Unemployment rate in Centro
The unemployment rate in Centro was 5.0% of the labour force in 2025.
Centro, 2025
5.0%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
Portugal, 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
161st of 286
Unemployment rate in Centro 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 | Centro | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | 6.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 5.4%b (break in time series) | 6.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | 6.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | 6.5% |
| 2018 | – | 7.1% |
| 2017 | – | 9.0% |
| 2016 | – | 11.2% |
| 2015 | – | 12.6% |
| 2014 | – | 14.1% |
| 2013 | – | 16.5% |
| 2012 | – | 15.8% |
| 2011 | – | 12.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | – | 11.0% |
| 2009 | – | 9.6% |
| 2008 | – | 7.7% |
| 2007 | – | 8.1% |
| 2006 | – | 7.8% |
| 2005 | – | 7.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | – | 6.4% |
| 2003 | – | 6.2% |
| 2002 | – | 4.6% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 5.8% in 2024.
- Since 2019, when it was 4.9%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 286 regions with data for 2025, Centro has the 161st highest value.
- The figure for Portugal in 2025 was 6.0%.