PT · 2021 · une_rt_a

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

Portugal, 2021

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
6.7%
Portugal, 2021
▼ 5.6% vs 2020 (7.1%)
Analysis

In 2021, Portugal's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 5.6% compared to 2020, reaching 6.7%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.1%.

Portugal ranks 12th 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 41.7% (from 11.5% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
94.4%
EU-27: 7.1%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025