Portugal Self-Employment Rate (2025)
Portugal's Self-Employment Rate: 751.5 thousand persons in 2025, +35.6 YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2005–2025.
Portugal (2025)
751.5
thousand persons
+35.6 YoY
YoY Change
+35.6
thousand persons
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| Year | thousand persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 751.5 | +35.6pp |
| 2024 | 715.9 | +25.5pp |
| 2023 | 690.4 | -4.5pp |
| 2022 | 694.9 | +7.8pp |
| 2021 | 687.1 | -56.1pp |
| 2020 | 743.2 | -21.6pp |
| 2019 | 764.8 | +27.9pp |
| 2018 | 736.9 | +2.1pp |
| 2017 | 734.8 | -1.3pp |
| 2016 | 736.1 | -17.7pp |
| 2015 | 753.8 | -42.9pp |
| 2014 | 796.7 | -65.8pp |
| 2013 | 862.5 | -25.8pp |
| 2012 | 888.3 | -21.6pp |
| 2011 | 909.9 | -83.1pp |
| 2010 | 993 | -68.4pp |
| 2009 | 1,061.4 | -41.9pp |
| 2008 | 1,103.3 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Portugal recorded 751.5 thousand persons in 2025. The most recent year-on-year change was +35.6pp. The historical series (2005–2025) shows a peak of 1103.3 in 2008 and a trough of 687.1 in 2021.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks portugal self-employment rate in Portugal, published by Eurostat. Data covers 2005–2025 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 1103.3 thousand persons in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 687.1 in 2021. The latest reading of 751.5 in 2025 represents a year-on-year change of +35.6pp.