Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal

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

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
90th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1987
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, 1986–2016

0.10.150.20.251986200120161986: 0.273 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.274 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.263 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.127 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.13 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.123 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.117 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.113 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.11 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.104 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.103 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.107 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.099 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.1 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.092 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.09 % 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 unpaid or 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 1.7% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal peaked at 0.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Portugal 90th 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.

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or 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 0.3%
1987 0.3% +0.5%
1991 0.3% -4.1%
2004 0.1% -51.6%
2005 0.1% +2.4%
2006 0.1% -5.3%
2007 0.1% -5.2%
2008 0.1% -3.1%
2009 0.1% -3.0%
2010 0.1% -5.9%
2011 0.1% -0.5%
2012 0.1% +3.5%
2013 0.1% -7.3%
2014 0.1% +1.6%
2015 0.1% -8.5%
2016 0.1% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 87 Namibia 0.1% compare
  2. 88 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  3. 89 Malta 0.1% compare
  4. 91 Cyprus 0.1% compare
  5. 92 Norway 0.1% compare
  6. 93 Iceland 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1987.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Portugal ranks 90th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Unpaid or 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
Unpaid or 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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