Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Portugal

Portugal: Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation was 5,245 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,245
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
5,245
in 2025
All-time low
4,172
in 1986
Years of data
40
1986–2025

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Portugal, 1986–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1986200520251986: 4.2k1987: 4.3k1988: 4.4k1989: 4.5k1990: 4.6k1991: 4.8k1992: 4.5k1993: 4.4k1994: 4.4k1995: 4.4k1996: 4.4k1997: 4.5k1998: 4.8k1999: 4.9k2000: 5.0k2001: 5.0k2002: 5.1k2003: 5.0k2004: 5.0k2005: 5.0k2006: 5.0k2007: 5.0k2008: 5.0k2009: 4.9k2010: 4.8k2011: 4.6k2012: 4.5k2013: 4.3k2014: 4.4k2015: 4.5k2016: 4.6k2017: 4.7k2018: 4.8k2019: 4.9k2020: 4.8k2021: 4.8k2022: 4.9k2023: 5.0k2024: 5.1k2025: 5.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Portugal is 5,245, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Portugal peaked at 5,245 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,172, in 1986.

Portugal ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4,344 4,172 4,514 4
1990s 4,561 4,381 4,856 10
2000s 4,991 4,874 5,080 10
2010s 4,610 4,342 4,869 10
2020s 4,961 4,755 5,245 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 7 Netherlands 9,833 compare
  2. 8 Romania 7,689 compare
  3. 9 Sweden 5,263 compare
  4. 11 Czechia 5,228 compare
  5. 12 Belgium 5,138 compare
  6. 13 Switzerland 4,837 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Portugal?
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation in Portugal was 5,245 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 5,245 in 2025.
What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 4,172 in 1986.
How does Portugal rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation?
Portugal ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,169 data points, 1983–2025
Last refreshed