Unemployment rate,Percent in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment rate,Percent was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.0%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
29th
of 71 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2013
All-time low
4.7%
in 2000
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Portugal, 1995–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 6.0% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Portugal peaked at 17.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 29th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 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 unemployment rate,percent in Portugal?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Portugal was 6.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. 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,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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