Portugal Employed Persons
1998 - 2026 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data
Key information about Portugal Employed Persons
- Portugal Employed Persons was reported at 5,301,300.000 Person in Jan 2026
- It recorded a decrease from the previous number of 5,315,700.000 Person for Dec 2025
- Portugal Employed Persons data is updated monthly, averaging 4,299,900.000 Person from Feb 1998 to Jan 2026, with 336 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 5,315,700.000 Person in Dec 2025 and a record low of 4,068,600.000 Person in Jan 2013
- Portugal Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Monthly: Seasonally Adjusted
Statistics Portugal provides monthly Employed Persons.
View Portugal's Employed Persons from Feb 1998 to Jan 2026 in the chart:
What was Portugal's Employed Persons in Jan 2026?
Portugal Employed Persons was reported at 5,301,300.000 Person in Jan 2026 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,301,300.000 Jan 2026 | 5,315,700.000 Dec 2025 | 4,068,600.000 Jan 2013 | 5,315,700.000 Dec 2025 | Person | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2026 |
Employed Persons by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person) | 1,178,603.521 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (Person) | 11,001,000.000 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Argentina (Person) | 13,304,000.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (Person) | 827,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (Person) | 14,703,823.269 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2026 |
| Austria (Person) | 3,929,000.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Feb 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 5,105,200.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (Person) | 770,129.000 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2023 |
| Bangladesh (Person) | 69,090,000.000 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Belarus (Person) | 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2019 |
| Belgium (Person) | 5,124,300.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 854,543.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (Person) | 504,738.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Brazil (Person) | 102,671,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2026 |
| Brunei (Person) | 222,700.000 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 2,919,500.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 9,297,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Canada (Person) | 21,121,200.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (Person) | 9,473,269.601 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| China (Person) | 725,040,000.000 2025 | yearly | 1949 - 2025 |
| Colombia (Person) | 24,044,397.231 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Croatia (Person) | 1,703,843.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 509,211.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 5,528,623.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (Person) | 3,268,472.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 8,364,467.373 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (Person) | 32,677,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (Person) | 694,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (Person) | 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (Person) | 2,583,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| France (Person) | 30,606,300.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (Person) | 839,153.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (Person) | 45,917,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (Person) | 9,270,939.000 2015 | yearly | 2013 - 2015 |
| Greece (Person) | 4,401,700.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 3,665,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,696,509.740 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 222,200.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| India (Person) | 562,364,490.000 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (Person) | 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 | monthly | Feb 2012 - Feb 2016 |
| Ireland (Person) | 2,833,100.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (Person) | 4,479,701.959 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (Person) | 24,180,976.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Japan (Person) | 68,170,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (Person) | 1,265,254.000 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 9,300,300.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (Person) | 20,778,600.000 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| South Korea (Person) | 28,816,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 422,192.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 2,229,434.000 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 653,605.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (Person) | 3,474,582.000 2014 | yearly | 1994 - 2014 |
| Latvia (Person) | 897,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 1,457,900.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 526,489.092 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 378,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 709,523.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 17,129,500.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (Person) | 386,435.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 550,100.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (Person) | 59,785,854.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (Person) | 806,362.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 1,383,642.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 271,640.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Morocco (Person) | 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 222,985.000 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Nepal (Person) | 7,086,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 9,843,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 2,886,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (Person) | 2,890,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Oman (Person) | 2,706,215.000 2025 | yearly | 1986 - 2025 |
| Pakistan (Person) | 74,385,846.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (Person) | 1,105,000.000 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Panama (Person) | 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 | monthly | Mar 2008 - Aug 2017 |
| Paraguay (Person) | 3,297,188.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (Person) | 5,734,800.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Philippines (Person) | 49,103,666.667 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (Person) | 17,346,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (Person) | 5,301,300.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Qatar (Person) | 2,239,938.000 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Romania (Person) | 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (Person) | 74,500,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (Person) | 2,362,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Nov 2025 |
| Singapore (Person) | 4,096,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (Person) | 2,606,900.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (Person) | 884,685.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | May 1997 - Feb 2019 |
| South Africa (Person) | 17,098,908.110 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (Person) | 22,463,300.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (Person) | 8,097,879.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (Person) | 9,900,000.000 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (Person) | 5,193,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 5,532,164.451 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Syria (Person) | 125,388.000 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Taiwan, China (Person) | 11,640,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 2,545,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Thailand (Person) | 39,846,962.657 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Tunisia (Person) | 3,609,800.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Dec 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 3,449.979 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 27,008.651 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 29.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 345,501.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 89.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 156.693 2030 | yearly | 1986 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 280.157 2030 | yearly | 1990 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 153.396 2030 | yearly | 1986 - 2030 |
| General Govt Gross Debt: as % of GDP (%) | 89.600 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Indirect: Value Added Tax (EUR mn) | 26,670.034 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Capital (EUR mn) | 5,633.227 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EUR mn) | 77,833.423 Dec 2025 | monthly | May 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EUR mn) | 70,331.848 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (EUR mn) | 28,835.307 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (EUR mn) | 72,200.196 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Balance (EUR mn) | -7,501.575 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.587 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -3,362.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 6,563.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -0.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 311,567.683 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 3,528,600.993 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 156,342.270 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 11,532.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -2.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,985,797.474 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,408,935.558 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 333.892 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 200.412 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 61.905 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 675.950 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1974 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports (EUR) | 5,604,681,275.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 227.607 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Footwear and Gaiters (EUR mn) | 117.514 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 248.365 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 683.477 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 519.411 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 706.418 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 1,523.482 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 610.387 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports (EUR) | 8,476,002,302.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 1,020.789 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 531.942 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 337.024 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers (EUR mn) | 894.792 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 850.294 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 639.778 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 3,051.460 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Non EU: United States (EUR mn) | 171.146 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 979.753 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 136.577 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 146.028 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 56.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,931.673 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 187,201.312 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 367,819.760 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 11,412.9 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.918 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 64,204.360 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 357,763.101 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 402,023.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.3 Aug 2019 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Aug 2019 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 5.900 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 12.600 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 185.143 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1979 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 453.321 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 198,211.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 273,960.540 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 7.13 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 71.30 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 157,510.570 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2 (EUR mn) | 309,482.340 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 67,871.020 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 9,344.340 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Outstanding Housing Credit (EUR) | 75,994.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 3.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2026 |
| Coincident Indicator: Economic Activity (%) | 2.200 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1978 - Jan 2026 |
| Economic Sentiment Index: sa (1990-2006=100) | 104.300 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Feb 2026 |
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