Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Portugal, 1986–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Portugal is 0.2%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Portugal 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.1% | — |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -46.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +154.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +37.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 rate, aged 15-64, total in Portugal?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Portugal was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. 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, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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