Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Portugal
Portugal: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 37.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Portugal stood at 37.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Portugal peaked at 90.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 128th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90.5% | — |
| 1970 | 85.4% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 77.9% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 66.4% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 69.7% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 68.6% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 67.2% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 65.8% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 63.8% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 62.2% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 56.2% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 48.9% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 80.5% | 77.9% | 85.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 65.8% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 46.2% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 40.1% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 34.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 32.5% | 37.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Portugal?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Portugal was 37.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Portugal ranks 128th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.