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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2025 69.5% 62.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 66.4%
2024 67.6% 61.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 65.2%
2023 66.4% 59.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 63.9%
2022 65.0% 57.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 62.3%
2021 62.0% 55.8%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 60.4%
2020 58.4% 54.7% 59.0%
2019 58.2% 53.8% 58.6%
2018 57.1% 52.2% 57.3%
2017 53.4% 50.5% 55.5%
2016 48.7% 49.1% 53.5%
2015 46.3% 46.9% 51.4%
2014 43.3% 44.3% 49.7%
2013 41.2% 43.2% 47.9%
2012 40.0% 43.9% 46.4%
2011 41.5% 44.5% 45.0%
2010 42.8% 43.5% 43.7%
2009 43.0% 44.0% 43.2%

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=Y55-64 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