Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Portugal
Portugal: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0154 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Portugal, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Portugal stood at 0.0154 units per person.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Portugal peaked at 0.0173 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 units per person, in 2013.
That places Portugal 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0173 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0173 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0171 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0165 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0156 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.015 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0163 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0147 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.015 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0158 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.016 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0154 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0154 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0154 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0165 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Portugal?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Portugal was 0.0154 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0173 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 units per person in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Portugal ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.