List of Recruitment Companies in Portugal

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 657 recruitment companies in Portugal, one in every 1,299 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: seven in ten have one to four people, and only 47 firms employ 50 people or more. Two in five of all temp agencies are based in Lisboa, Porto, Cascais, Montijo and Sintra. Below you find the largest temp agencies in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

657 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies6571 in1,299 Portuguese companiesCities129Largest cityLisboa 151Sole traders0.8%Employees1-4 (70%)Revenue< $100K (55%)Email12%Phone18%Website18%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Randstad Ii - Prestacão De Servicos, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Amilcar Cabral, 25	Lisboa	1750-018	*****.pt	1994	$185,250,292	7,328	Corporation	4417	503298999
2	Deel Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida 5 de Outubro, 124 7º	Lisboa	1050-061	*****.pt	2021	$112,593,936	866	Corporation	107	516498452
3	Laborsines - Empresa De Trabalho Portuário, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Sines	Rua Do Porto Industrial, Edifício Administrativo 1º	Setúbal	7520-203	N/A	2007	$46,116,834	1,049	Corporation	2	508082994
4	Okratin Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida 5 de Outubro, 124 7º	Lisboa	1050-061	*****.pt	2023	$32,714,471	246	Corporation	107	517742888
5	Proman Search - Trabalho Temporário, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Braga	Rua Cónego Luciano Afonso Dos Santos, 15 R/c Fracão F	Braga	4700-371	N/A	2018	$23,855,711	1,001	Corporation	2659	514726750
6	Heading - Recursos Humanos, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Leiria	Travessa Do Município, Lote B 1 R/c C	Leiria	2410-138	*****.pt	2012	$17,941,526	704	Corporation	2	510295711
7	Michael Page Internacional Portugal - Empresa De Trabalho Temporário E Servicos De Consultadoria, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da Liberdade, 180a 3ºdto.	Lisboa	1250-146	*****.pt	2000	$16,314,698	165	Partnership of unknown type	267	505099438
8	Multipessoal - Servicos, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Dom João Ii, 36 2º Piso Norte 201/202	Lisboa	1998-017	*****.pt	2010	$16,302,927	450	Corporation	15	509448305
9	Peopleflow Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Porto	Avenida Da Boavista, 1679 6º Sala 6.1	Porto	4100-132	N/A	2022	$12,764,921	102	Corporation	23	516868764
10	Haysp - Recrutamento, Seleccão E Empresa De Trabalho Temporário, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da República, 90 1º Fracão 4	Lisboa	1600-206	*****.pt	2000	$12,478,508	229	Corporation	346	504972952
11	Gold Spring Prestacão De Servico S.A. - Sucursal Em Portugal	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Do Mar Da China, 3 4ºa Sala 303	Lisboa	1990-138	*****.business	2020	$11,918,202	61	Foreign company	N/A	980695082
12	Epag - Recrutamento E Gestão De Recursos Humanos, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Do Colégio Militar, 20 R/c Loja B	Lisboa	1500-185	N/A	2020	$11,009,821	12	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	515761559
13	Pétala Altruísta, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Trofa	Rua Serpa Pinto, 51	Porto	4785-399	N/A	2019	$8,520,682	382	Corporation	N/A	515344273
14	Oasisbenefit, Lda	Portugal	Almada	Rua Filinto Elísio, 5a	Setúbal	2805-141	*****.pt	2018	$8,057,503	191	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	515092053
15	Solucões Ambiciosas - Gestão De Recursos Humanos, Lda	Portugal	Valongo	Rua de Santa Margarida, 6	Porto	4445-196	N/A	2021	$7,313,191	235	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	516715356
16	Bcm Europa, Lda & Comandita (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Ivens, 3b 5ºsala W	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-046	N/A	2018	$7,218,742	200	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	514588543
17	Grandalvo - Servicos, Lda	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Doutor Abel Varzim, Bloco 32 2º Sala C	Braga	4750-253	*****.com	2016	$6,663,522	137	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	513979611
18	Sumário Real, Lda	Portugal	Portimão	Rua Do Moinho, Bloco A Loja 16	Faro	8500-343	N/A	2019	$5,856,192	66	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	515726850
19	Goodjob - Prestacão De Servicos, Lda	Portugal	Azambuja	Rua Teodoro José Da Silva, 45	Lisboa	2050-335	*****.pt	2019	$5,446,661	145	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	515407070
20	Relatos Delicados, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Montijo	Rua Serpa Pinto, 125	Setúbal	2870-363	N/A	2021	$5,227,328	2	Corporation	N/A	516606182
21	Porlis - Empresa De Trabalho Portuário, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Topo Oeste Da Doca de Alcântara, Edifício 263	Lisboa	1349-026	N/A	2013	$5,115,575	149	Partnership of unknown type	99	510776981
22	Milímetro - Servicos De Construcão Civil, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua G, 57 3ºdto.	Porto	4430-679	N/A	2005	$5,099,600	241	Corporation	4	507267958
23	Unique Ascending, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Mercês, 41	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-224	*****.ltd	2017	$4,975,144	6	Corporation	N/A	514630280
24	Boatrust Crew Services, Unipessoal, Lda (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Nova Pina, 4b	Ilha Da Madeira	9050-067	N/A	2019	$4,720,136	44	Corporation	3	515189499
25	Conceitos Avulso, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Guimarães	Rua A, 56 Loja 20	Braga	4800-163	N/A	2019	$4,669,955	240	Corporation	N/A	515570451

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most recruitment companies in Portugal (151), ahead of Porto (31), Cascais (23), Montijo (21) and Sintra (20). Together the five hold two in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

129 Portuguese cities have at least one temp agency; 14 have ten or more; 57 have exactly one.

How many recruitment companies are there in Portugal?

