Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Portugal

Portugal: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
20th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2013
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, 1986–2016

0.050.10.150.20.251986200120161986: 0.068 % of male labor force in working age1987: 0.059 % of male labor force in working age1991: 0.027 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.092 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.09 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.092 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.095 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.083 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.126 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.135 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.13 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.202 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.227 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.217 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.192 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.164 % of male labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.2% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

Portugal ranks 20th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1986 0.1%
1987 0.1% -14.0%
1991 0.0% -54.3%
2004 0.1% +243.0%
2005 0.1% -1.7%
2006 0.1% +2.3%
2007 0.1% +3.3%
2008 0.1% -12.7%
2009 0.1% +50.9%
2010 0.1% +7.3%
2011 0.1% -3.7%
2012 0.2% +56.0%
2013 0.2% +12.4%
2014 0.2% -4.6%
2015 0.2% -11.8%
2016 0.2% -14.3%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +243.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 17 North Macedonia 0.2% compare
  2. 18 Namibia 0.2% compare
  3. 19 Italy 0.2% compare
  4. 21 Tunisia 0.2% compare
  5. 22 Jordan 0.2% compare
  6. 23 Finland 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Portugal?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Portugal was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Portugal rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Portugal ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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