PT · 2021 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Portugal, 2021
Employment rates by citizenship
72.2%
Portugal, 2021
▲ 1.1% vs 2020 (71.4%)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 72.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 73.3%.
Portugal ranks 19th 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 5.9% (from 68.2% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
98.5%
EU-27: 73.3%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan