An electrically operated fuel pump has a housing which is formed by a centre housing component and two housing end components which are spaced coaxially. A D.C. motor comprises an armature which is rotatably mounted in the housing and is coupled to a pump device which feeds fuel through the housing, the pump outlet pressure prevailing essentially in the fuel surrounding the armature. A pusher sensor has a magnetic piston which can slide counter to an adjustable spring pressure within a bore of the outlet housing end component as a function of the fuel pressure inside the housing. A Hall effect sensor responds to the changing magnetic field as a function of the piston position and applies electric power to the armature as a function of the pump outlet pressure. <IMAGE>
