Portugal Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Portugal labor force participation rate for 2022 was 30.33%, a 0.59% increase from 2021.
  • Portugal labor force participation rate for 2021 was 29.74%, a 0.42% decline from 2020.
  • Portugal labor force participation rate for 2020 was 30.16%, a 4.12% decline from 2019.
  • Portugal labor force participation rate for 2019 was 34.28%, a 0.1% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
Portugal Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 30.33% 0.59%
2021 29.74% -0.42%
2020 30.16% -4.12%
2019 34.28% 0.10%
2018 34.18% 0.20%
2017 33.98% 0.81%
2016 33.17% -0.36%
2015 33.53% -0.77%
2014 34.30% -0.70%
2013 35.00% -2.08%
2012 37.08% -1.07%
2011 38.15% 2.03%
2010 36.12% -2.58%
2009 38.70% -2.19%
2008 40.89% -0.44%
2007 41.33% -0.32%
2006 41.65% -0.47%
2005 42.12% -0.52%
2004 42.64% -2.21%
2003 44.85% -2.27%
2002 47.12% 0.57%
2001 46.55% 1.76%
2000 44.79% -1.54%
1999 46.33% -0.76%
1998 47.09% 2.93%
1997 44.16% 1.85%
1996 42.31% -0.83%
1995 43.14% -2.10%
1994 45.24% -2.27%
1993 47.51% -3.45%
1992 50.96% -5.63%
1991 56.59% -1.83%
1990 58.43% -1.83%