Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Portugal
Portugal: Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure was 5,291 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure in Portugal, 2009–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Portugal is 5,291 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Portugal peaked at 5,291 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,429 Persons, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 16th of 33 countries on this measure, 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 — Employment tenure in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4,969 Persons | — |
| 2010 | 4,898 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4,740 Persons | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4,547 Persons | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4,429 Persons | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 4,499 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4,555 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4,617 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4,771 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4,884 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4,933 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,819 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4,782 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 4,939 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5,050 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 5,111 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 5,291 Persons | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,969 Persons | 4,969 Persons | 4,969 Persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,687 Persons | 4,429 Persons | 4,933 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,999 Persons | 4,782 Persons | 5,291 Persons | 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 employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Portugal?
- Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure in Portugal was 5,291 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,291 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,429 Persons in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by job tenure intervals - persons — employment tenure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 — Employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.