Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

In 2024, Portugal's unemployment by sex and age increased by 5.4% compared to 2023, reaching 21.6%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 14.9%.

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 grown by 17.4% (from 18.4% in 2019).

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