Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal
Portugal: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 15.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal stood at 15.7.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal peaked at 19.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.9, in 1994.
That places Portugal 34th 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 32 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.5 | — |
| 1993 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.9 | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 7.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.5 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 8 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 17 | +109.9% |
| 2002 | 17.9 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 17.6 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.8 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 17.7 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 18.3 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 18.7 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1 | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 12.1 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 16.2 | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 17.7 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 18.5 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.2 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.4 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.1 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 19 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.7 | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 15.9 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 15.7 | -1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 15.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.8, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 15.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.6, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employees working shifts - % of total employees 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 | +109.9% | 8.1 | 17 |
| 2008 | -40.6% | 18.7 | 11.1 |
| 2011 | +27.6% | 12.7 | 16.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.16 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.53 | 8.1 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.84 | 12.7 | 19.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7 | 15.7 | 19.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 31 Bulgaria 16.8 compare
- 31 Italy 16.8 compare
- 33 Hungary 16.6 compare
- 35 Switzerland 15.5 compare
- 36 Netherlands 14.6 compare
- 36 Netherlands 14.6 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 employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal was 15.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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