PT · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Portugal, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
71.0%
Portugal, 2017
▲ 4.1% vs 2016 (68.2%)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's employment rates by citizenship increased by 4.1% compared to 2016, reaching 71.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 72.1%.
Portugal ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.1% (from 64.5% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
98.5%
EU-27: 72.1%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan