Portugal vs Sud: Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region

Portugal
10.00 million Thousand
in 2023
Sud
8.43 million Thousand
in 2023
Portugal rank
11th
Sud rank
12th

Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region over time

  • Portugal
  • Sud
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M200020112023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10.00 million Thousand against 8.43 million Thousand in Sud, a difference of 1.57 million Thousand.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Sud's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 11th and Sud ranks 12th of 40 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sud Difference Ahead
2000s 9.62 million Thousand 8.76 million Thousand 856,865 Thousand Portugal
2010s 8.82 million Thousand 8.03 million Thousand 791,262 Thousand Portugal
2020s 9.28 million Thousand 7.86 million Thousand 1.42 million Thousand Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region, Portugal or Sud?
Portugal, at 10.00 million Thousand against 8.43 million Thousand in Sud as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region between Portugal and Sud?
1.57 million Thousand, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sud?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sud rank globally for employment (thousand hours worked) by nuts 2 region?
Portugal ranks 11th and Sud ranks 12th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
355 places, 8,591 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed