PT · 2021 · tesem050
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
Portugal, 2021
Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64
124.0
Portugal, 2021
▲ 6.2% vs 2020 (116.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 increased by 6.2% compared to 2020, reaching 124.0.
Portugal accounts for 102.6% of the EU-27 total of 120.8.
Portugal ranks 14th 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 27.3% (from 97.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
102.6%
EU-27: 120.8
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem050