Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Portugal

Portugal: Employment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
83rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1991
All-time low
0.8%
in 2013
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.60.811986200120161986: 0.881 % of female labor force in working age1987: 0.901 % of female labor force in working age1991: 0.942 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.884 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.882 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.881 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.883 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.894 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.851 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.834 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.828 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.79 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.767 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.779 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.819 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.831 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.8% for employment rate, aged 15-64, female in 2016.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.

Portugal ranks 83rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1986 0.9%
1987 0.9% +2.2%
1991 0.9% +4.6%
2004 0.9% -6.2%
2005 0.9% -0.2%
2006 0.9% -0.1%
2007 0.9% +0.2%
2008 0.9% +1.2%
2009 0.9% -4.8%
2010 0.8% -2.1%
2011 0.8% -0.7%
2012 0.8% -4.6%
2013 0.8% -3.0%
2014 0.8% +1.6%
2015 0.8% +5.1%
2016 0.8% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 80 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  2. 81 Puerto Rico 0.8% compare
  3. 82 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  4. 84 Morocco 0.8% compare
  5. 85 Brazil 0.8% compare
  6. 86 Colombia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Portugal?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Portugal was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Portugal ranks 83rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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