Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment in Portugal

Portugal: Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment was 4,519 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,519 Persons
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
4,519 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
3,458 Persons
in 2013
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment in Portugal, 2009–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2009201720252009: 3.8k Persons2010: 3.8k Persons2011: 3.7k Persons2012: 3.5k Persons2013: 3.5k Persons2014: 3.6k Persons2015: 3.7k Persons2016: 3.8k Persons2017: 4.0k Persons2018: 4.1k Persons2019: 4.1k Persons2020: 4.0k Persons2021: 4.0k Persons2022: 4.2k Persons2023: 4.3k Persons2024: 4.3k Persons2025: 4.5k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2025, employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment in Portugal stood at 4,519 Persons. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment in Portugal peaked at 4,519 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,458 Persons, in 2013.

That places Portugal 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment tenure in Portugal, 2009 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
2009 3,775 Persons
2010 3,766 Persons -0.2%
2011 3,719 Persons -1.2%
2012 3,543 Persons -4.7%
2013 3,458 Persons -2.4%
2014 3,611 Persons +4.4%
2015 3,714 Persons +2.9%
2016 3,794 Persons +2.1%
2017 3,953 Persons +4.2%
2018 4,063 Persons +2.8%
2019 4,092 Persons +0.7%
2020 4,001 Persons -2.2%
2021 4,035 Persons +0.9%
2022 4,189 Persons +3.8%
2023 4,310 Persons +2.9%
2024 4,349 Persons +0.9%
2025 4,519 Persons +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,775 Persons 3,775 Persons 3,775 Persons 1
2010s 3,771 Persons 3,458 Persons 4,092 Persons 10
2020s 4,234 Persons 4,001 Persons 4,519 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 13 Chile 6,915 Persons compare
  2. 14 Romania 6,715 Persons compare
  3. 15 Sweden 4,821 Persons compare
  4. 17 Belgium 4,401 Persons compare
  5. 18 Czechia 4,306 Persons compare
  6. 19 Hungary 4,149 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment in Portugal?
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment in Portugal was 4,519 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 4,519 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 3,458 Persons in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment?
Portugal ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment by job tenure intervals - persons — dependent employment rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment tenure
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 761 data points, 2009–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on job tenure composition (in persons) by job tenure intervals. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer. This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.