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Labour force participation rate in Portugal

Latest: 58.2%
Previous: 58.4%
Change: -0.28 (-0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Portugal
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	59.7%
Dec 31, 1991	61.0%
Dec 31, 1992	59.0%
Dec 31, 1993	58.6%
Dec 31, 1994	58.5%
Dec 31, 1995	58.3%
Dec 31, 1996	58.5%
Dec 31, 1997	59.1%
Dec 31, 1998	60.6%
Dec 31, 1999	60.6%
Dec 31, 2000	60.8%
Dec 31, 2001	61.5%
Dec 31, 2002	62.0%
Dec 31, 2003	62.0%
Dec 31, 2004	61.5%
Dec 31, 2005	61.8%
Dec 31, 2006	62.0%
Dec 31, 2007	62.2%
Dec 31, 2008	62.0%
Dec 31, 2009	61.3%
Dec 31, 2010	61.2%
Dec 31, 2011	60.5%
Dec 31, 2012	60.1%
Dec 31, 2013	59.3%
Dec 31, 2014	58.8%
Dec 31, 2015	58.6%
Dec 31, 2016	58.4%
Dec 31, 2017	58.9%
Dec 31, 2018	59.0%
Dec 31, 2019	59.0%
Dec 31, 2020	57.6%
Dec 31, 2021	56.8%
Dec 31, 2022	57.8%
Dec 31, 2023	58.6%
Dec 31, 2024	58.4%
Dec 31, 2025	58.2%

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