Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate
2011 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | Statistics Portugal
Key information about Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate
- Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 61.4 % in Sep 2025, compared with 60.7 % in the previous quarter.
- Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Sep 2025, with an average rate of 58.2 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 61.4 % in Sep 2025 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 Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Portugal's Labour Force Participation Rate in Sep 2025?
Portugal Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 61.4 % in Sep 2025, compared with 60.7 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.4 Sep 2025 | 60.7 Jun 2025 | 55.4 Jun 2020 | 61.4 Sep 2025 | % | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 63.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.7 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 62.2 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 58.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 66.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Oct 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 62.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 70.7 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 61.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 71.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 79.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 49.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 68.6 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 63.7 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 55.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 84.2 2023 | yearly | 2020 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 65.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Oct 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 61.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| China (%) | 65.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 65.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 60.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 74.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Oct 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 65.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.2 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 67.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 75.6 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Finland (%) | 69.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | May 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| France (%) | 75.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 54.8 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 57.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 63.0 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 62.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 57.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 45.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6 Aug 2025 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 66.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 62.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 66.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 66.7 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 64.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Oct 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 38.5 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 67.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 66.7 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 64.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 43.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 73.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 59.3 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 66.1 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 70.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 45.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 63.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 54.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 67.0 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 82.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 58.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 59.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 41.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 62.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 61.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 78.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 60.7 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.7 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 73.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 70.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 82.6 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 65.0 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 67.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.3 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 45.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 63.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 70.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 72.4 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 60.7 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Jul 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 59.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 61.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 51.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 69.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 67.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 59.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 59.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 59.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 49.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 74.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 37.9 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 1,601.362 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 19,328.550 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 22.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 345,383.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 97.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 156.693 2030 | yearly | 1986 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 280.157 2030 | yearly | 1990 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 153.396 2030 | yearly | 1986 - 2030 |
| General Govt Gross Debt: as % of GDP (%) | 97.400 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Balance (EUR mn) | -4,270.494 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Indirect: Value Added Tax (EUR mn) | 21,000.700 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Capital (EUR mn) | 3,372.733 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (EUR mn) | 56,887.064 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EUR mn) | 55,989.304 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EUR mn) | 60,259.798 Oct 2025 | monthly | May 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (EUR mn) | 22,801.247 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.806 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -3,038.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 8,494.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 14.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 311,567.683 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 3,528,600.993 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 156,342.270 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 11,532.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 9.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,985,797.474 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,408,935.558 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 357.620 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 366.104 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 57.427 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 661.701 Sep 2025 | monthly | Feb 1974 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports (EUR) | 5,648,239,016.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Footwear and Gaiters (EUR mn) | 166.586 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 611.175 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 430.220 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 303.961 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 692.408 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 1,512.488 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 670.172 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 574.311 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports (EUR) | 8,557,100,414.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers (EUR mn) | 711.929 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 369.151 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 990.203 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 784.642 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 862.399 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 887.129 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 618.247 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 3,000.707 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Non EU: United States (EUR mn) | 133.590 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| 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 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 56.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,969.846 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 175,751.669 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 353,348.016 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 6,995.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.978 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 46,911.414 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 345,941.822 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 391,872.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.3 Aug 2019 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Aug 2019 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 6.000 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 13.000 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 167.383 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1979 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 408.050 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Mar 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 198,211.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 261,658.822 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 6.76 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 71.50 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 152,284.610 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2 (EUR mn) | 306,167.590 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 4,064.740 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 41,758.660 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Outstanding Housing Credit (EUR) | 68,992.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Nov 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 4.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Economic Sentiment Index: sa (1990-2006=100) | 107.200 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Jan 2025 |
| Coincident Indicator: Economic Activity (%) | 1.600 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1978 - Jan 2025 |
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