Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Portugal
Portugal: Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 38.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Portugal, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal is 38.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal peaked at 38.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2009.
That places Portugal 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.8% | — |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 22.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.2% | 38.8% | 6 |
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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 use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal?
- Use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Portugal was 38.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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 Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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