PT · 2016 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Portugal, 2016
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
27.8%
Portugal, 2016
▼ 12.6% vs 2015 (31.8%)
Analysis
In 2016, Portugal's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 12.6% compared to 2015, reaching 27.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 20.7%.
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 8.6% (from 30.4% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
134.3%
EU-27: 20.7%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a