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27/10/2022

A. Annual series

A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	Total Population		Foreign-born
	Total Population		All foreign-born			Born in Portugal
	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in	N	% of total	As a % of all foreign-born	Change in
2021	8,738,791	0.8	2,672,440	30.6	1.6	207,251	2.4	7.8	-1.6
2020	8,670,300	0.8	2,630,432	30.3	1.6	210,731	2.4	8.0	-1.6
2019	8,606,033	0.7	2,590,039	30.1	1.4	214,087	2.5	8.3	-1.6
2018	8,544,527	0.7	2,553,416	29.9	1.4	217,662	2.6	8.5	-1.5
2017	8,484,130	0.8	2,519,068	29.7	1.6	220,904	2.6	8.8	-1.0
2016	8,419,550	1.1	2,480,032	29.5	2.6	223,099	2.6	9.0	0.4
2015	8,327,126	1.1	2,416,394	29.0	2.6	222,277	2.7	9.2	1.7
2014	8,237,666	1.2	2,354,837	28.6	2.8	218,657	2.7	9.3	3.4
2013	8,139,631	1.2	2,289,560	28.1	3.2	211,451	2.6	9.2	6.2
2012	8,039,060	1.1	2,218,445	27.6	2.8	199,209	2.5	9.0	6.3
2011	7,954,662	1.1	2,158,424	27.1	4.0	187,409	2.4	8.7	8.8
2010	7,870,134	1.1	2,075,182	26.4	21.1	172,274	2.2	8.3	-16.4
2009	7,785,806	1.1	1,714,004	22.0	2.6	206,019	2.6	12.0	4.7
2008	7,701,856	1.4	1,669,715	21.7	4.2	196,842	2.6	11.8	7.6
2007	7,593,494	1.1	1,602,093	21.1	3.1	183,028	2.4	11.4	5.1
2006	7,508,739	0.7	1,554,527	20.7	0.8	174,198	2.3	11.2	3.8
2005	7,459,128	0.6	1,541,912	20.7	1.1	167,857	2.3	10.9	4.8
2004	7,415,102	0.7	1,524,663	20.6	1.6	160,249	2.2	10.5	6.5
2003	7,364,148	0.7	1,500,907	20.4	1.6	150,448	2.0	10.0	6.2
2002	7,313,853	0.8	1,476,966	20.2	2.0	141,696	1.9	9.6	4.1
2001	7,255,653	0.7	1,447,553	20.0	1.6	136,135	1.9	9.4	0.5
2000	7,204,055	..	1,424,370	19.8	..	135,449	1.9	9.5	..

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Note The concept of resident population refers, by the OFS, to permanent. 1. The values up to 2009 for those born abroad and in Portugal correspond to individuals born outside Switzerland with foreign and Portuguese nationality, respectively (it is not possible to have the variable 'country of birth' per country, only by category 'outside and within the Switzerland'); 2. As of 2010, the values for those born abroad correspond to those born outside Switzerland; 3. The previous values for foreigners were revised in 2010 by the local statistics institute and started to includ, also according to the definition of the concept of permenant resident population, asylum seekers who have been living in Switzerland for 12 months or more. 4. The values of those born in Portugal in 2014 and 2015 were reviewed by the Office Fédéral de la Statistique and amended by OEm in 05/05/2021, the values for those born in Portugal and abroad from 2000 to 2009 have been revised by the responsible entity and amended by the OEm on 20/05/2021.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, total and foreign population in Population résidante permanente selon le sexe et la catégorie de nationalité, à la fin de l'année; born abroad with foreign and Portuguese nationality in Population résidante permanente et non permanente selon la région, la nationalité et le lieu de naissance (2010-2013); Portuguese until 20096 in Population résidante permanente étrangere selon la nationalité par pays et les cantons; Portuguese until 2013 in Population résidante selon année, canton, type de population, sexe, autorisation de résidence, classe d'âge et nationalité (Database).

