0.32% population growth in 2025.
Down 1.30 percentage points from 2024.
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Population growth by region: total, natural and migration
2025, in percent
- Crude rate of increase
- Natural increase
- Crude migratory rate
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| Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) | Crude rate of increase (Percentage (%)) | Natural increase (Percentage (%)) | Crude migratory rate (Percentage (%)) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 0.32 | -0.30 | 0.62 |
| Norte | 0.33 | -0.32 | 0.65 |
| Centro | 0.45 | -0.58 | 1.03 |
| Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 0.87 | -0.50 | 1.37 |
| Grande Lisboa | -0.16 | 0.02 | -0.18 |
| Península de Setúbal | 1.07 | -0.07 | 1.14 |
| Alentejo | -0.19 | -0.80 | 0.61 |
| Algarve | 0.16 | -0.22 | 0.39 |
| Região Autónoma dos Açores | 0.40 | -0.19 | 0.59 |
| Região Autónoma da Madeira | 0.54 | -0.42 | 0.96 |
Population growth over time
2021 to 2025, in percent
- Crude rate of increase
- Natural increase
- Crude migratory rate
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| Period | Crude rate of increase (Percentage (%)) | Natural increase (Percentage (%)) | Crude migratory rate (Percentage (%)) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.94 | -0.43 | 2.37 |
| 2022 | 3.07 | -0.38 | 3.45 |
| 2023 | 2.48 | -0.29 | 2.78 |
| 2024 | 1.62 | -0.30 | 1.92 |
| 2025 | 0.32 | -0.30 | 0.62 |
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- Reference
- Measure P03 of the list of selected indicators: Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate — %
Comparison with the previous period
Difference calculated by the project from the published values (2025: 0.32; 2024: 1.62): 0.32 − 1.62 = -1.30 percentage points. Not a value published by Statistics Portugal.
Population growth by region: total, natural and migration
- Period
- 2025
- Unit
- Percentage (%)
- Data as of
- 3 November 2026
Notes
- Statistics Portugal note (0013180): Includes statistical adjustment.
Sources
- Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013178)
- Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of natural increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013177)
- Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude migratory rate (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013180)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Population growth by region: total, natural and migration”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/p03#x-P03-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.
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INE:0013177@2026-11-03T19:26:36.691Z- Observations checksum (SHA-256)
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30f52a2f259f8c20509eb9290044dd86b05045e8740e74152baa54c25d7f5af5
Population growth over time
- Periods
- 2021 to 2025
- Unit
- Percentage (%)
- Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)
- Portugal
- Data as of
- 3 November 2026
Notes
- Statistics Portugal note (0013180): Includes statistical adjustment.
Sources
- Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013178)
- Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of natural increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013177)
- Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude migratory rate (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013180)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Population growth over time”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/p03#x-P03-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.
Provenance
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INE:0013178@2026-11-03T19:26:30.731Z- Observations checksum (SHA-256)
085ab5bbd2babaa33cf0f308c52a24163cb77a701990f23473ff16948a7e338b- Version
INE:0013177@2026-11-03T19:26:36.691Z- Observations checksum (SHA-256)
715815f8c58bd2fd51c217fcfc8b506ddcefb716c76adfb50a7569791850dd70- Version
INE:0013180@2026-11-03T19:26:42.725Z- Observations checksum (SHA-256)
30f52a2f259f8c20509eb9290044dd86b05045e8740e74152baa54c25d7f5af5