Employment rate in Norte

The employment rate in Norte was 78.2% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 20 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Norte, 2025 78.2% % of people aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.8percentage points 2024: 77.4%
Portugal, 2025 79.6% Country total
Position in 2025 123rd of 289 See the full ranking

Employment rate in Norte over time

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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region (% of people aged 20 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period NortePortugal
2025 78.2% 79.6%
2024 77.4% 78.5%
2023 76.6% 78.0%
2022 76.0% 77.1%
2021 74.9%b (break in time series) 75.5%b (break in time series)
2020 73.8% 74.4%
2019 74.3% 76.1%
2018 73.7% 75.4%
2017 71.5% 73.4%
2016 68.1% 70.6%
2015 66.4% 69.1%
2014 65.2% 67.6%
2013 63.2% 65.3%
2012 65.2% 66.3%
2011 67.9%b (break in time series) 68.8%b (break in time series)
2010 67.8% 70.3%
2009 68.7% 71.1%
2008 71.0% 73.1%
2007 70.6% 72.5%
2006 70.9% 72.6%
2005 70.3%b (break in time series) 72.2%b (break in time series)
2004 70.7% 72.6%
2003 71.5% 73.0%
2002 73.6% 74.1%
2001 73.5% 74.0%

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 77.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 66.4%, the figure has changed by +11.8 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Norte has the 123rd highest value.
  • The figure for Portugal in 2025 was 79.6%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfe2emprt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y20-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Norte
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat