Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Portugal
Portugal: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 3,839 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Portugal, 1998–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Portugal stood at 3,839 Persons.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Portugal peaked at 3,906 Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,319 Persons, in 2002.
That places Portugal 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,341 Persons | 3,333 Persons | 3,348 Persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,365 Persons | 3,319 Persons | 3,455 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,609 Persons | 3,476 Persons | 3,681 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,830 Persons | 3,739 Persons | 3,906 Persons | 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 population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Portugal?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Portugal was 3,839 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,906 Persons in 2021.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,319 Persons in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.