Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Portugal

Portugal: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 was 14.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
14.4
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
29th
of 49 countries
All-time high
47.8
in 2014
All-time low
12.9
in 2024
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal, 2004–2025

10203040502004201420252004: 26.52005: 19.22006: 20.12007: 18.32008: 292009: 26.32010: 36.62011: 33.52012: 41.82013: 43.32014: 47.82015: 35.72016: 282017: 24.92018: 22.22019: 19.52020: 19.62021: 202022: 26.42023: 37.82024: 12.92025: 14.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal is 14.4, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal peaked at 47.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.9, in 2024.

Portugal ranks 29th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Portugal, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 26.5 —
2005 19.2 -27.5%
2006 20.1 +4.7%
2007 18.3 -9.0%
2008 29 +58.5%
2009 26.3 -9.3%
2010 36.6 +39.2%
2011 33.5 -8.5%
2012 41.8 +24.8%
2013 43.3 +3.6%
2014 47.8 +10.4%
2015 35.7 -25.3%
2016 28 -21.6%
2017 24.9 -11.1%
2018 22.2 -10.8%
2019 19.5 -12.2%
2020 19.6 +0.5%
2021 20 +2.0%
2022 26.4 +32.0%
2023 37.8 +43.2%
2024 12.9 -65.9%
2025 14.4 +11.6%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 14.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 14.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.5, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.23 18.3 29 6
2010s 33.33 19.5 47.8 10
2020s 21.85 12.9 37.8 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 27 Hungary 20.2 compare
  2. 28 Denmark 16.9 compare
  3. 30 Norway 13.9 compare
  4. 31 Lithuania 11.5 compare
  5. 31 Lithuania 11.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal was 14.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 47.8 in 2014.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 12.9 in 2024.
How does Portugal rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
Portugal ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,031 data points, 2003–2025
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