ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Portugal
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Portugal at 6.2% in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
6.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
69th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Portugal over time
View
Portugal
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Portugal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.2% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 6.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.4%, the figure has changed by −6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 69th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.0%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
20.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
58.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat