PT · 2022 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Portugal, 2022

Employment rates by citizenship
73.9%
Portugal, 2022
▲ 2.4% vs 2021 (72.2%)
Analysis

In 2022, Portugal's employment rates by citizenship increased by 2.4% compared to 2021, reaching 73.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 74.7%.

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 4.1% (from 71.0% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
98.9%
EU-27: 74.7%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025