Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Portugal
Portugal: Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data was 127 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Portugal, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Portugal stood at 127. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Portugal peaked at 241 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 127, in 2025.
That places Portugal 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 209 | — |
| 2010 | 207 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 202 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 235 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 241 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 231 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 231 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 219 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 196 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 168 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 157 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 151 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 141 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 141 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 151 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 135 | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 127 | -5.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 127 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 127 is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.5, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 209 | 209 | 209 | 1 |
| 2010s | 208.7 | 157 | 241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141 | 127 | 151 | 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 labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Portugal?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Portugal was 127 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 241 in 2013.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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