Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by in Portugal

Portugal: Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by was 4,474 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,474 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
14th
of 45 countries
All-time high
4,474 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
3,454 Thousand persons
in 2013
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by in Portugal, 2008–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2008201620252008: 3.9k Thousand persons2009: 3.8k Thousand persons2010: 3.8k Thousand persons2011: 3.7k Thousand persons2012: 3.5k Thousand persons2013: 3.5k Thousand persons2014: 3.6k Thousand persons2015: 3.7k Thousand persons2016: 3.8k Thousand persons2017: 4.0k Thousand persons2018: 4.1k Thousand persons2019: 4.1k Thousand persons2020: 4.0k Thousand persons2021: 4.0k Thousand persons2022: 4.2k Thousand persons2023: 4.3k Thousand persons2024: 4.3k Thousand persons2025: 4.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2025, employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by in Portugal stood at 4,474 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by in Portugal peaked at 4,474 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,454 Thousand persons, in 2013.

That places Portugal 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by employment contract (2008-2026) in Portugal, 2008 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2008 3,872 Thousand persons
2009 3,774 Thousand persons -2.5%
2010 3,766 Thousand persons -0.2%
2011 3,710 Thousand persons -1.5%
2012 3,537 Thousand persons -4.7%
2013 3,454 Thousand persons -2.3%
2014 3,611 Thousand persons +4.5%
2015 3,715 Thousand persons +2.9%
2016 3,795 Thousand persons +2.1%
2017 3,954 Thousand persons +4.2%
2018 4,064 Thousand persons +2.8%
2019 4,093 Thousand persons +0.7%
2020 4,002 Thousand persons -2.2%
2021 4,036 Thousand persons +0.9%
2022 4,190 Thousand persons +3.8%
2023 4,310 Thousand persons +2.9%
2024 4,350 Thousand persons +0.9%
2025 4,474 Thousand persons +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,823 Thousand persons 3,774 Thousand persons 3,872 Thousand persons 2
2010s 3,770 Thousand persons 3,454 Thousand persons 4,093 Thousand persons 10
2020s 4,227 Thousand persons 4,002 Thousand persons 4,474 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 12 Romania 6,689 Thousand persons compare
  2. 13 Sweden 4,793 Thousand persons compare
  3. 15 Czechia 4,425 Thousand persons compare
  4. 16 Belgium 4,372 Thousand persons compare
  5. 17 Hungary 4,105 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

More work & labour data for Portugal

All data for Portugal →

Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by in Portugal?
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by in Portugal was 4,474 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 4,474 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 3,454 Thousand persons in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by?
Portugal ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in selected tourism industries (nace rev. 2) by rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by employment contract (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by in Portugal. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employed-persons-in-selected-tourism-industries-nace-rev-2-by-employment-contract-2008/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employed-persons-in-selected-tourism-industries-nace-rev-2-by-employment-contract-2008/portugal/">Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by in Portugal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by employment contract (2008-2026)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 811 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed