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Portugal Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Portugal Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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7.64% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Portugal's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 7.64%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	6.16%	−0.30pp	112th
2024	6.50%	−0.08pp	123rd
2023	6.50%	+0.31pp	124th
2022	6.14%	−0.59pp	115th
2021	6.71%	−0.39pp	111th
2020	6.85%	+0.22pp	104th
2019	6.42%	−0.75pp	116th
2018	6.97%	−2.28pp	118th
2017	8.88%	−2.39pp	133rd
2016	11.06%	−1.80pp	147th
2015	12.41%	−2.14pp	156th
2014	13.88%	−3.34pp	161st
2013	16.24%	−0.40pp	168th
2012	15.51%	+1.92pp	166th
2011	12.72%	+1.21pp	153rd
2010	10.77%	+0.59pp	142nd
2009	9.43%	+1.12pp	133rd
2008	7.55%	−1.17pp	122nd
2007	7.97%	−0.44pp	124th
2006	7.65%	−0.69pp	116th
2005	7.58%	+0.19pp	106th
2004	6.32%	−0.72pp	87th
2003	6.13%	+0.35pp	85th
2002	4.50%	−0.30pp	59th
2001	3.83%	−0.89pp	50th
2000	3.81%	−1.36pp	47th
1999	4.58%	−1.14pp	58th
1998	4.64%	−2.87pp	64th
1997	6.57%	−1.44pp	81st
1996	7.30%	−0.62pp	92nd
1995	7.06%	+0.72pp	89th
1994	6.71%	+1.58pp	89th
1993	5.30%	+1.44pp	78th
1992	3.99%	−0.15pp	67th
1991	3.92%	−0.31pp	70th
1990	4.23%	−0.83pp	21st
1989	5.06%	−2.01pp	23rd
1988	7.07%	−0.06pp	34th
1987	7.13%	−1.48pp	30th
1986	8.60%	−0.07pp	36th
1985	8.67%	−1.83pp	36th
1984	10.50%	+2.56pp	36th
1983	7.95%	+0.49pp	25th
1982	7.46%	−0.83pp	26th
1981	8.29%	+0.47pp	31st
1980	7.82%	–	33rd

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