Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Portugal
Portugal: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 4,468 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Portugal, 1956–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 4,468 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Portugal peaked at 4,468 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,354 Persons, in 1956.
Portugal ranks 17th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 2,354 Persons | — |
| 1957 | 2,374 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 2,400 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 2,425 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 2,453 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 2,446 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 2,438 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 2,431 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2,423 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 2,416 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 2,406 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,395 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 2,385 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,374 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 2,561 Persons | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 2,546 Persons | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2,534 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2,532 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 2,417 Persons | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 2,451 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2,456 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2,410 Persons | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2,447 Persons | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2,496 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2,663 Persons | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 2,652 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2,733 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2,838 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2,752 Persons | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,746 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2,791 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 2,830 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2,954 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3,058 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 3,144 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 3,187 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3,192 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3,099 Persons | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3,037 Persons | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3,010 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,994 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3,193 Persons | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 3,444 Persons | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 3,551 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3,655 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3,715 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3,743 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,706 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,719 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,742 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,822 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3,826 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,870 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,772 Persons | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3,762 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,715 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,539 Persons | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3,453 Persons | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3,608 Persons | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 3,707 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,783 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,945 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4,052 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,079 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,006 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,031 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4,184 Persons | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 4,303 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4,345 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 4,468 Persons | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,388 Persons | 2,354 Persons | 2,425 Persons | 4 |
| 1960s | 2,417 Persons | 2,374 Persons | 2,453 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,485 Persons | 2,410 Persons | 2,561 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,802 Persons | 2,652 Persons | 3,058 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,185 Persons | 2,994 Persons | 3,551 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,757 Persons | 3,655 Persons | 3,870 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,764 Persons | 3,453 Persons | 4,079 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,223 Persons | 4,006 Persons | 4,468 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Portugal?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Portugal was 4,468 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,468 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,354 Persons in 1956.
- How does Portugal rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3