PT · 2023 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Portugal, 2023
Unemployment rate by sex
13.0
Portugal, 2023
▲ 4.8% vs 2022 (12.4)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's unemployment rate by sex increased by 4.8% compared to 2022, reaching 13.0.
Portugal accounts for 106.6% of the EU-27 total of 12.2.
Portugal ranks 9th 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 9.7% (from 14.4 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
106.6%
EU-27: 12.2
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120