Care employment in Portugal
Portugal: Care employment was 1,135 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Care employment in Portugal, 2011–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for care employment in Portugal is 1,135, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care employment in Portugal peaked at 1,135 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 898.03, in 2013.
That places Portugal 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Care employment in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 907.8 | — |
| 2012 | 913.44 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 898.03 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 905.25 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 951.54 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 970.53 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 989.28 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,035 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1,059 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,075 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,117 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,123 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,083 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 1,104 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,135 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 958.92 | 898.03 | 1,059 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,106 | 1,075 | 1,135 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care employment in Portugal?
- Care employment in Portugal was 1,135 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest care employment recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,135 in 2025.
- What is the lowest care employment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 898.03 in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for care employment?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is care employment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.