Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Portugal
Portugal: Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Portugal, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Portugal is 10, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Portugal peaked at 40 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 19th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20 | — |
| 2006 | 40 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 10 | -50.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 10 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 10 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +100.0% | 20 | 40 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 | 20 | 40 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.6 | 30 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 10 | 30 | 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 median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Portugal?
- Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Portugal was 10 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2006.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group - children with at least one hour of other types of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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