Of the total of 773.0 thousand self-employed workers in 2025, 14.3% (110.9 thousand; 0.7 percentage points (pp) less than in 2024) had a client which represented 75% or more of their income (after taxes), an indicator of economic dependence. From that total, 11.4% (87.9 thousand; same share as in 2024) 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 1.9% (14.8 thousand; 0.8 pp less) of the self-employed workers were, simultaneously, economically and organisationally dependent.

Of the total of 8,035.2 thousand people aged 16 to 74, 11.9% (957.1 thousand; 0.2 pp more than in 2024) attended formal education and 30.7% (2,465.7 thousand; up 2.0 pp) attended a non-formal education course in the last 12 months. Combining these two types of education, it was observed that 37.4% (3,006.4 thousand; up 1.9 pp) of that population participated in at least one type of education and training activities in the past 12 months.

Of the total of 5,275.3 thousand employed people, 51.1% (2,696.0 thousand; 0.4 pp more than in 2024) assessed their general health status as good. Nevertheless, 0.7% (38.6 thousand; down 0.1 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, the share of unemployed adults aged 25 to 64 with a learning experience in the last four weeks stood at 19.5%, 0.5 pp from the minimum target of 20% set for 2025.