Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 29.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Portugal, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 29.6% for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Portugal peaked at 66.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.4% | — |
| 1999 | 48.7% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.7% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 50.3% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 34.7% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 35 Türkiye 35.0% compare
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.9% compare
- 36 United Kingdom 29.9% compare
- 39 Netherlands 29.1% compare
- 39 Netherlands 29.1% compare
- 41 Spain 25.3% 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 unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Portugal?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Portugal was 29.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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