Long-term unemployment rate in Portugal
In 2025, 2.2% of the labour force in Portugal had been unemployed for at least a year. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Portugal, 2025
2.2%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.8%
Position in 2025
11th of 34
Long-term unemployment rate 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 | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | 3.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 2.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
5.6%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
39.7 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat