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This section presents a comprehensive analysis of the labour force in today's market, presenting dimensions such as sectors of activity, income, qualifications and demographics. Special attention is paid to labour market integration and training, with an emphasis on graduates in various fields of education, whose professional and academic profiles are detailed. In addition, information on professional associations is presented, which is essential for understanding regulatory dynamics and specialisation in certain sectors.

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Employed population by gender

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Category Value
Female 1083700
Male 1036600
The majority of employees work under an employment contract are Female (51.11%).
Data collected at: 2025 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by age group

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16 - 24 years 114100
25 to 34 years old 509800
35 - 44 years 567700
45 - 54 years 679000
55 - 64 years 524000
65 - 89 years 38700
The majority of the population employed as employees is in the age group 45 - 54 years (27.9%), followed by the group 35 - 44 years (23.33%). The smallest share is in the age group 65 - 89 years (1.59%), followed by 16 - 24 years (4.69%).
Data collected at: 2025 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by level of education

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Category Value
Superior Education 855500
Secondary and Post-secondary education 831900
3rd Cycle of Basic Education 388100
2nd Cycle of Basic Education 207600
1st Cycle of Basic Education 150200
The majority of the population employed as employees has the educational level Superior Education (35.16%), while the smallest share has 1st Cycle of Basic Education (6.17%).
Data collected at: 2025 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by sector of economic activity

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Category Value
Services 1407800
Industry, construction, energy and water 673400
The majority of employees work in the Services sector (67.64%), followed by the Industry, construction, energy and water sector (32.36%).
Data collected at: 2025 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by occupation

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Category Value
Experts in intellectual and scientific activities 518600
Skilled workers in industry, construction and crafts 335500
Technicians and intermediate level professions 243500
Plant and machine operators and assembly workers 227600
Administrative staff 208500
Unskilled workers 192500
Farmers and skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry 12200
The majority of the employees works as Experts in intellectual and scientific activities (29.83%), followed by Skilled workers in industry, construction and crafts (19.3%). The smallest share works as Farmers and skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry (0.7%) and Unskilled workers (11.07%).
Data collected at: 2025 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by net monthly income

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Category Value
from 900 to less than 1200 euros 540600
from 600 to less than 900 euros 455900
from 1200 to less than 1800 euros 443000
Don't know/ No answer 364500
from 1800 to less than 2500 euros 154800
from 310 to less than 600 euros 86900
less than 310 euros 13000
3000 euros and more 11500
From 2,500 to less than 3,000 euros 11000
The majority of the population employed as employees receives a monthly net salary of from 900 to less than 1200 euros (25.98%), while the smallest share receives a salary of From 2,500 to less than 3,000 euros (0.53%).
Data collected at: 2025 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Secondary school graduates by gender

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Female 29274
Male 27700
The highest number of students graduating from secondary education are Female (51.38%), while the fewest are Male (48.62%).
Data collected at: 2023/24 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Secondary school graduates by type of education

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Category Value
Public 41027
Private 15947
Most students who graduated from secondary education completed their studies in Public education (72.01%), while the fewest graduated in Private education (27.99%).
Data collected at: 2023/24 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Higher education graduates by gender

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Category Value
Female 31439
Male 21968
Most students graduating from higher education are Female (58.87%), while the fewest are Male (41.13%).
Data collected at: 2023/24 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Higher education graduates by type of education

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Category Value
Public 43757
Private 9650
Most students graduating from higher education studied in Public education (81.93%), while the fewest studied in Private education (18.07%).
Data collected at: 2023/24 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Higher education graduates by type of education

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Category Value
University 31443
Polytechnic 21964
The highest percentage of higher education graduates completed their studies in University (58.87%), while the lowest percentage corresponds to Polytechnic (41.13%).
Data collected at: 2023/24 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Higher education graduates by National Classification of Education and Formation Areas (CNAEF)

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Management and Administration 4085
Electronics and automation 3867
General nursing and obstetric nursing 2593
Law 2198
Psychology 2112
Medicine 1831
Chemical and process engineering 1633
Sports 1590
Metallurgy and Metalworking 1580
Marketing and Advertising 1544
Audiovisual techniques and media production 1539
Therapy and Rehabilitation 1238
Pharmaceutical Sciences 1238
Dental Sciences 1238
Language learning 1156
Accounting and Taxation 1119
Social work and counselling 1112
Interdisciplinary programmes and qualifications involving engineering, manufacturing and construction 1025
Biology 950
Teacher Training in Specific Subject Areas 933
Fashion, interior and industrial design 930
Economy 928
Training teachers in non-specific subject areas 928
Design and administration of databases and computer networks 833
Development and analysis of software and computer applications 823
Most higher education graduates completed their degrees in the field of Management and Administration (7.65%), while the fewest graduated in the field of Care for the elderly and disabled adults (0.0%).
Data collected at: 2023/24 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: DGEEC

