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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. 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
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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 | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% | 10.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 11.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 12.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 13.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7%b (break in time series) | 14.9%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) | 7.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | 15.5% | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 14.1% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | 15.3% | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | 17.2% | 8.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | 19.6% | 9.1% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | 22.1% | 10.1% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | 24.5% | 10.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | 26.1% | 11.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | 24.8% | 10.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9%b (break in time series) | 21.4% | 9.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | 19.9% | 9.9% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | 17.9% | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | 11.3% | 7.3% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | 8.2% | 7.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | 8.5%b (break in time series) | 8.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7%b (break in time series) | 9.2%b (break in time series) | 9.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 6.4% | 11.1% | 10.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | 11.3% | 9.7% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | 11.2% | 9.6% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | 10.4%b (break in time series) | – |
Flags: b break in time series; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.