Unemployment - Portugal
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Portugal is 16.8 (%) with a global rank of 37.
Portugal compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Portugal is similar to that of Ethiopia, Cyprus, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Iraq, Iran, Puerto Rico with a respective Unemployment of 17.5, 17.4, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1, 16.3, 16.2, 16.0, 16.0, 15.9 (%) and a global rank of 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.Last 10 years averagePortugal had an average Unemployment of 9.95 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Portugal during the Great RecessionPortugal's Unemployment had a positive growth of 25.0% during the Great RecessionPortugal since the end of the Great RecessionPortugal's Unemployment had a positive growth of 76.8% since the end of the Great Recession
Portugal compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Portugal is similar to that of Ethiopia, Cyprus, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Iraq, Iran, Puerto Rico with a respective Unemployment of 17.5, 17.4, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1, 16.3, 16.2, 16.0, 16.0, 15.9 (%) and a global rank of 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.Last 10 years averagePortugal had an average Unemployment of 9.95 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Portugal during the Great RecessionPortugal's Unemployment had a positive growth of 25.0% during the Great RecessionPortugal since the end of the Great RecessionPortugal's Unemployment had a positive growth of 76.8% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 3.90 |
1992 | 3.90 |
1993 | 5.30 |
1994 | 6.50 |
1995 | 6.80 |
1996 | 6.80 |
1997 | 6.30 |
1998 | 4.90 |
1999 | 4.40 |
2000 | 3.90 |
2001 | 4.00 |
2002 | 4.70 |
2003 | 6.40 |
2004 | 6.70 |
2005 | 7.60 |
2006 | 7.60 |
2007 | 8.00 |
2008 | 7.60 |
2009 | 9.50 |
2010 | 10.80 |
2011 | 12.70 |
2012 | 15.70 |
2013 | 16.80 |
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Ethiopia | 32 | 17.5 |
Cyprus | 33 | 17.4 |
Armenia | 34 | 17.3 |
Tunisia | 35 | 17.2 |
New Caledonia | 36 | 17.1 |
Portugal | 37 | 16.8 |
Jamaica | 38 | 16.3 |
The Bahamas | 39 | 16.2 |
Iraq | 40 | 16.0 |
Iran | 41 | 16.0 |
Puerto Rico | 42 | 15.9 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators