Total Population

10.75M

1.03%

1991

2024

Life Expectancy

81.55

0.30%

2009

2023

Fertility Rate

1.40

-2.78%

1971

2024

Population Density by Region

Annual population density (inhabitants per km²) and total resident population by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

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Grande Lisboa

1551.5/km²

2.16M

Área Metropolitana do Porto

890.7/km²

3.69M

Península de Setúbal

522.1/km²

848.51K

Cávado

347.6/km²

3.69M

Região Autónoma da Madeira

323.9/km²

259.44K

Ave

291.6/km²

3.69M

Região de Aveiro

231.7/km²

1.72M

Tâmega e Sousa

223.4/km²

3.69M

Oeste

178.1/km²

865.32K

Região de Leiria

123.2/km²

1.72M

Alto Minho

105.8/km²

3.69M

Região de Coimbra

104.4/km²

1.72M

Região Autónoma dos Açores

104.1/km²

241.72K

Algarve

98.6/km²

492.75K

Médio Tejo

80.7/km²

865.32K

Viseu Dão Lafões

80.2/km²

1.72M

Lezíria do Tejo

58.8/km²

865.32K

Douro

45.6/km²

3.69M

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

33.4/km²

1.72M

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

28.6/km²

3.69M

Alentejo Central

20.8/km²

474.89K

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

19.4/km²

3.69M

Alentejo Litoral

19.3/km²

474.89K

Beira Baixa

19.2/km²

1.72M

Alto Alentejo

17.0/km²

474.89K

Baixo Alentejo

13.5/km²

474.89K

1426741142761.6K

Population Pyramid

Resident population in Portugal by 5-year age groups and sex. Source: INE.

19912024

Male

5.14M

47.82%

Female

5.61M

52.18%

Total

10.75M

100.00%

Population Breakdown by Region

Resident population, aging index, median age, and crude birth rate by NUTS II region in 2024. Source: INE.

Region	Median Age	Aging Index	Crude Birth Rate	Resident Population Trend	Resident Population

Norte	47.5years	205.0	6.9/1k	3.69M 34.35%
Grande Lisboa	44.4years	152.9	10.1/1k	2.16M 20.06%
Centro	49.1years	246.3	6.8/1k	1.72M 15.98%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	47.5years	207.3	7.5/1k	865.32K 8.05%
Península de Setúbal	45.3years	160.6	9.7/1k	848.51K 7.89%
Algarve	46.4years	178.1	8.9/1k	492.75K 4.58%
Alentejo	48.7years	226.9	7.3/1k	474.89K 4.42%
Região Autónoma da Madeira	46.7years	178.7	6.9/1k	259.44K 2.41%
Região Autónoma dos Açores	43.0years	128.0	7.8/1k	241.72K 2.25%

Net Migration Rate by Region

Annual net migration rate per 1,000 inhabitants, along with absolute net migration, by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

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Algarve

20.09/1k

9.90K

Península de Setúbal

17.48/1k

14.83K

Região Autónoma da Madeira

13.87/1k

3.60K

Grande Lisboa

13.50/1k

29.11K

Oeste

9.67/1k

8.37K

Lezíria do Tejo

5.78/1k

5.00K

Área Metropolitana do Porto

5.49/1k

20.27K

Região Autónoma dos Açores

5.28/1k

1.28K

Região de Aveiro

5.15/1k

8.85K

Região de Coimbra

4.82/1k

8.28K

Médio Tejo

4.16/1k

3.60K

Região de Leiria

3.36/1k

5.78K

Alentejo Litoral

2.78/1k

1.32K

Viseu Dão Lafões

2.63/1k

4.52K

Alentejo Central

2.44/1k

1.16K

Baixo Alentejo

2.14/1k

1.02K

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

1.75/1k

3.01K

Alto Alentejo

1.58/1k

751.00

Beira Baixa

1.06/1k

1.82K

Cávado

0.93/1k

3.44K

Alto Minho

0.57/1k

2.10K

Ave

0.44/1k

1.64K

Douro

0.36/1k

1.34K

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

0.27/1k

1.00K

Tâmega e Sousa

0.23/1k

858.00

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

0.21/1k

789.00

0.210.732.14.28.520

Immigrants by Birthplace and Sex

Immigrant population by country of birth and sex in Portugal (2021 Census). Source: INE.

