Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Portugal
Portugal: Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2011
All-time low
1.0%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Portugal, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 1.0% for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Portugal peaked at 3.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2018.
That places Portugal 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.0% | — |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 12 Belgium 1.0% compare
- 12 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
- 12 Switzerland 1.0% compare
- 12 Cyprus 1.0% compare
- 12 Germany 1.0% compare
- 12 Greece 1.0% compare
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Hungary 1.0% compare
- 12 Ireland 1.0% compare
- 12 Iceland 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 North Macedonia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Norway 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
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 transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Portugal?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Portugal was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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