Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Portugal
Portugal: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Portugal, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.9 for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal peaked at 3.6 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 18th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.1 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +227.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1 | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | -35.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.93 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 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 precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal was 0.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 2011.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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