11.0 million cinema admissions in 2025.
Down 7.7% from 2024.
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Cinema admissions by region: total and per inhabitant
2025 Calculated by the project
| Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) | Spectators (Number (No.)) | Per inhabitant (Number (No.)) |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 10,955,126 | 1.0 |
| Norte | 3,364,831 | 0.9 |
| Centro | 1,242,560 | 0.7 |
| Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 373,989 | 0.4 |
| Grande Lisboa | 3,830,360 | 1.6 |
| Península de Setúbal | 1,109,474 | 1.2 |
| Alentejo | 177,966 | 0.3 |
| Algarve | 568,367 | 1.0 |
| Região Autónoma dos Açores | 107,091 | 0.4 |
| Região Autónoma da Madeira | 180,488 | 0.7 |
Cinema admissions over time
2021 to 2025
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| Period | Number (No.) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,480,408 |
| 2022 | 9,613,894 |
| 2023 | 12,305,721 |
| 2024 | 11,864,190 |
| 2025 | 10,955,126 |
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- Reference
- Measure P12 of the list of selected indicators: Cinema spectators — number and per 1,000 inhabitants
Comparison with the previous period
Change calculated by the project from the published values (2025: 10,955,126; 2024: 11,864,190): (10,955,126 − 11,864,190) ÷ 11,864,190 × 100 = -7.7%, rounded to one decimal place. Not a value published by Statistics Portugal.
Exact value: 10,955,126. In the headline, large values are rounded to millions.
Cinema admissions by region: total and per inhabitant
- Period
- 2025
- Unit
- Number (No.)
- Data as of
- 3 November 2026
Project choice, still to be confirmed: The measure asks for espectadores de cinema per 1,000 inhabitants. The publication’s practice is followed: the per-inhabitant ratio as Statistics Portugal publishes it (one decimal place), without conversion. (Rule source: People 2024, p. 12 (live-show spectators per inhabitant))
Sources
- Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual: Cinema spectators (2006 methodology - No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024 - NUTS III), source last updated 29 May 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013119)
- Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual: Cinema spectators per inhabitant (Metodologia 2006 - No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 23 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013190)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Cinema admissions by region: total and per inhabitant”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/p12#x-P12-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.
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Cinema admissions over time
- Periods
- 2021 to 2025
- Unit
- Number (No.)
- Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)
- Portugal
- Data as of
- 3 November 2026
Source
- Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual: Cinema spectators (2006 methodology - No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024 - NUTS III), source last updated 29 May 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013119)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Cinema admissions over time”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/p12#x-P12-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.
Provenance
- Version
INE:0013119@2026-11-03T19:28:07.379Z- Observations checksum (SHA-256)
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