PT · 2025 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Portugal, 2025

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
5,031k
Portugal, 2025
▲ 3.0% vs 2024 (4,882k)
Analysis

In 2025, Portugal's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 3.0% compared to 2024, reaching 5,031k.

Portugal accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 201,574k.

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 10.5% (from 4,553k in 2020).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
2.5%
EU-27: 201,574k
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025