Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) in Portugal
Portugal: Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 42 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2019
All-time low
2.0%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) in Portugal, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) in Portugal is 3.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) in Portugal peaked at 4.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 8th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 3.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 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 job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) in Portugal?
- Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) in Portugal was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions)?
- Portugal ranks 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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