Graduates P.Porto

Porto graduates by employment status

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Category Value
Employees 563
No reply 135
Self-employed 35
Employer 22
Most graduates from P. Porto are Employees (74.57%).
Data collected at: 2021 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: GEP - Graduate Survey

P.Porto graduates by type of employment contract

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Category Value
Open-ended contract 318
No reply 192
Fixed-term contract 155
Internships 52
Green receipts 18
Research grant 11
No contract 9
The most frequent type of contract for graduated students from P. Porto is Open-ended contract (42.12%)
Data collected at: 2021 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: GEP - Graduate Survey

P.Porto graduates by employment status

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Category Value
Employees 503
Self-employed 33
Employer 15
Most employees who graduated from P. Porto work as Employees (91.29%).
Data collected at: 2021 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: GEP - Graduate Survey

P.Porto graduates by type of contract

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Category Value
Open-ended contract 309
Fixed-term contract 130
No reply 48
Internships 38
Green receipts 12
Research grant 10
No contract 4
The most common type of contract amongst employed people graduated from P. Porto is Open-ended contract.
Data collected at: 2021 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: GEP - Graduate Survey

Professional organisations

Registered nutritionists by gender

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Category Value
Female 5177
Male 552
Most nutritionists registered with the professional body are Female (90.36%), while the fewest are Male (9.64%).
Data collected at: 2023 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: Order of Nutritionists

Registered nutritionists by age group

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Category Value
30 - 34 years old 1603
25 - 29 years old 1313
35 - 39 years 1009
40 - 44 years 650
45 - 49 years old 365
less than 25 years old 339
50 - 54 years 179
55 - 59 years 145
60 - 64 years 94
65 - 69 years 23
70 - 74 years 8
over 75 1
Most registered dietitians belong to the 30 - 34 years old (27.98%) age group, while the fewest are in over 75 (0.02%).
Data collected at: 2023 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: Order of Nutritionists

Registered nutritionists by level of education

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Category Value
Licence 4988
Master 575
Doctoral Programme 147
Bachelor's degree 19
Most of the registered nutritionists have as certification Licence (87.07%).
Data collected at: 2023 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: Order of Nutritionists

Registered nutritionists by educational institution

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Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e da Alimentação 1688
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa - Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa 746
Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (Almada) 635
Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Escola Superior de Biotecnologia 421
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra - Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra 373
Universidade do Algarve - Escola Superior de Saúde 351
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança - Escola Superior de Saúde de Bragança 284
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria - Escola Superior de Saúde de Leiria 242
Universidade Atlântica - Escola Superior de Saúde Atlântica 180
CESPU-Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte - Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Sousa 178
Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lusófona ‐ Porto 145
Universidade Fernando Pessoa - Escola Superior de Saúde 137
Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Vila Nova de Gaia (Vila Nova de Gaia) 93
Foreign Institution 84
Instituto Superior de Estudos Interculturais e Transdisciplinares de Viseu (Viseu) 69
Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Medicina 37
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente 26
CESPU-Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte - Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Ave 25
Instituto Politécnico do Porto - Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto 7
Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas 7
Not specified 1
Most of the registered nutritionists graduated from Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e da Alimentação (29.46%), followed by Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa - Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (13.02%).
Data collected at: 2023 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: Order of Nutritionists

Registered nutritionists by type of internship

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Category Value
Unpaid 191
Paid 112
Most registered nutritionists completed an internship of the type Unpaid (63.04%), while the fewest did so in the type Paid (36.96%).
Data collected at: 2023 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: Order of Nutritionists

Registered nutritionists by country

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Portugal 5592
Brazil 97
Italy 10
Spain 10
Cape Verde 7
United States (USA) 2
Mozambique 2
Angola 2
Switzerland 1
Canada 1
Romania 1
South Africa 1
Australia 1
Guatemala 1
France 1
Most registered nutritionists in the professional body are from Portugal (97.61%), while the fewest are from France (0.02%).
Data collected at: 2023 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: Order of Nutritionists

Registered nutritionists by region

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Category Value
Norte 2265
Centro 770
Most registered nutritionists in the professional body are from the region of Norte (74.63%), while the fewest are from Centro (25.37%).
Data collected at: 2023 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: Order of Nutritionists