People living in households with very low work intensity by most in Portugal
Portugal: People living in households with very low work intensity by most was 39 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
People living in households with very low work intensity by most in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 39 Thousand persons for people living in households with very low work intensity by most in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by most in Portugal peaked at 81 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30 Thousand persons, in 2021.
Portugal ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
People living in households with very low work intensity by most in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 64 Thousand persons | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 66 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 50 Thousand persons | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 39 Thousand persons | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 33 Thousand persons | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 30 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 35 Thousand persons | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 46 Thousand persons | +31.4% |
| 2024 | 33 Thousand persons | -28.3% |
| 2025 | 39 Thousand persons | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60 Thousand persons | 39 Thousand persons | 81 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 36 Thousand persons | 30 Thousand persons | 46 Thousand persons | 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 people living in households with very low work intensity by most in Portugal?
- People living in households with very low work intensity by most in Portugal was 39 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 81 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by most?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people living in households with very low work intensity by most rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People living in households with very low work intensity by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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