Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Portugal
Portugal: Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data was 14.1% in 2026. ▼ Falling
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Portugal, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Portugal stood at 14.1%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Portugal peaked at 22.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2026.
That places Portugal 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.6% | — |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -8.9% |
| 2026 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.2% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.2% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.1% | 17.8% | 7 |
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 temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Portugal?
- Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Portugal was 14.1% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2026.
- How does Portugal rank for temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).