Part-time employment - Regions in Portugal
Portugal: Part-time employment - Regions was 427,700 Persons in 2025. βΌ Falling
Part-time employment - Regions in Portugal, 1999β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 427,700 Persons for part-time employment - regions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment - regions in Portugal peaked at 666,100 Persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 380,000 Persons, in 2021.
Portugal ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549,700 Persons | 549,700 Persons | 549,700 Persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 589,360 Persons | 546,800 Persons | 625,500 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 581,820 Persons | 515,800 Persons | 666,100 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 420,967 Persons | 380,000 Persons | 484,300 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.075 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment - regions in Portugal?
- Part-time employment - regions in Portugal was 427,700 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest part-time employment - regions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 666,100 Persons in 2012.
- What is the lowest part-time employment - regions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 380,000 Persons in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for part-time employment - regions?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part-time employment - regions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Part-time employment - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides part-time employment incidence, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Part-time employment is defined as people in employment (whether employees or self-employed) who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Part-time employment incidence is the share of part-time employed over total employment. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>