Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal

Portugal: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.7714 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7714
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.772
in 2015
All-time low
0.6704
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.672008: 0.692009: 0.7152010: 0.7052011: 0.7142012: 0.6862013: 0.7242014: 0.752015: 0.7722016: 0.7322017: 0.772018: 0.771

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal is 0.7714, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal peaked at 0.772 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6704, in 2007.

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 wage quintile in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.6704
2008 0.6904 +3.0%
2009 0.7147 +3.5%
2010 0.7049 -1.4%
2011 0.7136 +1.2%
2012 0.6862 -3.8%
2013 0.7243 +5.6%
2014 0.7495 +3.5%
2015 0.772 +3.0%
2016 0.7319 -5.2%
2017 0.7696 +5.2%
2018 0.7714 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6919 0.6704 0.7147 3
2010s 0.7359 0.6862 0.772 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 11 Armenia 0.7894 compare
  2. 12 Lithuania 0.7817 compare
  3. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7814 compare
  4. 15 Slovakia 0.7683 compare
  5. 16 Ireland 0.7655 compare
  6. 17 Bulgaria 0.747 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal was 0.7714 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.772 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6704 in 2007.
How does Portugal rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Portugal ranks 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 wage quintile: Quintile 2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 729 data points, 2000–2021
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