Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal
Portugal: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 15.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
32nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2019
All-time low
7.9%
in 1994
Years of data
32
1992–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Portugal, 1992–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 32nd out of 44 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 | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.5% | — |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +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% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 8.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 12.7% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.7% | 19.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 29 Bulgaria 16.8% compare
- 29 Italy 16.8% compare
- 31 Hungary 16.6% compare
- 33 Switzerland 15.5% compare
- 34 Netherlands 14.6% compare
- 34 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 32nd out of 44 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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