PT · 2023 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Portugal, 2023

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
4,823k
Portugal, 2023
▲ 2.0% vs 2022 (4,727k)
Analysis

In 2023, Portugal's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 2.0% compared to 2022, reaching 4,823k.

Portugal accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 199,013k.

Portugal ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.2% (from 4,627k in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.4%
EU-27: 199,013k
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025