Persons living: EU 2030 strategy in Portugal
Portugal: Persons living: EU 2030 strategy was 165 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
165
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
16th
of 43 countries
All-time high
364
in 2015
All-time low
151
in 2020
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 165 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Portugal peaked at 364 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 151, in 2020.
That places Portugal 16th 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: EU 2030 strategy in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 364 | — |
| 2016 | 306 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 272 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 230 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 224 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 151 | -32.6% |
| 2021 | 172 | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 170 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 216 | +27.1% |
| 2024 | 172 | -20.4% |
| 2025 | 165 | -4.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 165 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 165 is above the median for high income countries, which is 117.5, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 279.2 | 224 | 364 | 5 |
| 2020s | 174.33 | 151 | 216 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Portugal?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Portugal was 165 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 364 in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 151 in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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 degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 64 years) - EU 2030 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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