Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Portugal
Portugal: Employed recent immigrants by citizenship was 75.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Portugal, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total recent immigrants.
Analysis
In 2025, employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Portugal stood at 75.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Portugal peaked at 82.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 13th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 65.3% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 52.5% | 75.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 62.6% | 82.7% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Portugal?
- Employed recent immigrants by citizenship in Portugal was 75.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employed recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for employed recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 25 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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