Immigrants

Birthplace

Sex

Immigrants

Birthplace

Sex

Migration Breakdown by Region

Foreign residents, net migration, and year-over-year growth by NUTS II region in 2023. Source: INE.

Region	Net Migration	YoY Growth	Migrant Drive	Foreign Population Trend	Foreign Residents

Grande Lisboa	+28,379	+32.9%	+358.8%	411.35K 39.39%
Norte	+44,600	+46.6%	+124.6%	174.96K 16.75%
Algarve	+6,810	+14.4%	+231.8%	125.42K 12.01%
Centro	+33,286	+46.3%	+101.6%	106.92K 10.24%
Peninsula de Setubal	+11,788	+38.0%	+235.4%	100.83K 9.66%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	+20,159	+35.7%	+87.0%	66.65K 6.38%
Alentejo	+5,860	+24.0%	+124.9%	37.81K 3.62%
Regiao Autonoma da Madeira	+3,592	+19.2%	+63.1%	14.06K 1.35%
Regiao Autonoma dos Acores	+1,227	+22.2%	+92.3%	6.24K 0.60%

Crude Death Rate by Region

Annual crude death rate per 1,000 inhabitants by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

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Alto Alentejo

18.3/1k

Beira Baixa

17.7/1k

Baixo Alentejo

17.1/1k

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

16.9/1k

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

16.4/1k

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

16.1/1k

Alentejo Central

15.2/1k

Douro

14.3/1k

Médio Tejo

14.3/1k

Alto Minho

13.6/1k

Viseu Dão Lafões

13.3/1k

Lezíria do Tejo

13.2/1k

Região de Coimbra

12.8/1k

Alentejo Litoral

12.6/1k

Algarve

11.5/1k

Região de Leiria

11.5/1k

Oeste

11.0/1k

Península de Setúbal

10.8/1k

Região de Aveiro

10.5/1k

Região Autónoma dos Açores

10.2/1k

Região Autónoma da Madeira

9.9/1k

Grande Lisboa

9.7/1k

Área Metropolitana do Porto

9.6/1k

Tâmega e Sousa

9.5/1k

Ave

9.3/1k

Cávado

8.2/1k

8.21012141618

Causes of Death

Breakdown of deaths by cause of death and sex in Portugal in 2024. Source: INE.

2022

2024

Circulatory System Diseases

30,055

25.39%

Neoplasms

29,048

24.53%

Respiratory Diseases

14,022

11.84%

Ill-defined Causes

7,387

6.24%

Mental & Behavioural Disorders

7,225

6.10%

External Causes

5,697

4.81%

Digestive Diseases

5,262

4.44%

Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases

4,895

4.13%

Nervous System Diseases

4,644

3.92%

Genitourinary Diseases

4,333

3.66%

Infectious & Parasitic Diseases

2,463

2.08%

Skin Diseases

657

0.55%

Blood Disorders

533

0.45%

Musculoskeletal Diseases

493

0.42%

Congenital Malformations

213

0.18%

Perinatal Conditions

141

0.12%

Pregnancy Complications

0.01%

Other Causes

1,312

1.11%

Mortality Breakdown by Region

Deaths, infant mortality rate, and average age at death by NUTS II region in 2024. Source: INE.

Region	Infant Mortality	Average Death Age	Deaths Trend	Deaths

Norte	2.6/1k	79.0	37.72K 31.87%
Centro	1.9/1k	80.6	21.96K 18.55%
Grande Lisboa	3.4/1k	78.8	20.72K 17.50%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.7/1k	80.0	10.71K 9.04%
Peninsula de Setubal	5.0/1k	78.2	9.12K 7.70%
Alentejo	2.9/1k	80.5	7.50K 6.34%
Algarve	3.7/1k	78.3	5.62K 4.75%
Regiao Autonoma da Madeira	3.3/1k	76.8	2.57K 2.17%
Regiao Autonoma dos Acores	4.8/1k	75.1	2.45K 2.07%