Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal

Portugal: Wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 1987
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.60.81986200120161986: 0.727 % of male employed population in working age1987: 0.726 % of male employed population in working age1991: 0.737 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.776 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.788 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.797 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.808 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.822 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.841 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.837 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.842 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.848 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.858 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.852 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.869 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.866 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1987.

That places Portugal 17th out of 106 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.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.7%
1987 0.7% -0.2%
1991 0.7% +1.5%
2004 0.8% +5.3%
2005 0.8% +1.6%
2006 0.8% +1.1%
2007 0.8% +1.4%
2008 0.8% +1.8%
2009 0.8% +2.3%
2010 0.8% -0.5%
2011 0.8% +0.5%
2012 0.8% +0.7%
2013 0.9% +1.2%
2014 0.9% -0.7%
2015 0.9% +2.0%
2016 0.9% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 14 France 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Latvia 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Sweden 0.9% compare
  4. 18 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  5. 19 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  6. 20 Austria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1987.
How does Portugal rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Portugal ranks 17th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Wage 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
Wage 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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