Employed foreign-born population in Portugal
Portugal: Employed foreign-born population was 730.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employed foreign-born population in Portugal, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 730.2 for employed foreign-born population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed foreign-born population in Portugal peaked at 730.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 421, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Employed foreign-born population in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 421 | — |
| 2015 | 426.1 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 431.7 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 456.3 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 470.2 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 503.9 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 448.9 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 532 | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 694.3 | +30.5% |
| 2024 | 730.2 | +5.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 730.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 676.27, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 730.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 536.86, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 441.06 | 421 | 470.2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 581.86 | 448.9 | 730.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed foreign-born population in Portugal?
- Employed foreign-born population in Portugal was 730.2 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employed foreign-born population recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 730.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employed foreign-born population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 421 in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for employed foreign-born population?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employed foreign-born population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employed foreign-born population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.