Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Portugal

Portugal: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
21st
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 25-64 in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.60.81986200120161986: 0.691 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.679 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.691 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.779 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.792 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.798 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.809 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.827 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.844 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.845 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.853 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.873 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.88 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.876 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.882 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.879 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Portugal stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1987.

That places Portugal 21st 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 25-64 in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1986 0.7%
1987 0.7% -1.8%
1991 0.7% +1.8%
2004 0.8% +12.8%
2005 0.8% +1.7%
2006 0.8% +0.8%
2007 0.8% +1.4%
2008 0.8% +2.2%
2009 0.8% +2.0%
2010 0.8% +0.2%
2011 0.9% +0.9%
2012 0.9% +2.3%
2013 0.9% +0.8%
2014 0.9% -0.5%
2015 0.9% +0.7%
2016 0.9% -0.3%

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. 18 Malta 0.9% compare
  2. 19 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  3. 20 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  4. 22 Iceland 0.9% compare
  5. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  6. 24 Finland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Portugal?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Portugal was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1987.
How does Portugal rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Portugal ranks 21st out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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