Portugal - Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data

Portugal - Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data was 18.20 % of population in the labour force in January of 2026, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Portugal - Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2026. Historically, Portugal - Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data reached a record high of 42.00 % of population in the labour force in February of 2013 and a record low of 11.10 % of population in the labour force in April of 1991.



Unemployment By Sex And Age - Monthly Data
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Euro Area 10676.00 10858.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Romania 28.20 28.20 % of population in the labour force Dec 2025
Spain 23.50 23.50 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Sweden 22.20 22.00 % of population in the labour force Feb 2026
France 20.90 21.20 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Luxembourg 19.70 19.20 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Belgium 18.50 18.50 % of population in the labour force Dec 2025
Portugal 18.20 18.60 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Croatia 17.60 17.60 % of population in the labour force Dec 2025
Greece 16.00 13.90 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Estonia 15.90 16.00 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Denmark 15.30 13.00 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Latvia 15.30 15.30 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Lithuania 15.20 14.90 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Cyprus 15.00 15.00 % of population in the labour force Dec 2025
Euro Area 14.80 15.00 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Slovakia 14.70 14.80 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Hungary 14.00 14.40 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Malta 12.80 12.10 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Bulgaria 12.40 12.30 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Slovenia 11.60 11.60 % of population in the labour force Dec 2025
Poland 11.00 11.10 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Austria 10.20 10.30 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Czech Republic 10.00 10.10 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Netherlands 9.30 9.20 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026
Cyprus 4.20 4.20 % of population in the labour force Jan 2026

Portugal | Labour
Active population, aged 15-64
Activity rate: Females
Activity rate: From 15 to 24 years
Activity rate: From 20 to 64 years
Activity rate: From 25 to 54 years
Activity rate: From 55 to 64 years
Activity rate: Males
Employed persons having more than one job
Employed persons having more than one job: Females
Employed persons having more than one job: Males
Employed persons with a second job: 15 years or over
Employed persons with a second job: 25 years or over
Employed persons with a second job: From 15 to 24 years
Employed persons with a second job: From 15 to 64 years
Employed persons with a second job: From 15 to 74 years
Employed persons with a second job: From 20 to 64 years
Employees, domestic concept
Employment in current job
Employment in current job: 60 months or over
Employment in current job: From 0 to 11 months
Employment in current job: From 12 to 23 months
Employment in current job: From 24 to 59 months
Employment in high- and medium-high technology manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services: High and medium high-technology manufacturing
Employment in high- and medium-high technology manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services: Total (aggregate changing according to the context)
Employment in high- and medium-high technology manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services: Total knowledge-intensive services
Employment rate: From 15 to 24 years
Employment rate: From 15 to 64 years
Employment rate: From 20 to 64 years
Employment rate: From 25 to 54 years
Employment rate: From 55 to 64 years
Employment rate: Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
Employment rate: Tertiary education (levels 5-8)
Employment rate: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)
Employment, domestic concept
Employment, domestic concept: Employees domestic concept
Employment, domestic concept: Self-employed domestic concept
Employment, domestic concept: Total employment domestic concept
Gender employment gap
Gender employment gap: Cities
Gender employment gap: Rural areas
Gender employment gap: Towns and suburbs
Gender gap in part-time employment
Harmonised unemployment
Harmonised unemployment rate
Harmonised unemployment rate: Females
Harmonised unemployment rate: From 25 to 74 years
Harmonised unemployment rate: From 25 to 74 years Females
Harmonised unemployment rate: From 25 to 74 years Males
Harmonised unemployment rate: Less than 25 years
Harmonised unemployment rate: Less than 25 years Females
Harmonised unemployment rate: Less than 25 years Males
Harmonised unemployment rate: Males
Harmonised unemployment: Females
Harmonised unemployment: From 25 to 74 years
Harmonised unemployment: From 25 to 74 years Females
Harmonised unemployment: From 25 to 74 years Males
Harmonised unemployment: Less than 25 years
Harmonised unemployment: Less than 25 years Females
Harmonised unemployment: Less than 25 years Males
Harmonised unemployment: Males
Hours worked per week of full-time employment
Hours worked per week of part-time employment
Inactive population due to caring responsibilities
Inactive population due to caring responsibilities: Females
Inactive population due to caring responsibilities: Males
Jobless households
Jobless households: Females
Jobless households: Males
Labour cost for LCI (compensation of employees plus taxes minus subsidies)
Labour cost index
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly data
Labour cost index: Accommodation and food service activities
Labour cost index: Administrative and support service activities
Labour cost index: Arts, entertainment and recreation
Labour cost index: Business economy
Labour cost index: Construction
Labour cost index: Education
Labour cost index: Financial and insurance activities
Labour cost index: Financial and insurance activities; real estate activities; professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities
Labour cost index: Human health and social work activities
Labour cost index: Industry (except construction)
Labour cost index: Industry, construction and services (except activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies)
Labour cost index: Information and communication
Labour cost index: Manufacturing
Labour cost index: Other service activities
Labour cost index: Professional, scientific and technical activities
Labour cost index: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
Labour cost index: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities; arts, entertainment and recreation; other service activities
Labour cost index: Real estate activities
Labour cost index: Services of the business economy
Labour cost index: Transportation and storage
Labour cost index: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Labour cost index: Wholesale and retail trade; transport; accommodation and food service activities; information and communication
Labour costs other than wages and salaries
Labour costs: Share of non-wage costs (%)
Labour costs: Wages and salaries (total)
Labour input: Employment (number of persons employed)
Labour input: Gross wages and salaries
Labour input: Volume of work done (hours worked)
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts: Females
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts: Males
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data
Long-term unemployment rate
Long-term unemployment rate: Females
Long-term unemployment rate: Males
Nominal unit labour cost
Nominal unit labour cost (NULC)
People living in households with very low work intensity: Persons living in households with very low work intensity
Population, aged 15-74
Positions held: Board members
Positions held: Executives
Real labour productivity per person employed
Seats held: National gov.
Seats held: National parliament
Total unemployment rate
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate: From 15 to 24 years
Unemployment rate: From 15 to 24 years
Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years
Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years
Unemployment rate: From 20 to 64 years
Unemployment rate: From 25 to 29 years
Unemployment rate: From 25 to 54 years
Unemployment rate: From 25 to 74 years
Unemployment rate: From 55 to 64 years
Unemployment rate: Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
Unemployment rate: Tertiary education (levels 5-8)
Unemployment rate: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)
Unemployment rates of the population aged 25-64: Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
Unemployment rates of the population aged 25-64: Tertiary education (levels 5-8)
Unemployment rates of the population aged 25-64: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)
Unit labour cost performance related to the Euro area
Young people neither in employment nor in education and training: From 15 to 24 years
Young people neither in employment nor in education and training: From 15 to 24 years Females
Young people neither in employment nor in education and training: From 15 to 24 years Males
Youth unemployment rate (15-24)

Portugal | EUROSTAT Indicators