Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Portugal

Portugal: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 10,275 Hours in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
10,275 Hours
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
9th
of 18 countries
All-time high
10,275 Hours
in 2025
All-time low
8,257 Hours
in 2013
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Portugal, 1995–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1995201020251995: 8.6k Hours1996: 8.7k Hours1997: 8.9k Hours1998: 9.3k Hours1999: 9.4k Hours2000: 9.7k Hours2001: 9.8k Hours2002: 9.8k Hours2003: 9.6k Hours2004: 9.6k Hours2005: 9.6k Hours2006: 9.5k Hours2007: 9.6k Hours2008: 9.6k Hours2009: 9.3k Hours2010: 9.2k Hours2011: 8.9k Hours2012: 8.5k Hours2013: 8.3k Hours2014: 8.4k Hours2015: 8.6k Hours2016: 8.8k Hours2017: 9.0k Hours2018: 9.3k Hours2019: 9.4k Hours2020: 8.6k Hours2021: 9.0k Hours2022: 9.5k Hours2023: 10.0k Hours2024: 10.1k Hours2025: 10.3k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Portugal is 10,275 Hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Portugal peaked at 10,275 Hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,257 Hours, in 2013.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Portugal, 1995 to 2025.
Year Hours Change
1995 8,595 Hours
1996 8,744 Hours +1.7%
1997 8,949 Hours +2.3%
1998 9,275 Hours +3.6%
1999 9,427 Hours +1.6%
2000 9,683 Hours +2.7%
2001 9,767 Hours +0.9%
2002 9,769 Hours +0.0%
2003 9,639 Hours -1.3%
2004 9,602 Hours -0.4%
2005 9,568 Hours -0.4%
2006 9,546 Hours -0.2%
2007 9,635 Hours +0.9%
2008 9,603 Hours -0.3%
2009 9,344 Hours -2.7%
2010 9,225 Hours -1.3%
2011 8,919 Hours -3.3%
2012 8,453 Hours -5.2%
2013 8,257 Hours -2.3%
2014 8,422 Hours +2.0%
2015 8,578 Hours +1.9%
2016 8,757 Hours +2.1%
2017 8,993 Hours +2.7%
2018 9,262 Hours +3.0%
2019 9,363 Hours +1.1%
2020 8,595 Hours -8.2%
2021 8,981 Hours +4.5%
2022 9,536 Hours +6.2%
2023 9,999 Hours +4.8%
2024 10,086 Hours +0.9%
2025 10,275 Hours +1.9%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 10,275 Hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 10,275 Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,998 Hours 8,595 Hours 9,427 Hours 5
2000s 9,616 Hours 9,344 Hours 9,769 Hours 10
2010s 8,823 Hours 8,257 Hours 9,363 Hours 10
2020s 9,579 Hours 8,595 Hours 10,275 Hours 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 6 Italy 46,042 Hours compare
  2. 7 Romania 15,290 Hours compare
  3. 8 Greece 10,392 Hours compare
  4. 10 Czechia 9,902 Hours compare
  5. 11 Belgium 8,081 Hours compare
  6. 12 Austria 7,265 Hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Portugal?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Portugal was 10,275 Hours in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 10,275 Hours in 2025.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 8,257 Hours in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Portugal ranks 9th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org