Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal
Portugal: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 5.1% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal peaked at 12.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 34th of 47 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 in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.9% | — |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -18.8% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 32 Luxembourg 5.9% compare
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- 36 Croatia 4.8% compare
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Portugal was 5.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. 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 tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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