Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Portugal
The unemployment rate in Portugal was 6.0% of the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Portugal, 2025
6.0%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
18th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Portugal over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 6.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.0%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
5.6%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.0%
2025 · Eurostat