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Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in Portugal

Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in Portugal was 16,275 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons16,275
Change on 2023-2%
Rank17th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high16,6082023
Series low8,7032014

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Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in Portugal, 2008 to 2024

8,00010K12K14K16K18K2008201120142017202020242008: 10,336 persons2009: 10,112 persons2010: 9,496 persons2011: 9,371 persons2012: 9,264 persons2013: 8,913 persons2014: 8,703 persons2015: 9,589 persons2016: 12,343 persons2017: 12,709 persons2018: 13,462 persons2019: 13,357 persons2020: 13,852 persons2021: 14,020 persons2022: 16,161 persons2023: 16,608 persons2024: 16,275 persons8,00010K12K14K16K18K2008201420242008: 10,336 persons2009: 10,112 persons2010: 9,496 persons2011: 9,371 persons2012: 9,264 persons2013: 8,913 persons2014: 8,703 persons2015: 9,589 persons2016: 12,343 persons2017: 12,709 persons2018: 13,462 persons2019: 13,357 persons2020: 13,852 persons2021: 14,020 persons2022: 16,161 persons2023: 16,608 persons2024: 16,275 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
202416,275
202316,608
202216,161
202114,020 Series break
202013,852
201913,357
201813,462
201712,709
201612,343
20159,589
20148,703
20138,913
20129,264
20119,371
20109,496
200910,112
200810,336

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Portugal16,275
European Union (27)1,500,000

Portugal compared with nearby places

Austria: 39,774 personsBelgium: 22,867 personsBulgaria: 33,420 personsCyprus: 2,419 personsCzechia: 42,621 personsGermany: 445,146 personsDenmark: 18,930 personsEstonia: 6,318 personsSpain: 46,307 personsFinland: 14,876 personsFrance: 239,279 personsGreece: 32,270 personsCroatia: 15,185 personsHungary: 39,760 personsItaly: 100,514 personsLithuania: 13,166 personsLuxembourg: 2,094 personsLatvia: 9,604 personsMalta: 1,797 personsNetherlands: 38,703 personsPoland: 148,541 personsPortugal: 16,275 personsRomania: 63,001 personsSweden: 37,076 personsSlovenia: 9,072 personsSlovakia: 17,520 persons
  • Under 10K
  • 10K to 18K
  • 18K to 37K
  • 37K to 46K
  • 46K and over
  • No data
Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 2024, persons. Portugal is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Portugal, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Portugal, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-energy-supply/portugal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Portugal, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-energy-supply/portugal.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, Portugal, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-energy-supply/portugal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in Portugal?

Persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in Portugal was 16,275 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2% from 2023. That is the 17th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (NACE Rev. 2 section D), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in Portugal?

16,608 in 2023, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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