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Unemployment rate
Portugal — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 5.5% (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | 4.0% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 5% (1992) |
| 1994 | 7% (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 6.7% (May 1994) |
| 1996 | 7.1% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 7% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 7% (January 1998) |
| 1999 | 5% (August 1998) |
| 2000 | 4.6% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 4.3% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 4.7% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 4.7% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 6.4% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 6.5% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 7.6% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 7.6% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 8% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 7.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 8% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 10.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 117 9.5% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 10.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 9.5% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 15.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 12.7% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 15.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 148 12.7% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 16.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 15.7% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 13.9% (2014 est.) | 16.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141 |
| 2016 | 12.4% (2015 est.) | 13.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139 |
| 2017 | 11.1% (2016 est.) | 12.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 140 |
| 2018 | 8.9% (2017 est.) | 11.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 8.9% (2017 est.) | 11.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 6.55% (2019 est.) | 7.05% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 6.55% (2019 est.) 7.05% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 6.55% (2019 est.) 7.05% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 6.65% (2021 est.) 6.79% (2020 est.) 6.46% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 6.49% (2023 est.) 6.01% (2022 est.) 6.58% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 6.4% (2024 est.) 6.6% (2023 est.) 6.1% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |