PT · 2016 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Portugal, 2016
Unemployment rate by sex
23.0
Portugal, 2016
▼ 11.5% vs 2015 (26.0)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 11.5% compared to 2015, reaching 23.0.
Portugal accounts for 123.7% of the EU-27 total of 18.6.
Portugal ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.8% (from 27.0 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
123.7%
EU-27: 18.6
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120