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Choose one measure and up to 12 places. Every place then uses the same published series, unit and source, although national definitions can still differ where the source says so. 2025 is the most recent period with a value for every selected place.
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Values for 2025
Spain, 2025
70.0%
−2.4 percentage points since 2008
European Union, 2025
67.9%
aggregate · +1.2 percentage points since 2010
Portugal, 2025
52.6%
+4.3 percentage points since 2008
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% of people aged 16 or over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.6% | 70.0% | 67.9% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | 70.1% | 68.4% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | 70.1% | 67.8% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | 70.1% | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | 71.1% | 69.0% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | 73.0% | 68.8% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | 75.2% | 68.6% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | 73.6% | 68.5%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 48.8% | 74.2% | 68.9%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 47.6% | 72.4% | 67.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 46.4% | 72.4% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 45.9% | 72.6% | 67.2%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 46.1% | 71.6% | 66.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 48.0% | 74.3% | 67.3%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 49.7% | 75.3% | 66.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 71.8% | 66.7%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 47.7% | 70.6% | – |
| 2008 | 48.3% | 72.4% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.