Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Portugal
Portugal: Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies was 2,708 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Portugal, 2016–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Portugal is 2,708 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Portugal peaked at 2,708 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,376 Thousand persons, in 2016.
That places Portugal 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,376 Thousand persons | — |
| 2017 | 2,393 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,414 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2,439 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,404 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,390 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,426 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,593 Thousand persons | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 2,635 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 2,708 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,406 Thousand persons | 2,376 Thousand persons | 2,439 Thousand persons | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,526 Thousand persons | 2,390 Thousand persons | 2,708 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,749 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1862 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,972 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Portugal?
- Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies in Portugal was 2,708 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest economically active population by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,708 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest economically active population by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,376 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for economically active population by sex, age and other typologies?
- Portugal ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economically active population by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Economically active population by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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