Portugal — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1953–2030 · 78 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

In Portugal, the unemployment rate reading was 6% in 2025, compared with 6.47% in 2024. The period change was −0.47 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 7.34%.

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  • Annual data, 1953–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1960–2026
  • Monthly data, 1983–2026
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Latest observations

2015–2030

PeriodValue
20306.19 %
20296.19 %
20286.19 %
20275.8 %
20266.23 %
11 earlier values, back to 2015
20256 %
20246.47 %
20236.58 %
20226.19 %
20216.72 %
20207.1 %
20196.63 %
20187.18 %
20179.24 %
201611.3 %
201512.9 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.