Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion

18.6%

-5.58%

2004

2025

Not in Education, Employment or Training

8.6%

-8.51%

2011

2025

Housing Cost Overburden

6.3%

-8.70%

2013

2025

Illiteracy Rate by Region

Percentage of the population unable to read or write in 2021 by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

6.74%

Baixo Alentejo

6.40%

Alto Alentejo

6.30%

Alentejo Litoral

6.26%

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

6.12%

Beira Baixa

5.96%

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

5.40%

Douro

5.39%

Alentejo Central

5.23%

R. A. Madeira

4.51%

Lezíria do Tejo

4.29%

Viseu Dão Lafões

4.15%

Alto Minho

3.97%

Tâmega e Sousa

3.84%

R. Leiria

3.62%

Médio Tejo

3.57%

R. Coimbra

3.37%

Oeste

3.19%

Algarve

3.14%

R. A. Açores

3.10%

Ave

3.05%

Cávado

2.66%

R. Aveiro

2.47%

Peninsula de Setubal

2.29%

A. M. Porto

2.14%

Grande Lisboa

1.88%

1.88%6.74%

Average School Years

9.9

2.06%

2011

2025

Tertiary Fields of Study

Historical higher education enrollment in Portugal, with numbers by field and sex in 2024. Source: INE.

Total Tertiary Students

455.67K

1.73%

Jan 1, 1990

Jan 1, 2024

Education Breakdown by Region

Summary of key KPIs across NUTS II regions — basic, secondary and higher education rates in 2023, with historical higher education attainment. Source: INE.

Region	Basic	Secondary	Higher	15Y Higher

Grande Lisboa	89.3%	73.2%	42.4%
Peninsula de Setubal	87.6%	67.6%	33.8%
Centro	79.0%	56.4%	29.2%
Norte	74.8%	54.0%	26.3%
Algarve	81.5%	56.5%	25.3%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	78.4%	55.2%	24.2%
Alentejo	78.0%	52.2%	21.1%
R. A. Madeira	66.7%	46.1%	20.9%
R. A. Açores	64.9%	39.9%	16.9%

Clinicians by Region

Doctors, nurses, and dentists per 1,000 inhabitants by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

20212024

R. Coimbra

13.9‰

Grande Lisboa

8.3‰

A. M. Porto

8.1‰

Cávado

6.1‰

R. A. Madeira

5.5‰

Viseu Dão Lafões

5.3‰

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

4.6‰

Alentejo Central

4.6‰

Alto Minho

4.5‰

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

4.4‰

Algarve

4.4‰

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

4.3‰

Ave

4.2‰

Douro

4.2‰

R. A. Açores

4.2‰

Alto Alentejo

4.1‰

R. Aveiro

4.0‰

Beira Baixa

3.7‰

Peninsula de Setubal

3.6‰

R. Leiria

3.4‰

Baixo Alentejo

2.9‰

Lezíria do Tejo

2.8‰

Médio Tejo

2.7‰

Tâmega e Sousa

2.6‰

Oeste

2.3‰

Alentejo Litoral

2.1‰

2.1‰13.9‰

20212024

Unmet Healthcare Needs

Percentage of the population aged 16+ in Portugal with unmet medical and dental examination needs in 2025, by age group and reason. Source: INE.

Hospital Stays

Historical total hospital internments and hospitalization days in Portugal. Source: INE.

Hospital internments

841.81K

0.00%

Hospitalization days

7.46M days

-0.01%

Healthcare Breakdown by Region

Summary of key KPIs across NUTS II regions — imaging units per 100,000 inhabitants, beds per 1,000 inhabitants, bed occupancy, pharmacies and hospitals in 2024. Source: INE.

Region	Imaging Units	Beds	Bed Occupancy	Pharmacies	Hospitals

Norte	3.5/100k	3.2‰	81.1%	930 29.78%	33 30.84%
Centro	2.8/100k	3.2‰	80.5%	609 19.50%	26 24.30%
Grande Lisboa	4.1/100k	4.2‰	80.9%	585 18.73%	19 17.76%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.9/100k	1.5‰	90.5%	281 9.00%	8 7.48%
Algarve	3.2/100k	2.3‰	85.3%	120 3.84%	5 4.67%
Peninsula de Setubal	1.4/100k	1.8‰	87.2%	199 6.37%	5 4.67%
Alentejo	1.9/100k	2.2‰	83.7%	262 8.39%	5 4.67%
R. A. Madeira	4.6/100k	8.1‰	79.0%	66 2.11%	3 2.80%
R. A. Açores	3.7/100k	6.3‰	81.8%	71 2.27%	3 2.80%

Property Prices by Region

Median sales price and rent per square meter by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

