ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Portugal
Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 33.17 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Portugal, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Portugal stood at 33.17 %.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Portugal peaked at 38.01 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 27.06 %, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.72 % | — |
| 1994 | 35.21 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 34.64 % | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 33.28 % | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 38.01 % | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 33.14 % | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 31.4 % | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 33.13 % | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 36.26 % | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 33.95 % | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 34.77 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 30.43 % | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 35 % | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 29.04 % | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 29.52 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31.56 % | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 32.53 % | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 27.06 % | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 31.99 % | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 30.85 % | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 29.57 % | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 32.37 % | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 33.91 % | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 33.12 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.23 % | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 27.67 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 29.07 % | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 30.08 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 30.05 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.37 % | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 34.39 % | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 32.9 % | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 33.17 % | +0.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 33.17 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 33.17 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.93 %, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.34 % | 31.4 % | 38.01 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 32.62 % | 29.04 % | 36.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.38 % | 27.06 % | 33.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.33 % | 30.05 % | 34.39 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Portugal?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Portugal was 33.17 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.01 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 % in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.