PT · 2016 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Portugal, 2016

Employment rates by citizenship
62.5%
Portugal, 2016
▲ 2.3% vs 2015 (61.1%)
Analysis

In 2016, Portugal's employment rates by citizenship increased by 2.3% compared to 2015, reaching 62.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 60.3%.

Portugal ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.2% (from 60.0% in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
103.6%
EU-27: 60.3%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025