Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Portugal
Portugal: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 85.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Portugal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Portugal stood at 85.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Portugal peaked at 85.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1998.
Portugal ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.1% | — |
| 1992 | 75.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 72.1% | 75.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 73.4% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 78.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.3% | 85.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Portugal?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Portugal was 85.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.