List of Vets in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 1,612 vets in Portugal, one in every 529 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: two in three have one to four people, and only 5 firms employ 50 people or more. One in six veterinary practices is based in Lisboa, Porto, Sintra, Oeiras and Matosinhos. Below you find the largest veterinary practices 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.

1,612 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies1,6121 in529 Portuguese companiesCities255Largest cityLisboa 96Sole traders<0.1%Employees1-4 (68%)Revenue$100-500K (53%)Email41%Phone48%Website44%

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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	Onevet Group, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua 28 de Janeiro, 350 Fracão T11	Porto	4400-335	*****.pt	2012	$34,965,037	562	Corporation	67	510156541
2	Hospital Veterinário Do Restelo, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Gregório Lopes, Lote 1513 Loja E	Lisboa	1400-195	*****.pt	2002	$5,836,782	64	Partnership of unknown type	3179	505938405
3	Hospital Veterinário Montenegro, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Porto	Rua Da Póvoa, 34/42	Porto	4000-011	*****.com	2002	$5,523,238	76	Corporation	7	506141403
4	Vetarrábida, Clínica Veterinária, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Setúbal	Rua José Augusto Coelho, 12a	Setúbal	2925-538	*****.pt	1996	$4,371,225	38	Corporation	20	503751863
5	Braveborder - Servicos Veterinários, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Avenida 5 de Outubro, 6b/6c	Lisboa	2615-063	*****.pt	2010	$4,299,352	84	Corporation	N/A	509370179
6	Hvm - Hospital Veterinário Da Madeira, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Funchal	Caminho Santo António, 202	Ilha Da Madeira	9020-002	*****.pt	2016	$3,487,479	57	Corporation	20	514146010
7	Hospital Veterinário Muralha De Évora, Lda	Portugal	Évora	Rua Marechal Costa Gomes, 9	Évora	7005-145	*****.pt	1997	$2,656,834	50	Partnership of unknown type	2	503997218
8	Segalab - Laboratório De Sanidade Animal E Seguranca Alimentar, S.A.	Portugal	Póvoa de Varzim	Rua Cidade Da Póvoa de Varzim, 55	Porto	4490-295	*****.pt	2002	$2,502,024	27	Corporation	8	506096610
9	Hvp - Servicos Médico Veterinários, Lda	Portugal	Portimão	Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques, 28	Faro	8500-502	*****.com	2014	$2,395,284	30	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	513201459
10	Hospital Veterinário De S.bento, Lda	Portugal	Mafra	Rua de Santo António Dos Salgados, Lote C	Lisboa	2640-577	*****.pt	1997	$2,349,198	36	Partnership of unknown type	2	503900699
11	Hospital Vivemos O Gato, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Fernão Mendes Pinto, Loja 56 C/d/e	Lisboa	1400-146	*****.pt	2012	$2,217,652	37	Corporation	20	510214355
12	Bichomix - Hospital Veterinário, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda Dos Oceanos, 85b	Lisboa	1990-212	*****.pt	2010	$2,204,033	31	Partnership of unknown type	2	509451217
13	Hospital Dos Animais, Gomes Almeida, Lda	Portugal	Odivelas	Avenida 25 de Abril, 12	Lisboa	2620-185	*****.com	2003	$2,195,369	43	Partnership of unknown type	346	506339327
14	Hospital Veterinário Da Bicuda, Lda	Portugal	Cascais	Rua Da Torre, 1499a/b	Lisboa	2750-756	*****.pt	2007	$2,127,170	23	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	508241880
15	Odete Castro & Vítor Castro - Actividades Veterinárias, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Machico	Rua Ribeirinho, 38	Ilha Da Madeira	9200-102	*****.pt	2015	$2,122,395	32	Corporation	67	513468161
16	Inno - Servicos Especializados Em Veterinária, Lda	Portugal	Braga	Rua Cândido de Sousa, 15	Braga	4710-503	*****.pt	2006	$2,121,850	30	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	507828984
17	Uranolabpt, Lda	Portugal	Sintra	Avenida Pedro Álvares Cabral, Edifício E23	Lisboa	2710-297	*****.com	2021	$2,044,025	20	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	516529048
18	Vet - Heavy Ii - Servicos De Sanidade E De Reproducão Animal, Lda	Portugal	Évora	Rua Miguel António Faria, 21	Évora	7005-401	N/A	2013	$1,999,658	24	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	510492665
19	Health4pets - Saúde E Bem-Estar De Animais De Companhia, Lda	Portugal	Amadora	Estrada de Alfragide, Lote 107 Armazém A3	Lisboa	2610-008	N/A	1999	$1,865,533	31	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	504303821
20	Vecc - Veterinary Emergency And Critical Care Hospitals, S.A.	Portugal	Almada	Rua António Andrade, 1141	Setúbal	2820-287	N/A	2012	$1,846,687	39	Corporation	N/A	510423310
21	Clínica Veterinária João Xxi, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida João Xxi, 18 C/v	Lisboa	1000-302	*****.pt	1997	$1,762,150	28	Partnership of unknown type	3	504051539
22	Clinica Veterinária De São Pedro, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Angra Do Heroísmo	Caminho de Baixo, 4	Ilha de Terceira	9700-023	*****.pt	1997	$1,713,724	15	Corporation	67	512046646
23	Fernando Vet, Lda	Portugal	Vila Do Conde	Rua 5 de Outubro, 1505	Porto	4480-666	N/A	2016	$1,644,658	22	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	513880976
24	Vetluz - Hospital Veterinário, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua São Tomás de Aquino, 10d	Lisboa	1600-203	*****.com	2001	$1,595,857	29	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	505500302
25	Cedivet - Centro Diagnóstico Veterinário, Lda	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua Da Lionesa, 446 C24	Porto	4465-671	*****.pt	2006	$1,533,833	17	Partnership of unknown type	2015	507704851

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Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most vets in Portugal (96), ahead of Porto (46), Sintra (46), Oeiras (42) and Matosinhos (36). Together the five hold one in six of them.

