Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 136 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
136
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
536
in 2012
All-time low
136
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 136 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal peaked at 536 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 136, in 2020.
That places Portugal 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 191 | — |
| 1999 | 173 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 155 | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 170 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 254 | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 253 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 289 | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 312 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 323 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 304 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 303 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 404 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 412 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 468 | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 536 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 448 | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 385 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 328 | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 283 | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 211 | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 155 | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 147 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 136 | -7.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 136 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 136 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182 | 173 | 191 | 2 |
| 2000s | 276.7 | 155 | 404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 337.3 | 147 | 536 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136 | 136 | 136 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 9 Sweden 176 compare
- 10 Romania 141 compare
- 12 Greece 134 compare
- 13 Netherlands 123 compare
- 13 Netherlands 123 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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Portugal was 136 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 536 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 136 in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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