PT · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Portugal, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
9.2%
Portugal, 2017
▼ 20.0% vs 2016 (11.5%)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 20.0% compared to 2016, reaching 9.2%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.3%.
Portugal ranks 7th 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 44.6% (from 16.6% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
110.8%
EU-27: 8.3%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a