North America vs Portugal: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- North America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.8% against 2.4% in North America, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 6.7% | 2.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 6.9% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 5.2% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 4.7% | 2.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), North America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.8% against 2.4% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between North America and Portugal?
- 2.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North America and Portugal rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- North America ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).