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February, 2021
Portugal
Total Workforce (000s) Q4 '20
5,233
Unemployed Workers (000s) 372
Unemployment Rate 7.1%
Youth Unemployment Rate 22.5%
1,776
5,200
2,219
80
819
103
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
2,532
2,496
2,471
2,401
2,422
5.5%
6.0%
6.2%
5.6%
7.7%
2,411 2,410
2,391
2,328
2,374
7.0%
7.5%
7.3%
5.6%
8.0%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
64.9%
64.3%
63.7%
61.5%
63.4%
54.7%
55.0%
54.2%
51.8%
54.1%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
Almost 10% of the population is foreign born. Over 2 million
Portuguese have emigrated.
The unemployment gap between foreign born and native born
populations was 1.9 percentage points in 2019.
65% of the population live in urban areas.
Some undocumented migrants in Portugal were granted rights
to access healthcare.
More than 16K Covid-19 deaths.
EU and Schengen residents and residents from a
limited number of low risk countries may travel to
Portugal. For all other countries, only essential
travel is permitted. All arrivals need a negative
Covid-19 test and quarantine. Flights from the UK
and Brazil are banned.
Most non-essential shops are closed.
Schools are closed.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/pandemic-border/what-will-migration-look-after-pandemic/
https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_princindic
