6 | 22.9 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.27 | 18 | 29 | 4 |
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 employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Portugal?
- Employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Portugal was 18 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2013.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. 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 Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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