Portuguese men, in their thirties and who have Portuguese as their mother tongue is the most common profile of an Uber driver in Portugal.

“This joint data sharing platform between IMT, Uber and Bolt allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the sector, based on quantitative and qualitative data, paving the way for more informed, dynamic and robust supervision, which is also very useful in the context of the ongoing debate on the review of legislation in the TVDE sector”, says the president of IMT, João Jesus Caetano, quoted in a statement and reported by ECO.

The joint platform paints a picture of drivers in the TVDE sector who were active in March. A total of 37,495 drivers were on the road, 37,495 (90.1%) men and 3,692 (9.8%) women.

The vast majority (76.4%) had Portuguese as their mother tongue. More than half (52.8%) are of Portuguese nationality, followed by Brazilian (20.6%), Indian (10.4%), and Pakistani (4.7%), with 4.3% of drivers born in Bangladesh. Angola (1.4%), Cape Verde (1.1%), Italy (0.5%) and 1,500 drivers of 90 other nationalities total registered and active drivers in March.

More than half of the total (59.4%) were between 30 and 49 years old, with 11,774 (31.4%) between 30 and 39 years old. Only 8.7% are over 60 years old.

With regard to vehicles, last month, there were 34,447 active vehicles, of which almost a third (32.9%) have engines based on alternative fuels (electric and hybrid) and 66.9% are combustion vehicles. The majority of vehicles (61.7%) were less than five years old, with 21.5% aged 5-6 years and 16.7% aged 6-7 years.