Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Portugal
The youth unemployment rate in Portugal was 19.5% in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
19.5%
Change from 2024
−2.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
11th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Portugal over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.5% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.1 percentage points from 21.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.8%, the figure has changed by −12.3 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 15.2%.
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
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Long-term unemployment rate
2.2%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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