Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Portugal
Portugal: Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 15.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Portugal, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Portugal is 15.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Portugal peaked at 22.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1995.
That places Portugal 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.0% | — |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 10.0% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 20.5% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
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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 temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Portugal?
- Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Portugal was 15.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
- Portugal ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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