Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Portugal

Portugal: Working-age population, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
70th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1991
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.20.40.61986200120161986: 0.645 % of female population1987: 0.644 % of female population1991: 0.66 % of female population2004: 0.657 % of female population2005: 0.659 % of female population2006: 0.659 % of female population2007: 0.657 % of female population2008: 0.658 % of female population2009: 0.658 % of female population2010: 0.653 % of female population2011: 0.646 % of female population2012: 0.641 % of female population2013: 0.64 % of female population2014: 0.64 % of female population2015: 0.638 % of female population2016: 0.634 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

In 2016, working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Portugal stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Portugal peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places Portugal 70th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population) in Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of female population Change
1986 0.6%
1987 0.6% -0.1%
1991 0.7% +2.5%
2004 0.7% -0.5%
2005 0.7% +0.4%
2006 0.7% -0.0%
2007 0.7% -0.2%
2008 0.7% +0.1%
2009 0.7% +0.1%
2010 0.7% -0.7%
2011 0.6% -1.1%
2012 0.6% -0.7%
2013 0.6% -0.2%
2014 0.6% -0.0%
2015 0.6% -0.4%
2016 0.6% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 67 Philippines 0.6% compare
  2. 68 Belgium 0.6% compare
  3. 69 Greece 0.6% compare
  4. 71 Denmark 0.6% compare
  5. 72 Lithuania 0.6% compare
  6. 73 Bulgaria 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Portugal?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Portugal was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, female?
Portugal ranks 70th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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