ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Portugal
Portugal: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 186.47 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
Portugal recorded 186.47 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Portugal peaked at 515.22 1000 No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 186.47 1000 No, in 2024.
That places Portugal 46th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 375.73 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 344.82 1000 No | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 350.87 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 361 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 390.78 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 421 1000 No | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 475.07 1000 No | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 473.54 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 493.88 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 515.22 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 502.76 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 501.64 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 480.42 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 475.59 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 437.89 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 435.85 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 433.1 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 416.68 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 392.04 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 417.44 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 406.15 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 395.02 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 340.05 1000 No | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 315.44 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 298.64 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 297.82 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 278.65 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 269.59 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 259.13 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 206.76 1000 No | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 219.24 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 193.83 1000 No | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 186.47 1000 No | -3.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 186.47 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 177.65 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 186.47 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182.33 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 399.1 1000 No | 344.82 1000 No | 475.07 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 469.3 1000 No | 416.68 1000 No | 515.22 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 341.08 1000 No | 269.59 1000 No | 417.44 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 213.09 1000 No | 186.47 1000 No | 259.13 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 43 Costa Rica 205.99 1000 No compare
- 44 South Africa 194.95 1000 No compare
- 45 Slovakia 190.38 1000 No compare
- 47 Sweden 182.33 1000 No compare
- 48 Bhutan 180.03 1000 No compare
- 49 Switzerland 172.97 1000 No compare
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 186.47 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 515.22 1000 No in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 186.47 1000 No in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Portugal ranks 46th 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 down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.