Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Portugal

Portugal: Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in was 88.25 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
88.25 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
88.68 %
in 2022
All-time low
73.55 %
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Portugal, 2000–2025

0204060802000201220252000: 73.5 %2001: 74.1 %2002: 74.7 %2003: 74.9 %2004: 75.7 %2005: 75.9 %2006: 76.8 %2007: 77.1 %2008: 77.6 %2009: 78.5 %2010: 79.6 %2011: 82.8 %2012: 82.3 %2013: 82.6 %2014: 85.1 %2015: 86.1 %2016: 86.6 %2017: 87.3 %2018: 87.5 %2019: 87.1 %2020: 87.3 %2021: 88.2 %2022: 88.7 %2023: 88.7 %2024: 88.5 %2025: 88.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Portugal is 88.25 %, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Portugal peaked at 88.68 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.55 %, in 2000.

Portugal ranks 14th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National in Portugal, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 73.55 %
2001 74.13 % +0.8%
2002 74.69 % +0.8%
2003 74.92 % +0.3%
2004 75.72 % +1.1%
2005 75.86 % +0.2%
2006 76.82 % +1.3%
2007 77.13 % +0.4%
2008 77.6 % +0.6%
2009 78.52 % +1.2%
2010 79.59 % +1.4%
2011 82.76 % +4.0%
2012 82.34 % -0.5%
2013 82.56 % +0.3%
2014 85.14 % +3.1%
2015 86.09 % +1.1%
2016 86.61 % +0.6%
2017 87.32 % +0.8%
2018 87.55 % +0.3%
2019 87.14 % -0.5%
2020 87.27 % +0.1%
2021 88.25 % +1.1%
2022 88.68 % +0.5%
2023 88.67 % -0.0%
2024 88.5 % -0.2%
2025 88.25 % -0.3%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 88.25 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.25 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 88.25 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.98 %, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.89 % 73.55 % 78.52 % 10
2010s 84.71 % 79.59 % 87.55 % 10
2020s 88.27 % 87.27 % 88.68 % 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 11 France 89.13 % compare
  2. 12 Czechia 88.62 % compare
  3. 13 Australia 88.45 % compare
  4. 15 Barbados 87.76 % compare
  5. 16 Austria 87.34 % compare
  6. 17 North Macedonia 86.88 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Portugal?
Share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Portugal was 88.25 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 88.68 % in 2022.
What is the lowest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 73.55 % in 2000.
How does Portugal rank for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in?
Portugal ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,154 data points, 2000–2025
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