Employees in Portugal
Portugal: Employees was 4,474 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in Portugal, 2008–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees in Portugal is 4,474, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in Portugal peaked at 4,474 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,934, in 2008.
That places Portugal 28th out of 73 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.
Employees in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,934 | — |
| 2009 | 3,775 | +95.2% |
| 2010 | 3,766 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,719 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3,543 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3,458 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3,611 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 3,711 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3,787 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,949 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4,056 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,085 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,011 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,067 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4,165 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4,254 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 4,344 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 4,474 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,854 | 1,934 | 3,775 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,768 | 3,458 | 4,085 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,219 | 4,011 | 4,474 | 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 employees in Portugal?
- Employees in Portugal was 4,474 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,474 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,934 in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for employees?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Employees (15+). 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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.