Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Portugal

Portugal: Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group was 0.7398 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7398
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7398
in 2018
All-time low
0.6637
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Portugal, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.6852008: 0.6642009: 0.7152010: 0.6832011: 0.7052012: 0.7052013: 0.7232014: 0.7292015: 0.7242016: 0.7362017: 0.732018: 0.74

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Portugal stood at 0.7398. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Portugal peaked at 0.7398 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6637, in 2008.

That places Portugal 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Professionals in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.6852
2008 0.6637 -3.1%
2009 0.7152 +7.8%
2010 0.6834 -4.5%
2011 0.7049 +3.1%
2012 0.7049 +0.0%
2013 0.7228 +2.5%
2014 0.7288 +0.8%
2015 0.7239 -0.7%
2016 0.7363 +1.7%
2017 0.7298 -0.9%
2018 0.7398 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.688 0.6637 0.7152 3
2010s 0.7194 0.6834 0.7398 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 11 Philippines 0.7664 compare
  2. 12 Estonia 0.7586 compare
  3. 13 Mongolia 0.7522 compare
  4. 15 Hungary 0.7363 compare
  5. 16 Romania 0.7244 compare
  6. 17 Dominican Republic 0.7221 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Portugal?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group in Portugal was 0.7398 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.7398 in 2018.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6637 in 2008.
How does Portugal rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group?
Portugal ranks 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 686 data points, 2000–2021
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