Which has higher duration of working life, Ireland or Portugal?

Ireland, at 40.7 Year against 39.7 Year in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland

40.7 Year

in 2025

Portugal

39.7 Year

in 2025

Ireland rank

8th

Portugal rank

11th

Ireland currently reports 40.7 Year against 39.7 Year in Portugal, a difference of 1 Year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

Ireland ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Decade	Ireland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34.6 Year	36.51 Year	1.91 Year	Portugal
2010s	36.05 Year	37.19 Year	1.14 Year	Portugal
2020s	39.3 Year	38.57 Year	0.7333 Year	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher duration of working life, Ireland or Portugal?: Ireland, at 40.7 Year against 39.7 Year in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of working life between Ireland and Portugal?: 1 Year, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for duration of working life?: Ireland ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.