Share of temporary employees in Portugal
Portugal: Share of temporary employees was 15.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of temporary employees in Portugal, 1986–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 15.08 for share of temporary employees in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of temporary employees in Portugal peaked at 22.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.26, in 1994.
That places Portugal 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of temporary employees in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 14.4 | — |
| 1987 | 16.71 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 18.33 | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 18.46 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 18.33 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 16.37 | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 10.83 | -33.9% |
| 1993 | 9.65 | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 9.26 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 9.87 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 10.38 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 11.97 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 17.16 | +43.4% |
| 1999 | 18.49 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 19.94 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.6 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 20.6 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 19.75 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 19.38 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 20.38 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 22.28 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 22.73 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 21.96 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 22.8 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 21.99 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.48 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 21.39 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 21.5 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.98 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.35 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.07 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.06 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.89 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 17.89 | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 17.14 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 16.62 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 17.44 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 15.94 | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 15.08 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.98 | 14.4 | 18.46 | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.23 | 9.26 | 18.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.86 | 19.38 | 22.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.75 | 20.48 | 22.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.68 | 15.08 | 17.89 | 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 share of temporary employees in Portugal?
- Share of temporary employees in Portugal was 15.08 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of temporary employees recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of temporary employees recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.26 in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for share of temporary employees?
- Portugal ranks 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of temporary employees rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of temporary employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.