Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal

Portugal: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and was 14.3 Thousand in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
14.3 Thousand
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
24th
of 43 countries
All-time high
38.6 Thousand
in 2023
All-time low
12.2 Thousand
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal, 2015–2025

102030402015202020252015: 35.7 Thousand2016: 28 Thousand2017: 24.2 Thousand2018: 21.8 Thousand2019: 19.5 Thousand2020: 17 Thousand2021: 20 Thousand2022: 26.6 Thousand2023: 38.6 Thousand2024: 12.2 Thousand2025: 14.3 Thousand

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 14.3 Thousand for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in 2025.

The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal peaked at 38.6 Thousand in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.2 Thousand, in 2024.

That places Portugal 24th out of 43 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.

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and 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 64 years) in Portugal, 2015 to 2025.
Year Thousand Change
2015 35.7 Thousand
2016 28 Thousand -21.6%
2017 24.2 Thousand -13.6%
2018 21.8 Thousand -9.9%
2019 19.5 Thousand -10.6%
2020 17 Thousand -12.8%
2021 20 Thousand +17.6%
2022 26.6 Thousand +33.0%
2023 38.6 Thousand +45.1%
2024 12.2 Thousand -68.4%
2025 14.3 Thousand +17.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 14.3 Thousand is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.1 Thousand, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 14.3 Thousand is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.6 Thousand, 73% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 25.84 Thousand 19.5 Thousand 35.7 Thousand 5
2020s 21.45 Thousand 12.2 Thousand 38.6 Thousand 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 21 Hungary 19.1 Thousand compare
  2. 22 Switzerland 18 Thousand compare
  3. 23 Denmark 16.9 Thousand compare
  4. 25 Norway 13.9 Thousand compare
  5. 26 Albania 12.8 Thousand compare
  6. 27 Lithuania 11.4 Thousand compare
  7. 27 Lithuania 11.4 Thousand compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

More population data for Portugal

All data for Portugal →

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 14.3 Thousand 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 38.6 Thousand in 2023.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2 Thousand in 2024.
How does Portugal rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
Portugal ranks 24th out of 43 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 59.9%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/persons-living-in-households-with-very-low-work-intensity-by-age-and-sex-population-aged/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/persons-living-in-households-with-very-low-work-intensity-by-age-and-sex-population-aged/portugal/">Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Portugal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 64 years)
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 489 data points, 2015–2025
Last refreshed