Portugal Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 35.46%, a 4.36% increase from 2022.
  • Portugal labor force participation rate for 2022 was 31.10%, a 1.36% 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Portugal Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 35.46% 4.36%
2022 31.10% 1.36%
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% -5.63%