Unemployment rate in Portugal

Latest: 6.2%
Previous: 6.5%
Change: -0.34 (-5.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Recession Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Unemployment 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	—
Dec 31, 1991	3.9%
Dec 31, 1992	4.0%
Dec 31, 1993	5.3%
Dec 31, 1994	6.7%
Dec 31, 1995	7.1%
Dec 31, 1996	7.3%
Dec 31, 1997	6.6%
Dec 31, 1998	4.6%
Dec 31, 1999	4.6%
Dec 31, 2000	3.8%
Dec 31, 2001	3.8%
Dec 31, 2002	4.5%
Dec 31, 2003	6.1%
Dec 31, 2004	6.3%
Dec 31, 2005	7.6%
Dec 31, 2006	7.6%
Dec 31, 2007	8.0%
Dec 31, 2008	7.6%
Dec 31, 2009	9.4%
Dec 31, 2010	10.8%
Dec 31, 2011	12.7%
Dec 31, 2012	15.5%
Dec 31, 2013	16.2%
Dec 31, 2014	13.9%
Dec 31, 2015	12.4%
Dec 31, 2016	11.1%
Dec 31, 2017	8.9%
Dec 31, 2018	7.0%
Dec 31, 2019	6.4%
Dec 31, 2020	6.9%
Dec 31, 2021	6.7%
Dec 31, 2022	6.1%
Dec 31, 2023	6.5%
Dec 31, 2024	6.5%
Dec 31, 2025	6.2%

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