People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal

Portugal: People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.2%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
28th
of 41 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2015
All-time low
5.0%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025

People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal, 2015–2025

02.557.5102015202020252015: 10.6 Percentage2016: 9.2 Percentage2017: 8.2 Percentage2018: 7.4 Percentage2019: 6.4 Percentage2020: 5.3 Percentage2021: 5.6 Percentage2022: 5.7 Percentage2023: 6.2 Percentage2024: 5 Percentage2025: 5.2 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal stood at 5.2%.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal peaked at 10.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2024.

That places Portugal 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 tenure in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years) in Portugal, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 10.6%
2016 9.2% -13.2%
2017 8.2% -10.9%
2018 7.4% -9.8%
2019 6.4% -13.5%
2020 5.3% -17.2%
2021 5.6% +5.7%
2022 5.7% +1.8%
2023 6.2% +8.8%
2024 5.0% -19.4%
2025 5.2% +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.4% 6.4% 10.6% 5
2020s 5.5% 5.0% 6.2% 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 25 Luxembourg 5.9% compare
  2. 26 Switzerland 5.6% compare
  3. 27 Romania 5.4% compare
  4. 29 Czechia 4.7% compare
  5. 29 Iceland 4.7% compare
  6. 31 Cyprus 4.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal?
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal was 5.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
How does Portugal rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
Portugal ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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 tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 472 data points, 2014–2025
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