ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Portugal
Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 919.59 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Portugal, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Portugal is 919.59 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Portugal peaked at 919.59 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 467.16 1000 No, in 1994.
That places Portugal 32nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 498.19 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 491.43 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 467.16 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 485.86 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 473.68 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 486.55 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 700.3 1000 No | +43.9% |
| 1999 | 716.93 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 735.08 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 718.62 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 775.1 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 734.05 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 722.73 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 754.45 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 765.63 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 757.58 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 767.77 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 737.88 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 745.07 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 869.15 1000 No | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 802.67 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 792.18 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 839.43 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 846.54 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 815.63 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 834.75 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 847.65 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 828.96 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 838.21 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 895.97 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 908.82 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 908.34 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 919.59 1000 No | +1.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 919.59 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 919.59 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +43.9% | 486.55 1000 No | 700.3 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 540.01 1000 No | 467.16 1000 No | 716.93 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 746.89 1000 No | 718.62 1000 No | 775.1 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 822.2 1000 No | 745.07 1000 No | 869.15 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 894.19 1000 No | 838.21 1000 No | 919.59 1000 No | 5 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Portugal?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Portugal was 919.59 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 919.59 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 467.16 1000 No in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.