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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.8% | — |
| 1975 | 4.5% | +157.2% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | +41.1% |
| 1977 | 7.5% | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +33.0% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -29.4% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -6.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 6.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 6.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +157.2% | 1.8% | 4.5% |
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
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.