Part time employment, male in Portugal
Portugal: Part time employment, male was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Portugal, 1986–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, male in Portugal stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Portugal peaked at 12.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1989.
Portugal ranks 95th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.4% | — |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -9.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 5.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 5.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 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 part time employment, male in Portugal?
- Part time employment, male in Portugal was 5.6% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1989.
- How does Portugal rank for part time employment, male?
- Portugal ranks 95th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.