Portugal Long-Term Unemployment (2025)
Portugal's Long-Term Unemployment: 337.1 thousands of persons in 2025, -4.0% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.
Portugal (2025)
337.1
thousands of persons
-4.0% YoY
YoY Change
-4.0%
thousands of persons
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | thousands of persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 337.1 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 351.1 | unchanged |
| 2023 | 351.1 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 323 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 344.1 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 354.5 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 338.6 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 365.8 | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 464.9 | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 574.1 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 645.2 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 725.4 | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 857.6 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 833.7 | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 689.4 | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 591.2 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 517.4 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 418 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 440.6 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 420.6 | +1.6% |
About this Dataset
Portugal recorded 337.1 thousands of persons in 2025. The latest change was -14. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 323 in 2022 to 857.6 in 2013.
This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Portugal from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Portugal from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).
The series peaked at 857.6 thousands of persons in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 323 in 2022. The latest reading of 337.1 in 2025 represents a change of -14.