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 0.5819 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5819
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6346
in 2010
All-time low
0.5642
in 2015
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.20.40.62007201220182007: 0.6192008: 0.5822009: 0.6052010: 0.6352011: 0.622012: 0.6122013: 0.5892014: 0.582015: 0.5642016: 0.5772017: 0.5842018: 0.582

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal stood at 0.5819.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Portugal peaked at 0.6346 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5642, in 2015.

Portugal ranks 6th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 5 in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.6189
2008 0.5825 -5.9%
2009 0.6054 +3.9%
2010 0.6346 +4.8%
2011 0.62 -2.3%
2012 0.6118 -1.3%
2013 0.589 -3.7%
2014 0.5795 -1.6%
2015 0.5642 -2.6%
2016 0.5774 +2.3%
2017 0.5842 +1.2%
2018 0.5819 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6023 0.5825 0.6189 3
2010s 0.5936 0.5642 0.6346 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 3 Latvia 0.6239 compare
  2. 4 Ireland 0.5906 compare
  3. 5 Philippines 0.5861 compare
  4. 7 Finland 0.579 compare
  5. 8 Bulgaria 0.5706 compare
  6. 9 Costa Rica 0.5704 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 0.5819 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 0.6346 in 2010.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5642 in 2015.
How does Portugal rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Portugal ranks 6th 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 down 0.1%. 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 Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5. 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 5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 731 data points, 2000–2021
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