Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate
2011 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | Statistics Portugal
Key information about Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate
- Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 60.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with 60.3 % in the previous quarter.
- Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Dec 2024, with an average rate of 58.0 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 60.5 % in Dec 2024 and a record low of 55.4 % in Jun 2020.
- Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Statistics Portugal.
- In the latest reports, Portugal Population reached 10.6 million people in Dec 2023.
- The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 1,438.5 USD in Dec 2022.
View Portugal's Labour Force Participation Rate from Mar 2011 to Dec 2024 in the chart:
What was Portugal's Labour Force Participation Rate in Dec 2024?
Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 60.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with 60.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60.5 Dec 2024 | 60.3 Sep 2024 | 55.4 Jun 2020 | 60.5 Dec 2024 | % | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2024 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 63.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 62.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 60.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 67.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Dec 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.8 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 71.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 77.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 47.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 68.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 87.4 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 64.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 61.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| China (%) | 65.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 60.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 73.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 43.4 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Estonia (%) | 66.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 75.6 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 66.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | May 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| France (%) | 74.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 53.3 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 56.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 63.4 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 60.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 56.9 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Nov 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 78.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| India (%) | 45.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6 Aug 2024 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 66.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 62.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 66.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 66.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Japan (%) | 63.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 38.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 68.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 63.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 42.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 74.1 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 58.7 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 66.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 68.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 63.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 55.0 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Dec 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 67.3 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.5 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 82.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 59.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 45.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 63.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 64.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 79.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 60.7 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | 73.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 71.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 82.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 45.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 63.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 70.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.3 Oct 2024 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Oct 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 58.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 60.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 51.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 68.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 61.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Mar 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 56.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 58.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 60.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 58.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 46.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 74.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Syria (%) | 38.0 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 4,773.494 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 15,828.134 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 22.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 280,150.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 95.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 144.404 2029 | yearly | 1986 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 259.090 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 145.167 2029 | yearly | 1986 - 2029 |
| General Govt Gross Debt: as % of GDP (%) | 95.300 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Indirect: Value Added Tax (EUR mn) | 24,151.473 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (EUR mn) | 27,675.160 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Capital (EUR mn) | 4,654.698 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EUR mn) | 72,037.398 Dec 2024 | monthly | May 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EUR mn) | 66,198.940 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Balance (EUR mn) | -5,838.458 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (EUR mn) | 67,382.700 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.317 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -2,657.5 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 7,218.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -1.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 313,558.626 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,788,842.330 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 184,096.034 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 9,007.3 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2023 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 4.7 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,645,463.462 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,341,622.658 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 389.957 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 276.802 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 48.766 Nov 2024 | monthly | Sep 1994 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 414.918 Nov 2024 | monthly | Feb 1974 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports (EUR) | 6,796,014,098.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 299.960 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 886.741 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 607.178 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 430.291 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Footwear and Gaiters (EUR mn) | 141.574 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 1,861.118 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 789.441 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 903.453 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports (EUR) | 9,298,177,151.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 765.392 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 956.241 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers (EUR mn) | 808.911 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 374.601 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 1,055.757 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 1,022.061 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 711.067 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 3,029.079 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Non EU: United States (EUR mn) | 260.618 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 136.577 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 146.028 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 65.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,475.545 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 145,231.300 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 304,135.474 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Dec 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 6,027.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 172.712 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.5 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31,979.922 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 295,508.837 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 340,297.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.3 Aug 2019 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Aug 2019 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 7.200 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 13.800 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 159.183 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1979 - Jun 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 391.861 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 190,497.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 222,304.080 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.29 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 72.82 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 140,306.540 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2 (EUR mn) | 293,822.310 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 5,422.580 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 40,859.700 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Outstanding Housing Credit (EUR) | 68,470.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Nov 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Economic Sentiment Index: sa (1990-2006=100) | 107.200 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Jan 2025 |
| Coincident Indicator: Economic Activity (%) | 1.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1978 - Dec 2024 |
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