PT · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Portugal, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
23.8%
Portugal, 2017
▼ 14.4% vs 2016 (27.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 14.4% compared to 2016, reaching 23.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
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 37.7% (from 38.2% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
128.6%
EU-27: 18.5%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a