SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal
Portugal: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 8.58 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal is 8.58, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal peaked at 730.18 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.84, in 2002.
That places Portugal 61st out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 698.78 | — |
| 2001 | 730.18 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.84 | -99.5% |
| 2003 | 4 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 4.09 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.27 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.43 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.55 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.68 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.82 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 4.79 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.13 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.26 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.24 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.32 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.4 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.59 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.69 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.98 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.74 | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 6.89 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.06 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 7.83 | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 8.58 | +9.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 8.58 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.71, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 8.58 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.67, 40% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -99.5% | 730.18 | 3.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146.36 | 3.84 | 730.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.36 | 4.79 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 | 6.74 | 8.58 | 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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Portugal was 8.58 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 730.18 in 2001.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Portugal ranks 61st out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.