Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Lisboa

Lisboa: Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work was 1.54 million Persons in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
1.54 million Persons
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
37th
of 487 regions
All-time high
1.54 million Persons
in 2021
All-time low
1.32 million Persons
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Lisboa, 2000–2021

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201020212000: 1.4M Persons2001: 1.4M Persons2002: 1.5M Persons2003: 1.4M Persons2004: 1.4M Persons2005: 1.4M Persons2006: 1.5M Persons2007: 1.5M Persons2008: 1.5M Persons2009: 1.5M Persons2010: 1.5M Persons2011: 1.4M Persons2012: 1.4M Persons2013: 1.3M Persons2014: 1.3M Persons2015: 1.4M Persons2016: 1.4M Persons2017: 1.5M Persons2018: 1.5M Persons2019: 1.5M Persons2020: 1.5M Persons2021: 1.5M Persons

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

Analysis

Lisboa recorded 1.54 million Persons for economy - fuas — employment at place of work in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Lisboa peaked at 1.54 million Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million Persons, in 2013.

Lisboa ranks 37th of 487 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Lisboa, year by year

Annual values for Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work in Lisboa, 2000 to 2021.
Year Persons Change
2000 1.42 million Persons
2001 1.44 million Persons +1.9%
2002 1.47 million Persons +1.8%
2003 1.45 million Persons -1.6%
2004 1.44 million Persons -0.2%
2005 1.45 million Persons +0.3%
2006 1.45 million Persons +0.3%
2007 1.46 million Persons +0.6%
2008 1.49 million Persons +2.0%
2009 1.46 million Persons -2.0%
2010 1.46 million Persons +0.3%
2011 1.43 million Persons -2.4%
2012 1.36 million Persons -4.7%
2013 1.32 million Persons -2.9%
2014 1.34 million Persons +0.9%
2015 1.36 million Persons +1.5%
2016 1.39 million Persons +2.8%
2017 1.46 million Persons +4.7%
2018 1.50 million Persons +2.9%
2019 1.53 million Persons +2.0%
2020 1.50 million Persons -2.1%
2021 1.54 million Persons +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.45 million Persons 1.42 million Persons 1.49 million Persons 10
2010s 1.42 million Persons 1.32 million Persons 1.53 million Persons 10
2020s 1.52 million Persons 1.50 million Persons 1.54 million Persons 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Lisboa?
Economy - fuas — employment at place of work in Lisboa was 1.54 million Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Lisboa?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 million Persons in 2021.
What is the lowest economy - fuas — employment at place of work recorded in Lisboa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million Persons in 2013.
How does Lisboa rank for economy - fuas — employment at place of work?
Lisboa ranks 37th out of 487 regions with data for 2021.
Is economy - fuas — employment at place of work rising or falling in Lisboa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lisboa data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
493 places, 10,805 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

This dataset provides economic indicators for FUAs of more than 250 000 inhabitants, including GDP, GDP per capita, jobs and labour productivity. Data sources and methodology When economic statistics are unavailable at a more granular level than the FUA (e.g. municipal level), indicators are estimated by adjusting regional (OECD TL2 and TL3 regions) values to FUA boundaries, based on the population distribution in each region. Regional values (GDP and jobs) in TL3 regions are used as data inputs and combined with gridded population data (European Commission, GHSL Data Package 2023). FUA boundaries are intersected with TL3 borders to compute the share of the regional population that lives within FUAs in each region. This share is then applied to the variable of interest (e.g. GDP) and allocated to the FUA. In case several regions intersect the FUA, the adjusted values of intersecting regions are summed. For countries where TL3-level data is not available, data for TL2 regions is used. This approach assumes that the variable of interest has the same spatial distribution as population. Therefore, the modelled indicators should be interpreted with caution. When a more granular level is available, data is aggregated for each FUA. For example in the United States, GDP estimates are available at the county-level (US Bureau of Economic Analysis), and then aggregated by FUA. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Economy - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org