Of the total of 736.8 thousand self-employed workers in 2024, 15.0% (110.8 thousand; 2.3 percentage points (pp) more than in 2023) had a client which represented 75% or more of their income (after taxes), an indicator of economic dependence. From that total, 11.4% (84.2 thousand; down 0.9 pp) stated that their working hours are determined by their clients, an indicator of organisational dependence. Combining these two types of dependence, it can be said that 2.1% (15.6 thousand; 0.2 pp more) of the self-employed workers were, simultaneously, economically and organisationally dependent.

Of the total of 7,923.3 thousand people aged 16 to 74, 11.7% (925.3 thousand; 0.4 pp less than in 2022) attended formal education and 28.7% (2,274.2 thousand;up 3.1 pp) attended a non-formal education course in the last 12 months. Combining these two types of education, it was observed that 35.5% (2,809.5 thousand; up 2.1 pp) of that population participated in at least one type of education and training activities in the past 12 months.

Of the total of 9,068.1 thousand people aged 16 to 89 years, 39.5% (3,585.3 thousand; 0.2 pp more than in 2022) assessed their general health status as good. However, 4.4% (397.5 thousand; down 1.1 pp) considered themselves to be severely limited by health problems, for at least 6 months, to perform activities or tasks considered usual for most people.

In the context of Portugal 2030 Strategy, in 2024, the education indicator estimated with Labour Force Survey data closest to its target was the share of people aged 20 to 24 with at least an upper secondary qualification (89.3%), which was at 0.7 pp from the minimum target of 90%.