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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 (% of population aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2025 79.6% 72.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 76.1%
2024 78.5% 71.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 75.7%
2023 78.0% 70.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 75.3%
2022 77.1% 69.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 74.6%
2021 75.5% 67.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 73.0%
2020 73.9% 65.7% 71.7%
2019 75.4% 68.0% 72.7%
2018 74.6% 67.0% 71.9%
2017 72.5% 65.5% 70.9%
2016 69.5% 63.9% 69.6%
2015 67.9% 62.0% 68.5%
2014 66.1% 59.9% 67.5%
2013 63.4% 58.6% 66.7%
2012 64.0% 59.6% 66.9%
2011 66.6% 62.0% 67.1%
2010 66.9% 62.8% 67.0%
2009 67.6% 64.0% 67.3%

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y20-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2003 to 2025
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat