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
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal, 2015–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.4% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 6 |
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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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