Unemployed population — Unemployment in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 337.05 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed population — unemployment in Portugal stood at 337.05 Persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Portugal peaked at 855.25 Persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67 Persons, in 1974.
Portugal ranks 21st of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82 Persons | — |
| 1974 | 67 Persons | -18.3% |
| 1975 | 178 Persons | +165.7% |
| 1976 | 260 Persons | +46.1% |
| 1977 | 309 Persons | +18.8% |
| 1978 | 334 Persons | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 344 Persons | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 335 Persons | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 320 Persons | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 317 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 355 Persons | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 381 Persons | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 385 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 382 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 319 Persons | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 262 Persons | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 233 Persons | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 225 Persons | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 206 Persons | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 191.5 Persons | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 256.3 Persons | +33.8% |
| 1994 | 322.7 Persons | +25.9% |
| 1995 | 337.6 Persons | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 343.5 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 323.6 Persons | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 258.77 Persons | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 232.88 Persons | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 211.5 Persons | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 214.18 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 270.43 Persons | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 340.43 Persons | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 359.07 Persons | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 414.05 Persons | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 420.57 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 440.62 Persons | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 417.95 Persons | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 517.45 Persons | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 591.2 Persons | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 688.15 Persons | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 835.75 Persons | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 855.25 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 726.05 Persons | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 646.5 Persons | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 573.02 Persons | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 462.82 Persons | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 365.93 Persons | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 339.48 Persons | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 350.95 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 344.15 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 323.02 Persons | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 351.07 Persons | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 351.15 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 337.05 Persons | -4.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 337.05 Persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 338.16 Persons, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 337.05 Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307.41 Persons, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed population — Unemployment in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +165.7% | 67 Persons | 178 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82 Persons | 82 Persons | 82 Persons | 1 |
| 1970s | 248.67 Persons | 67 Persons | 344 Persons | 6 |
| 1980s | 328.9 Persons | 233 Persons | 385 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 269.78 Persons | 191.5 Persons | 343.5 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 360.62 Persons | 211.5 Persons | 517.45 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 608.41 Persons | 339.48 Persons | 855.25 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.9 Persons | 323.02 Persons | 351.15 Persons | 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 unemployed population — unemployment in Portugal?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Portugal was 337.05 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 855.25 Persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 Persons in 1974.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.