Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal, 1974–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal is 6.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal peaked at 16.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1974.
Portugal ranks 77th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 1.8% | 8.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 6.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5537 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.05 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3824 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3904 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0004 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 132.05 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal was 6.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1974.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Portugal ranks 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.