Unemployment in Portugal, Spain and the EU
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, from Eurostat. Every place uses the same unit and source definition, but the source marks some values with flag d (definition differs), so check the flags in the table before comparing them. 2025 is the most recent period with a value for every selected place.
Values for 2025
Spain, 2025
10.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
−7.4 percentage points since 2009
Portugal, 2025
6.0%
−5.2 percentage points since 2009
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% | 10.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 11.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 12.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 13.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | 14.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | 15.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 14.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | 15.3% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | 17.2% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | 22.1% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | 24.5% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | 26.1% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | 24.8% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | 21.4% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | 19.9% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | 17.9% |
Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.