Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Portugal
79.6% of people aged 20 to 64 in Portugal were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Portugal, 2025
79.6%
Change from 2024
+1.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
76.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
78.3%
Position in 2025
14th of 34
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Portugal over time
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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.6% | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | 73.0% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | 71.9% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | 66.9% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | 67.1% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | 67.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 78.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 67.9%, the figure has changed by +11.7 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment-to-population ratio
54.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
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