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Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Portugal

Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Portugal was 40,359 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons40,359
Change on 2023+2.4%
Rank9th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high40,3592024
Series low28,1982008

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Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Portugal, 2008 to 2024

27.5K30K32.5K35K37.5K40K42.5K2008201120142017202020242008: 28,198 persons2009: 29,308 persons2010: 29,953 persons2011: 30,917 persons2012: 30,483 persons2013: 29,945 persons2014: 29,896 persons2015: 29,881 persons2016: 31,782 persons2017: 32,411 persons2018: 33,522 persons2019: 34,485 persons2020: 36,296 persons2021: 37,165 persons2022: 38,745 persons2023: 39,414 persons2024: 40,359 persons25K30K35K40K45K2008201420242008: 28,198 persons2009: 29,308 persons2010: 29,953 persons2011: 30,917 persons2012: 30,483 persons2013: 29,945 persons2014: 29,896 persons2015: 29,881 persons2016: 31,782 persons2017: 32,411 persons2018: 33,522 persons2019: 34,485 persons2020: 36,296 persons2021: 37,165 persons2022: 38,745 persons2023: 39,414 persons2024: 40,359 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
202440,359
202339,414
202238,745
202137,165 Series break
202036,296
201934,485
201833,522
201732,411
201631,782
201529,881
201429,896
201329,945
201230,483
201130,917
201029,953
200929,308
200828,198

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Portugal40,359
European Union (27)1,665,602

Portugal compared with nearby places

Austria: 22,771 personsBelgium: 28,445 personsBulgaria: 30,796 personsCyprus: 1,857 personsCzechia: 55,928 personsGermany: 315,362 personsDenmark: 14,268 personsEstonia: 3,619 personsSpain: 181,689 personsFinland: 13,424 personsFrance: 264,937 personsGreece: 17,380 personsCroatia: 31,679 personsHungary: 45,468 personsIreland: 11,696 personsItaly: 234,818 personsLithuania: 12,418 personsLuxembourg: 1,600 personsLatvia: 6,871 personsMalta: 2,114 personsNetherlands: 31,786 personsPoland: 151,377 personsPortugal: 40,359 personsRomania: 87,403 personsSweden: 26,756 personsSlovenia: 11,126 personsSlovakia: 19,655 persons
  • Under 11K
  • 11K to 18K
  • 18K to 31K
  • 31K to 81K
  • 81K and over
Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 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 water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E): 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, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), 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, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 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, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 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-water-waste/portugal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 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-water-waste/portugal.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation, 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-water-waste/portugal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Persons employed in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation in Portugal was 40,359 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.4% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation (NACE Rev. 2 section E), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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40,359 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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