Cities by number of firms

255 Portuguese cities have at least one veterinary practice; 47 have ten or more; 66 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 1,509 Portuguese veterinary practices with a known headcount, 1,030 (68%) have one to four people, 351 have five to nine, 123 have ten to 49 and 5 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (765, 53%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 101,381 92%
Small 10 to 49123 8%
Medium 50 to 2494 0.3%
Large 250+1 <0.1%

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

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest veterinary practices in Portugal

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

Onevet Group, S.A. is the largest veterinary practice in Portugal by headcount. 5 firms employ 50 people or more; 1 employ 100 or more.

1Vila Nova de Gaia562 staff
2Lisboa90 staff
3Vila Franca de Xira84 staff
4Porto76 staff
5Funchal57 staff
6Odivelas43 staff
7Almada39 staff
8Maia38 staff
9Lisboa37 staff
10Almada32 staff

By employee size · 1,509 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,030	68%
5-9	351	23%
10-19	89	6%
20-49	34	2%
50-99	4	0.3%
100-199	0	0%
200-499	0	0%
500-999	1	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

68% have 1 to 4 people; 34 have 20 to 49; 5 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	441	31%
$100K-$500K	765	53%
$500K-$1M	176	12%
$1M-$5M	57	4%
$5M-$10M	2	0.1%
$10M-$50M	1	<0.1%

53% between $100,000 and $500,000; 57 between $1M and $5M; 3 above $5M.

Veterinary practices in Lisboa

Lisboa has 96 vets and veterinary practices, 0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 46% below the national share. Four in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 2 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 73 · 79%
5-9: 9 · 10%
10-19: 3 · 3%
20-49: 5 · 5%
50+: 2 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 56 · 58%
Lda and S.A.: 31 · 32%
Other or none: 9 · 9%

Of the Portuguese total: 6.0%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.1%
Against the national share: 0.5×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 3
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 4.3%

Old

Before 1990: 2 · 2%
1990 or later: 94 · 98%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 8.0%

Reachable

Email: 49 · 51%
Phone: 58 · 60%
Website: 51 · 53%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 31 · 35%
$100K-$500K: 44 · 49%
$500K-$1M: 7 · 8%
$1M and more: 7 · 8%

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How many vets are there in Portugal?

Vets and veterinary practices in Portugal

1,612

21 October 2026

There are 1,612 vets and veterinary practices in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 529 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (47 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,375 85%
Head offices: 91
Branch offices: 146

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 75. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 75.

490 of the 1,612 are Lda and S.A. (30%); 1 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

47 veterinary practices were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 55 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.1% of the inflow.

512022
692023
772024
552025
472026 so far

13 of this year's 47 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.

1Évora5 staff
2Lagoa4 staff
3Faro3 staff
4Lisboa3 staff
5Lajes Das Flores3 staff

How reachable are they?

Veterinary practices are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 48% list a phone number and 44% a website.

Email661 41%
Phone770 48%
Website710 44%

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

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

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese veterinary practices from before 1900, 0 from before 1950 and 25 from before 1990.

1950
1. Lisboa
1969
1. Bragança
1973
1. Lisboa
1980
1. Paredes
1982
1. Ourém
1985
1. Tondela

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

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1990

Portuguese veterinary practices date from before 1990

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 11 doctors for every veterinary practice in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Doctors	17,419	16%	89%
Pharmacy Companies	3,727	75%	33%
Vets	1,612	44%	64%
Hospitals	1,126	38%	42%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	85,142	1.3
Brazil	44,962	1.6
France	16,028	1.1
Germany	15,158	2.2
Poland	12,878	2.0
Portugal	1,612	1.9

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in 1,612 Portuguese veterinary practices work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Three in ten are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)1<0.1%
Partnerships95259%
Lda and S.A.49030%
No form on record or other16910%

Single-site: 85%
Head offices: 91
Branches: 146

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

Frequently asked questions

How many vets are there in Portugal?

There are 1,612 vets and veterinary practices in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 529 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest veterinary practice in Portugal?

Onevet Group, S.A. in Vila Nova de Gaia, with 562 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most vets?

Lisboa, with 96, ahead of Porto (46), Sintra (46), Oeiras (42) and Matosinhos (36).

How many veterinary practices are there in Lisboa?

96, which is 0.1% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 46% below the national share.

How big is a typical veterinary practice?

Small. 68% of the 1,509 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 5 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Portuguese vets sole traders or companies?

One in 1,612 (1) are sole traders, 59% are partnerships and 30% (490) are Lda and S.A..

How many veterinary practices started in 2026?

47 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 55 in 2025. 13 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest veterinary practice in Portugal?

Henriques & Madeira, Lda in Lisboa, 1950, followed by Agrupamento de Defesa Sanitaria dos Concelhos de Carrazede de Ansiaes e Vila Flor in Bragança (1969) and Seclivel - Sociedade de Exploracão de Clínicas Veterinárias, Lda in Lisboa (1973). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers vets?

Portuguese vets are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 75. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 75.

Can I download the full list?

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