Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Portugal
Portugal: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Portugal, 1986–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Portugal is 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Portugal peaked at 22.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 1994.
That places Portugal 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 14.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1987 | 16.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 18.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 18.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 18.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 16.37 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -32.8% |
| 1993 | 9.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 9.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 10.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 10.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 12.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 17.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +42.4% |
| 1999 | 18.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 19.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 20.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 21.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 20.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 19.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 20.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 22.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 22.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 21.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 22.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 21.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 20.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 21.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 22.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 17.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 17.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 16.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 17.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 15.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 14.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 18.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 18.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 19.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 22.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 20.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 22.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 17.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 6 France 15.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Slovenia 9.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Spain 15.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 8 Finland 15.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Estonia 3.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Latvia 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Cyprus 14.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Japan 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Lithuania 1.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 12 Italy 13.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 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 employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Portugal?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Portugal was 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2010.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Portugal ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates