PT · 2022 · une_rt_a

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

Portugal, 2022

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
19.2%
Portugal, 2022
▼ 17.9% vs 2021 (23.4%)
Analysis

In 2022, Portugal's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 17.9% compared to 2021, reaching 19.2%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.6%.

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 19.3% (from 23.8% in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
131.5%
EU-27: 14.6%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025