Employed persons by citizenship in Portugal

Portugal: Employed persons by citizenship was 5,245 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
5,245
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
5,245
in 2025
All-time low
4,342
in 2013
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Employed persons by citizenship in Portugal, 1995–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1995201020251995: 4.4k1996: 4.4k1997: 4.5k1998: 4.8k1999: 4.9k2000: 5.0k2001: 5.0k2002: 5.1k2003: 5.0k2004: 5.0k2005: 5.0k2006: 5.0k2007: 5.0k2008: 5.0k2009: 4.9k2010: 4.8k2011: 4.6k2012: 4.5k2013: 4.3k2014: 4.4k2015: 4.5k2016: 4.6k2017: 4.7k2018: 4.8k2019: 4.9k2020: 4.8k2021: 4.8k2022: 4.9k2023: 5.0k2024: 5.1k2025: 5.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 5,245 for employed persons by citizenship in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by citizenship in Portugal peaked at 5,245 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,342, in 2013.

Portugal ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employed persons by citizenship in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons by citizenship in Portugal, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 4,381
1996 4,390 +0.2%
1997 4,472 +1.9%
1998 4,813 +7.6%
1999 4,856 +0.9%
2000 4,951 +1.9%
2001 5,041 +1.8%
2002 5,080 +0.8%
2003 5,011 -1.4%
2004 4,991 -0.4%
2005 4,964 -0.6%
2006 4,989 +0.5%
2007 4,996 +0.2%
2008 5,018 +0.4%
2009 4,874 -2.9%
2010 4,798 -1.6%
2011 4,645 -3.2%
2012 4,451 -4.2%
2013 4,342 -2.5%
2014 4,428 +2.0%
2015 4,487 +1.3%
2016 4,554 +1.5%
2017 4,707 +3.4%
2018 4,817 +2.3%
2019 4,869 +1.1%
2020 4,755 -2.3%
2021 4,757 +0.0%
2022 4,909 +3.2%
2023 5,017 +2.2%
2024 5,083 +1.3%
2025 5,245 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,582 4,381 4,856 5
2000s 4,991 4,874 5,080 10
2010s 4,610 4,342 4,869 10
2020s 4,961 4,755 5,245 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 7 Netherlands 9,833 compare
  2. 8 Romania 7,689 compare
  3. 9 Sweden 5,263 compare
  4. 11 Czechia 5,228 compare
  5. 12 Belgium 5,138 compare
  6. 13 Switzerland 4,837 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by citizenship in Portugal?
Employed persons by citizenship in Portugal was 5,245 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by citizenship recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 5,245 in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons by citizenship recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4,342 in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for employed persons by citizenship?
Portugal ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by citizenship rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons by citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,033 data points, 1995–2025
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