Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal
Portugal: Children living in households with very low work intensity by was 12.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.3%
Change on year
up 32.3%
World rank
44th
of 47 countries
All-time high
22.7%
in 2023
All-time low
3.0%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.3% for children living in households with very low work intensity by in 2025.
The figure is up 32.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal peaked at 22.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.8% | — |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +51.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -59.0% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | +32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 9.8% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 9.3% | 22.7% | 6 |
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- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal?
- Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Portugal was 12.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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