Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Portugal
Portugal: Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 55.76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Portugal, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 55.76 for employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Portugal peaked at 55.76 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.55, in 2014.
That places Portugal 44th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50.55 | — |
| 2015 | 51.23 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.9 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.62 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 54.82 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 55.14 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.57 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 52.95 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 54.22 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 54.87 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 54.92 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 55.76 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.88 | 50.55 | 55.14 | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.38 | 52.95 | 55.76 | 6 |
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 employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Portugal?
- Employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) in Portugal was 55.76 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.76 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.55 in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment-to-population ratio (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.