Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal

Portugal: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
91st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1987
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.050.10.150.20.251986200120161986: 0.239 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.242 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.242 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.124 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.125 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.118 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.114 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.108 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.107 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.1 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.1 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.101 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.096 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.099 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.09 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.088 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.1% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Portugal 91st out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1986 0.2%
1987 0.2% +1.4%
1991 0.2% -0.1%
2004 0.1% -48.7%
2005 0.1% +0.8%
2006 0.1% -5.4%
2007 0.1% -3.6%
2008 0.1% -5.0%
2009 0.1% -1.3%
2010 0.1% -6.5%
2011 0.1% -0.2%
2012 0.1% +1.7%
2013 0.1% -5.0%
2014 0.1% +2.3%
2015 0.1% -8.8%
2016 0.1% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 88 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  2. 89 Cyprus 0.1% compare
  3. 90 Norway 0.1% compare
  4. 92 Iceland 0.1% compare
  5. 93 Namibia 0.1% compare
  6. 94 Latvia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Portugal ranks 91st out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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