Q1 2020Q1 2025

Grande Lisboa

3.02K €/m²

Algarve

2.81K €/m²

R. A. Madeira

2.49K €/m²

Peninsula de Setubal

2.20K €/m²

A. M. Porto

2.05K €/m²

Alentejo Litoral

1.79K €/m²

Oeste

1.68K €/m²

Cávado

1.59K €/m²

R. Aveiro

1.42K €/m²

Ave

1.32K €/m²

Alto Minho

1.31K €/m²

Lezíria do Tejo

1.28K €/m²

R. Coimbra

1.25K €/m²

R. Leiria

1.24K €/m²

R. A. Açores

1.22K €/m²

Alentejo Central

1.03K €/m²

Tâmega e Sousa

1.01K €/m²

Médio Tejo

983 €/m²

Viseu Dão Lafões

847 €/m²

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

833 €/m²

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

750 €/m²

Baixo Alentejo

717 €/m²

Alto Alentejo

647 €/m²

Douro

640 €/m²

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

625 €/m²

Beira Baixa

619 €/m²

619 €/m²3.02K €/m²

Q1 2020Q1 2025

Housing Supply

Licensed and completed dwellings in new constructions for family housing in Portugal. Source: INE.

Licensed dwellings

41.77K

20.6%

Completed dwellings

26.71K

5.5%

Housing Demand

Annual housing transactions (count and € value) in Portugal. Source: INE.

Transactions

126.73K

-0.19%

Value

€30.39M

-0.10%

* 2025 data available through Q3 only

Housing Breakdown by Region

Summary of key KPIs across NUTS II regions — housing cost burden, overcrowding, severe housing deprivation, mortgages per capita and new rental contracts in 2024. Source: INE.

Region	Cost Burden	Overcrowding	Severe Deprivation	Mortgages	Rentals

Grande Lisboa	13.4%	12.7%	6.8%	21.87K€/cap.	24.12K 24.45%
R. A. Açores	10.8%	16.2%	9.5%	7.47K€/cap.	1.38K 1.40%
Algarve	12.8%	14.4%	6.2%	7.39K€/cap.	5.68K 5.75%
R. A. Madeira	10.5%	19.4%	10.3%	6.25K€/cap.	1.35K 1.37%
Norte	11.9%	12.2%	5.0%	6.10K€/cap.	31.82K 32.26%
Alentejo	11.2%	12.3%	3.2%	5.96K€/cap.	3.23K 3.28%
Peninsula de Setubal	12.0%	12.0%	5.5%	5.91K€/cap.	6.98K 7.08%
Centro	10.8%	5.9%	2.1%	5.46K€/cap.	17.12K 17.36%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	11.3%	6.3%	2.4%	5.42K€/cap.	6.97K 7.07%

Crime Rate by Region

Registered crimes per 1,000 inhabitants by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

20212024

Algarve

51.8‰

Alentejo Litoral

39.8‰

R. A. Açores

39.7‰

Baixo Alentejo

37.9‰

Alto Alentejo

36.9‰

Peninsula de Setubal

34.7‰

Grande Lisboa

33.9‰

Beira Baixa

33.8‰

Lezíria do Tejo

33.3‰

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

31.7‰

Alentejo Central

29.8‰

R. Aveiro

29.7‰

A. M. Porto

29.1‰

Médio Tejo

29.1‰

Alto Minho

28.7‰

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

27.9‰

Oeste

26.9‰

R. A. Madeira

26.5‰

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

26.0‰

R. Leiria

25.9‰

Viseu Dão Lafões

24.3‰

R. Coimbra

23.6‰

Douro

23.3‰

Tâmega e Sousa

22.1‰

Cávado

21.9‰

Ave

20.9‰

20.9‰51.8‰

20212024

Prison Population

Historical prison population in Portugal, with numbers by age group and region of origin in 2024. Source: INE.

Total Prisoners

12.36K

1.37%

Jan 1, 2000

Jan 1, 2024

Extreme Crimes

Homicide and human trafficking in Portugal. Source: INE.

Homicide

-2.7%

Human trafficking

-12.0%

Criminality Breakdown by Region

Summary of key KPIs across NUTS II regions — historical crime rate and assault, theft, vehicle theft and patrimony rates in 2024. Source: INE.

Region	Assault	Theft	Vehicle Theft	Patrimony	4Y Crime Rate

Algarve	8.0‰	0.9‰	4.9‰	29.5‰
R. A. Açores	9.4‰	0.4‰	2.6‰	16.7‰
Alentejo	6.0‰	0.4‰	1.8‰	16.4‰
Peninsula de Setubal	6.1‰	1.0‰	3.5‰	19.4‰
Grande Lisboa	5.4‰	1.4‰	3.0‰	20.2‰
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	4.6‰	0.4‰	2.0‰	15.2‰
Centro	5.0‰	0.3‰	1.7‰	12.8‰
R. A. Madeira	6.3‰	0.5‰	1.2‰	9.3‰
Norte	4.8‰	0.5‰	2.9‰	13.3‰