High income vs Portugal: Labor force, female
High income
45.0%
in 2025
Portugal
49.7%
in 2025
High income rank
13th
Portugal rank
12th
Labor force, female over time
- High income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 49.7% against 45.0% in High income, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 44.0% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 46.5% | 2.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 48.5% | 4.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 49.4% | 4.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, High income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 49.7% against 45.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female between High income and Portugal?
- 4.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do High income and Portugal rank globally for labor force, female?
- High income ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.