About 1.15 million people in the second quarter of 2026, 33,100 more than in the previous quarter.
In the second quarter of 2026, 21.3% of the employed population in Portugal was working remotely: about 1.15 million people, 33,100 more than in the previous quarter.
Greater Lisbon and the Setúbal Peninsula are the only regions above the national average. Outside those two regions, remote work is less common than the national average.
Data from the INE Labour Force Survey. That is how these four roles are designed: remote from anywhere in the country, with Palmela given as the location in the postings.
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