Recruitment companies and temp agencies in Portugal

657

5 November 2026

There are 657 recruitment companies and temp agencies in Portugal in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 1,299 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (62 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 620 94%
Head offices: 24
Branch offices: 13

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 781. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 781.

344 of the 657 are Lda and S.A. (52%); 5 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 647 Portuguese temp agencies with a known headcount, 453 (70%) have one to four people, 61 have five to nine, 86 have ten to 49 and 47 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (333, 55%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10514 79%
Small 10 to 4986 13%
Medium 50 to 24942 6%
Large 250+5 0.8%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 12 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Temp agencies in Lisboa

Lisboa has 151 recruitment companies and temp agencies, 0.2% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 109% above the national share. Two in three Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 10 have 50 or more. 10 new firms were entered in 2026, 2 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 97 · 65%
5-9: 20 · 13%
10-19: 13 · 9%
20-49: 10 · 7%
50+: 10 · 7%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 72 · 48%
Lda and S.A.: 70 · 46%
Other or none: 9 · 6%

Of the Portuguese total: 23.0%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.2%
Against the national share: 2.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 10
Entered 2025: 19
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 16.1%

Old

Before 1990: 2 · 1%
1990 or later: 149 · 99%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 33.3%

Reachable

Email: 33 · 22%
Phone: 43 · 28%
Website: 49 · 32%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 58 · 41%
$100K-$500K: 50 · 35%
$500K-$1M: 12 · 9%
$1M and more: 21 · 15%

Largest

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Largest temp agencies in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

Randstad Ii - Prestacão de Servicos, Unipessoal, Lda is the largest temp agency in Portugal by headcount. 47 firms employ 50 people or more; 28 employ 100 or more.

1Lisboa7,328 staff
2Sines1,049 staff
3Braga1,001 staff
4Lisboa866 staff
5Lisboa450 staff
6Trofa382 staff
7Funchal250 staff
8Vila Nova de Gaia241 staff
9Guimarães240 staff
10Valongo235 staff

By employee size · 647 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	453	70%
5-9	61	9%
10-19	42	6%
20-49	44	7%
50-99	19	3%
100-199	13	2%
200-499	10	2%
500-999	2	0.3%
1,000+	3	0.5%

70% have 1 to 4 people; 44 have 20 to 49; 47 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	333	55%
$100K-$500K	157	26%
$500K-$1M	38	6%
$1M-$5M	59	10%
$5M-$10M	10	2%
$10M-$50M	10	2%
$100M-$500M	2	0.3%

55% under $100,000; 59 between $1M and $5M; 22 above $5M.

How reachable are they?

Temp agencies are harder to reach than the average Portuguese company: 18% list a phone number and 18% a website.

Email79 12%
Phone120 18%
Website118 18%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

62 temp agencies were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 104 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.2% of the inflow.

612022
682023
872024
1042025
622026 so far

45 of this year's 62 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Cascais5 staff
2Lisboa5 staff
3Oeiras5 staff
4Lisboa3 staff
5Funchal3 staff

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese temp agencies from before 1900, 0 from before 1950 and 6 from before 1990.

1979
1. Maia
1980
1. Lisboa
1983
1. Vila Do Conde
1986
1. Lisboa
1987
1. Oeiras
1987
1. Ovar

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 17 accounting companies for every temp agency in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Accounting Companies	11,025	35%	75%
Engineering Companies	7,535	27%	78%
Cleaning Companies	4,207	20%	71%
Lawyers	2,077	52%	91%
Funeral Companies	1,310	60%	70%
Recruitment Companies	657	18%	69%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	48,330	5.5
The Netherlands	30,363	7.9
Poland	11,428	1.8
Sweden	3,724	2.0
Norway	2,429	1.2
Portugal	657	0.8

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in 131 Portuguese temp agencies work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Half are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)50.8%
Partnerships28443%
Lda and S.A.34452%
No form on record or other244%

Single-site: 94%
Head offices: 24
Branches: 13

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

Frequently asked questions

How many recruitment companies are there in Portugal?

There are 657 recruitment companies and temp agencies in Portugal in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 1,299 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest temp agency in Portugal?

Randstad Ii - Prestacão de Servicos, Unipessoal, Lda in Lisboa, with 7,328 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most recruitment companies?

Lisboa, with 151, ahead of Porto (31), Cascais (23), Montijo (21) and Sintra (20).

How many temp agencies are there in Lisboa?

151, which is 0.2% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 109% above the national share.

How big is a typical temp agency?

Small. 70% of the 647 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 47 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese recruitment companies sole traders or companies?

One in 131 (5) are sole traders, 43% are partnerships and 52% (344) are Lda and S.A..

How many temp agencies started in 2026?

62 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 104 in 2025. 45 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest temp agency in Portugal?

José dos Santos Monteiro, Unipessoal, Lda in Maia, 1979, followed by Psicoteste - Centro de Seleccão e Formacão, Lda in Lisboa (1980) and Frigoave, Lda in Vila Do Conde (1983). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers recruitment companies?

Portuguese recruitment companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 781. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 781.

Can I download the full list?

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