Labor force, female, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2522 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Portugal is 0.2522 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.2531 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2009 units per person, in 1990.
That places Portugal 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2009 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2115 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2067 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2087 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2112 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2119 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2147 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2195 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2263 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2284 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2308 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2344 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2374 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2409 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2391 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2439 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2455 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2479 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2481 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2479 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2499 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2452 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2461 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2447 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2441 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2446 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2443 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2473 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2493 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2504 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2443 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2432 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2475 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2521 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2531 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2522 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.214 units per person | 0.2009 units per person | 0.2284 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2416 units per person | 0.2308 units per person | 0.2481 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2466 units per person | 0.2441 units per person | 0.2504 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2487 units per person | 0.2432 units per person | 0.2531 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 44,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 40,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Portugal?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Portugal was 0.2522 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2531 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2009 units per person in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.