Belgium vs Portugal: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4,468 Persons against 4,370 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 98 Persons.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 17th of 33 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,575 Persons | 2,388 Persons | 186.75 Persons | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2,748 Persons | 2,417 Persons | 331.1 Persons | Belgium |
| 1970s | 3,018 Persons | 2,485 Persons | 532.6 Persons | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2,935 Persons | 2,802 Persons | 133.5 Persons | Belgium |
| 1990s | 3,071 Persons | 3,185 Persons | 114.16 Persons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3,582 Persons | 3,757 Persons | 175.12 Persons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3,926 Persons | 3,764 Persons | 161.54 Persons | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4,243 Persons | 4,223 Persons | 20.07 Persons | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4,468 Persons against 4,370 Persons in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Belgium and Portugal?
- 98 Persons, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 17th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3