Absenteeism and Presenteeism Calculator
How much absenteeism and presenteeism can cost per year.
Simulate the cost associated with sickness absence and lost productivity, based on the data you enter and on national references.
Updated with the October 2026 report from the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (OPP), based on 2024 data.
Your figures
The starting values are national references and do not describe the organization. Replace them with the organization’s own data.
Starts at Portugal’s average base pay in 2024 (PORDATA, cited by the OPP).
All health-related causes, as shown in your attendance records. Starts at Portugal’s 2024 national average (NOVA IMS, cited by the OPP).
Work lost by people who are at work but below their capacity. It is rarely recorded internally: unless you measure it yourselves, keep the OPP’s 2024 estimate.
Absenteeism
€112,455
13.5 days per person
Presenteeism
€224,910
27 days per person
Estimated annual cost
€337,365
This tool provides an indicative estimate based on the data entered and on reference assumptions. Results may differ from the organization’s actual costs and do not constitute a diagnosis, a financial forecast or a guarantee of savings.
How we get to this figure
- Cost of a working day = monthly salary × 14 months ÷ 220 working days = €83
- Absenteeism = people × sick-leave days × 50% × cost per day
- Presenteeism = people × presenteeism days × cost per day
Assumptions and sources
- 27 working days lost to ill health per worker in Portugal in 2024 (Sustainable Health Index, NOVA IMS, 2025).
- 50% of those days are attributable to stress and psychological health problems: 13.5 days of absence per worker (EU-OSHA and Eurofound).
- Presenteeism of up to 27 days per worker: twice the attributable absence, following the EU-OSHA rationale (2014).
- Value of a day: the OPP uses about €65, based on Portugal’s average base pay of €1,309 in 2024 (PORDATA). Here we use your salary: 14 monthly payments (Portugal adds holiday and Christmas pay) spread over 220 working days.
All cited by the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (OPP) in its October 2026 report, with estimates for 2024. Open the OPP report (PDF, in Portuguese)
What this calculation does not include: employer contributions, replacement and recruitment costs, errors and rework. Results depend on the data and assumptions entered. It helps size a conversation, not close the accounts.
The cost of replacing leavers is calculated separately: Staff Turnover Calculator
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