Share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal

Portugal: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.9655 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9655
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
26th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1
in 2007
All-time low
0.9398
in 2011
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 0.9412011: 0.942012: 0.9432013: 0.9422014: 0.9432015: 0.9462016: 0.9492017: 0.9492018: 0.9562019: 0.9562020: 0.966

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal is 0.9655, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal peaked at 1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9398, in 2011.

Portugal ranks 26th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 1
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 0.9409 -5.9%
2011 0.9398 -0.1%
2012 0.9433 +0.4%
2013 0.9415 -0.2%
2014 0.9432 +0.2%
2015 0.946 +0.3%
2016 0.9492 +0.3%
2017 0.9489 -0.0%
2018 0.9557 +0.7%
2019 0.9558 +0.0%
2020 0.9655 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 3
2010s 0.9464 0.9398 0.9558 10
2020s 0.9655 0.9655 0.9655 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9785 compare
  2. 24 Latvia 0.9739 compare
  3. 25 Bulgaria 0.9679 compare
  4. 27 Greece 0.9084 compare
  5. 28 Russian Federation 0.864 compare
  6. 29 Republic of Moldova 0.8566 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Portugal was 0.9655 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9398 in 2011.
How does Portugal rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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