PT · 2017 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Portugal, 2017
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
18.4
Portugal, 2017
▼ 28.1% vs 2016 (25.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 28.1% compared to 2016, reaching 18.4.
Portugal accounts for 124.3% of the EU-27 total of 14.8.
Portugal ranks 5th 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 43.2% (from 32.4 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
124.3%
EU-27: 14.8
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130