Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Portugal
Portugal: Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts was 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Portugal stood at 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Portugal peaked at 22.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, in 2025.
That places Portugal 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 19.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 22.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.75 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 20.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 22.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.75 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 17.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 3 Japan 23.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Poland, Republic of 18.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 5 Spain 15.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Italy 13.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 8 Sweden 12.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Switzerland 11.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Portugal
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Portugal?
- Temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Portugal was 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2008.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts?
- Portugal ranks 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides the share of closed fixed term employment contracts in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>