Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Portugal
Portugal: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 27.9% 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 27.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Portugal peaked at 30.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1990.
Portugal ranks 36th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 15.4% | — |
| 1987 | 12.1% | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +39.6% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -31.8% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 27.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 27.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 15.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 11.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.5% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 26.0% | 30.3% | 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 27.9% 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 30.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for part time employment, male?
- Portugal ranks 36th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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.