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As of 4 November 2026, 1,812 membership associations & unions companies are based in Portugal; 3 are hiring right now and Lisboa has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,812
- Hiring now
- 3 · 1 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Professional bodies · 639
- Top city
- Lisboa · 506
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 10,847
Membership associations & unions in Portugal, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional bodies | 639 | 35% |
| Industry & employer associations | 565 | 31% |
| Healthcare professional societies | 328 | 18% |
| Trade unions | 200 | 11% |
| Other membership associations & unions | 144 | 8% |
| Chambers of commerce | 131 | 7% |
| Other nonprofit civic associations | 60 | 3% |
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 42 | 2% |
| Local trade & craft associations | 41 | 2% |
| School support associations | 30 | 2% |
| Patient support & health charities | 26 | 1% |
| Sports federations | 24 | 1% |
| Networking communities | 23 | 1% |
| Cultural arts associations | 19 | 1% |
| General purpose associations | 17 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 555 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 553 · 0 |
| 11-50 employees | 488 · 1 |
| 51-200 employees | 157 · 0 |
| 201-500 employees | 27 · 1 |
| 501-1000 employees | 12 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 13 · 1 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 5 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Lisboa | 506 | 28% |
| Porto | 144 | 8% |
| Coimbra | 63 | 3% |
| Lisbon | 27 | 1% |
| Braga | 19 | 1% |
| Aveiro | 16 | 1% |
| Funchal | 14 | 1% |
| Faro | 11 | 1% |
| Amadora | 10 | 1% |
| Bragança | 10 | 1% |
| Beja | 8 | 0% |
| Castelo Branco | 8 | 0% |
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The stack of membership associations & unions in Portugal
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Portugal
Public, community & associations in Portugal, the whole market →
Nonprofit civic associations · 3,615 →
Municipal government · 2,264 →
Charitable foundations · 1,815 →
Public programmes & agencies · 1,408 →
Amateur sports clubs · 1,393 →
Churches congregations · 734 →
Research institutes & think tanks · 574 →
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1,812 membership associations & unions companies are based in Portugal; 3 are hiring right now and Lisboa has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/portugal/membership_associations_and_unions)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Membership associations & unions in Portugal: questions
How many membership associations & unions companies are there in Portugal?
1,812 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
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