Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Portugal
Portugal: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 5.86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Portugal, 1974–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Portugal is 5.86, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Portugal peaked at 16.24 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 1974.
Portugal ranks 34th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.77 | — |
| 1975 | 4.55 | +157.2% |
| 1976 | 6.42 | +41.1% |
| 1977 | 7.54 | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 8.08 | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 8.15 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.68 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 8.34 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 7.38 | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 7.75 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 8.95 | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 8.27 | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 8.7 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 7.38 | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 6.01 | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 5.13 | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 4.64 | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 3.92 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 3.98 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +33.0% |
| 1994 | 6.71 | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 7.06 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.3 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 6.57 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 4.64 | -29.4% |
| 1999 | 4.58 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.81 | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 3.83 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.5 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 6.13 | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 6.32 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.58 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 7.65 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.96 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.55 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 9.43 | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 10.77 | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 12.71 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 15.51 | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 16.24 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 13.88 | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 11.06 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 8.88 | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 6.97 | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 6.42 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 6.85 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.71 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.14 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 6.43 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 5.86 | -8.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 5.86 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.67, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 5.86 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +157.2% | 1.77 | 4.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.08 | 1.77 | 8.15 | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.56 | 5.13 | 8.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.47 | 3.92 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.48 | 3.81 | 9.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.48 | 6.42 | 16.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.41 | 5.86 | 6.85 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Portugal?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Portugal was 5.86 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.24 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 1974.
- How does Portugal rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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