Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region in Portugal

Portugal: Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region was 5,245 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
5,245
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
10th
of 38 countries
All-time high
5,245
in 2025
All-time low
4,342
in 2013
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 1999–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1999201220251999: 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

In 2025, employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region in Portugal stood at 5,245. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region in Portugal peaked at 5,245 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,342, in 2013.

That places Portugal 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region in Portugal, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 4,856
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 4,856 4,856 4,856 1
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

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region in Portugal?
Employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region in Portugal was 5,245 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 5,245 in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4,342 in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region?
Portugal ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by job tenure and nuts 2 region 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 job tenure and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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