Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Portugal
77.0% of women 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
77.0%
Change from 2024
+1.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
71.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
75.7%
Position in 2025
12th of 34
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 in Portugal over time
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% of women aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.0% | 71.3% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | 70.7% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | 70.2% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | 69.3% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | 67.6% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | 66.2% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | 67.1% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | 66.3% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | 65.2% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | 64.1% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | 63.0% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | 62.0% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | 61.1% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | 61.0% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | 60.9% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | 60.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 75.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 64.8%, the figure has changed by +12.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 71.3%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Unadjusted gender pay gap
7.0%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.0%
2025 · Eurostat
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