Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Portugal
Portugal: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 10.48 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Portugal is 10.48 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Portugal peaked at 12.65 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, -6.74 %, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 4th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.24 % | — |
| 2001 | -4.37 % | +95.1% |
| 2002 | -5.55 % | +27.0% |
| 2003 | -5.88 % | +5.9% |
| 2004 | -5.65 % | -3.9% |
| 2005 | -5.69 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -6.74 % | +18.5% |
| 2007 | -4.09 % | -39.3% |
| 2008 | 0.28 % | -106.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5 % | +435.7% |
| 2010 | 3.46 % | +130.7% |
| 2011 | 7.67 % | +121.7% |
| 2012 | 8.23 % | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 9.31 % | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 11.77 % | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 11.09 % | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 11.78 % | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 12.65 % | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 11.63 % | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 11.39 % | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.82 % | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 6.79 % | -42.6% |
| 2022 | 9.3 % | +37.0% |
| 2023 | 8.72 % | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 9.86 % | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 10.48 % | +6.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 10.48 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.95 %, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 10.48 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.75 %, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +435.7% | 0.28 % | 1.5 % |
| 2010 | +130.7% | 1.5 % | 3.46 % |
| 2011 | +121.7% | 3.46 % | 7.67 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.84 % | -6.74 % | 1.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9 % | 3.46 % | 12.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.49 % | 6.79 % | 11.82 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Georgia 14.09 % compare
- 1 Viet Nam 1.73 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire -8.9 % compare
- 2 Japan 12.81 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania -1.02 % compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -4.18 % compare
- 3 Slovakia 12.7 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -9.54 % compare
- 5 France 9.26 % compare
- 5 Türkiye -11.12 % compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 8.31 % compare
- 7 Austria 7.99 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Portugal?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Portugal was 10.48 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.74 % in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Portugal ranks 4th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.