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2018
Inês Vidigal
There were just under 1,000 Portuguese who, in 2017, entered the United States of America, according to data from the US Department of Homeland Security. In 2017, this US institution counted more than one million foreigners in the United States (1,127,167), with the Portuguese representing 0.1% of that value. +
Inês Vidigal
There were 785 Portuguese who, in 2017, entered Canada, according to data from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. This number represents a slight decrease of 7% when compared to that of the previous year. +
Inês Vidigal
There were 2,962 Portuguese who entered Angola in 2017, according to the consulates of the Republic of Angola in Lisbon and Porto (information on visas issued by the Angola consulate in Faro is not available). This number represents a decrease of 24% when compared to the previous year. +
Inês Vidigal
According to data from the Office Fédéral de la Statistique, in 2017 9,257 Portuguese entered Switzerland. The official statistical department accounted for a total of 147,142 foreign entries into Swiss territory in that year, representing the Portuguese 6.3% of this total. +
Carlota Moura Veiga
There were 248 Portuguese who entered Japan in 2016, according to OECD data. This international agency counted a total of 427,585 entries of foreigners in Japan, with the Portuguese representing 0.1% of this total. +
Carlota Moura Veiga
There were 2,863 Portuguese who entered Belgium in 2016, according to OECD data. That international organization counted a total of 103,187 entries of foreigners in Belgian territory, representing the Portuguese 2.8% of this total. +
Inês Vidigal
2,127 Portuguese entered the Netherlands in 2017, according to data from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. That Dutch organization counted a total of 202,126 entries of foreigners in the country, with the Portuguese representing 1.1% of this total. +
Inês Vidigal
There were 9,038 Portuguese who entered Spain in 2017, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (Population by Municipalities). This Spanish organization accounted for a total of 637,375 foreign admissions in Spain, with the Portuguese representing 1.4% of that total. +
Inês Vidigal
In 2017, 17,750 Portuguese people entered Germany, according to data from the Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland. That German agency accounted for a total of 1,391,515 foreign admissions in Germany, with the Portuguese accounting for 1.3% of that total. +
There were 270 Portuguese who entered Iceland in 2017, according to Statistics Iceland. That Icelandic agency counted a total of 11,758 entries of foreigners in the country, with the Portuguese representing 2.3% of immigration that year. +
Inês Vidigal
There were 618 Portuguese who entered Austria in 2017, according to Statistics Austria. That Austrian agency accounted for a total of 139,329 entries of foreigners in the country, with the Portuguese representing only 0.4% of immigration that year. +
Inês Vidigal
According to statistics Norway, in 2017 375 Portuguese entered the country. This statistical institute accounted for a total of 49,774 entries of foreigners in Norwegian territory, representing the Portuguese 0.8% of this total. +
Inês Vidigal
According to data from the Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, in 2017 3,342 Portuguese entered the country. This statistical institute accounted for a total of 24,379 entries of foreigners in Luxembourg territory, representing the Portuguese 13.7% of this total. +
Carlota Moura Veiga
There were 443 Portuguese who entered Italy in 2016, according to Eurostat data. That European agency registered a total of 300,823 foreign entries in Italy, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.2% of that total. +
Carlota Moura Veiga
There were 390 Portuguese who entered Sweden in 2017, according to Statistics Sweden. That Swedish agency accounted for a total of 144,489 entries of foreigners in Sweden, with the Portuguese representing 0.3% of that total. +
Inês Vidigal
According to the data from Banco de Portugal, in 2016, 3,343.2 million euros came in the country in remittances, a slightly higher value than the one observed for 2015 (plus 0.8%). The overall trend of growth over the past seven years has therefore been maintained. +
Inês Vidigal e Rui Pena Pires
There were 22,622 Portuguese who entered the United Kingdom in 2017, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions. This British agency accounted for a total of 682,613 foreigners in the United Kingdom, with the Portuguese representing 3.3% of that total. +
There were 642 Portuguese who entered Denmark in 2017, according to Denmark Statistik data. That Danish agency accounted for a total of 86,137 entries of foreigners in the country, with the Portuguese representing 0.7% of this total. +
Inês Vidigal
There were just over 1,000 Portuguese who, in 2016, entered the United States of America, according to data from the US Department of Homeland Security. In 2016, this US agency counted more than one million foreigners in the United States (1,183,505), with the Portuguese representing 0.1% of that value. +

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