🇵🇹Portugal youth unemployment rate
Portugal's youth unemployment rate is 19.8% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 21.0% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 17.2% to 28.0%. That is 4.8 percentage points above the euro-area average of 15.0% — the 7th of 21 member states that report it.
Youth unemployment rate · Portugal
19.8%
vs prev
▼ 1.2 pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-10-01 · modifications: none
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Portugal youth unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Portugal's youth unemployment rate?
- Portugal's youth unemployment rate is 19.8% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Portugal's youth unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 7th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 15.0%.
- Is Portugal's youth unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It fell from 21.0% to 19.8% in the latest reading (August 2026).
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