A.1.1 Residents born in Portugal by sex, 2000-2021

(indivíduos)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2021	207,251	95,320	46.0	111,931	54.0
2020	210,731	96,855	46.0	113,876	54.0
2019	214,087	98,288	45.9	115,799	54.1
2018	217,662	99,810	45.9	117,852	54.2
2017	220,904	101,178	45.8	119,726	54.2
2016	223,099	101,936	45.7	121,163	54.3
2015	222,277	101,389	45.6	120,888	54.4
2014	218,657	99,421	45.5	119,236	54.5
2013	211,451	95,942	45.4	115,509	54.6
2012	199,209	90,618	45.5	108,591	54.5
2011	187,409	85,724	45.8	101,685	54.3
2010	172,274	79,226	46.0	93,048	54.0
2009	206,019	93,282	45.3	112,737	54.7
2008	196,842	89,280	45.4	107,562	54.6
2007	183,028	83,392	45.6	99,636	54.4
2006	174,198	80,081	46.0	94,117	54.0
2005	167,857	77,618	46.2	90,239	53.8
2004	160,249	74,629	46.6	85,620	53.4
2003	150,448	70,798	47.1	79,650	53.0
2002	141,696	67,163	47.4	74,533	52.6
2001	136,135	65,211	47.9	70,924	52.1
2000	135,449	65,147	48.1	70,302	51.9

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, "Permanent and non permanent resident population by Year, Population type, Country of birth and Sex" (from 2010 onwards), until 2009 data granted upon request.

A.1.2 Residents born in Portugal by age group, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	< 15		15-39		40-64		> 65
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total	N	% of total	N	% of total
2021	207,251	6,905	3.3	76,543	36.9	117,103	56.5	6,700	3.2
2020	210,731	7,761	3.7	80,203	38.1	116,783	55.4	5,984	2.8
2019	214,087	8,811	4.1	84,063	39.3	115,903	54.1	5,310	2.5
2018	217,662	10,087	4.6	88,064	40.5	114,816	52.8	4,695	2.2
2017	220,904	11,428	5.2	91,855	41.6	113,274	51.3	4,347	2.0
2016	223,099	12,898	5.8	95,206	42.7	110,896	49.7	4,099	1.8
2015	222,277	14,186	6.4	97,624	43.9	106,786	48.0	3,681	1.7
2014	218,657	15,115	6.9	98,070	44.9	102,246	46.8	3,226	1.5
2013	211,451	15,518	7.3	96,299	45.6	96,792	45.8	2,842	1.4
2012	199,209	14,988	7.5	91,552	46.0	90,217	45.3	2,452	1.2
2011	187,409	14,550	7.8	87,154	46.5	83,525	44.6	2,180	1.2
2010	172,274	11,542	6.7	81,648	47.4	77,163	44.8	1,921	1.1
2009	206,019	43,379	21.1	91,747	44.5	69,575	33.8	1,318	0.6
2008	196,842	42,233	21.5	88,819	45.1	64,599	32.8	1,191	0.6
2007	183,028	40,058	21.9	83,520	45.6	58,388	31.9	1,062	0.6
2006	174,198	39,059	22.4	80,110	46.0	54,054	31.0	975	0.6
2005	167,857	38,237	22.8	78,466	46.8	50,258	30.0	896	0.5
2004	160,249	37,041	23.1	76,471	47.7	45,908	28.6	829	0.5
2003	150,448	35,525	23.6	72,831	48.4	41,325	27.5	767	0.5
2002	141,696	34,343	24.2	69,325	48.9	37,354	26.4	674	0.5
2001	136,135	33,978	25.0	67,821	49.8	33,738	24.8	598	0.4
2000	135,449	34,227	25.3	69,752	51.5	30,922	22.8	548	0.4

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, "Permanent and non permanent resident population by Year, Population type, Citizenship (selection), Country of birth and Age" (from 2010), until 2009 data granted upon request.

A.2 Foreign population, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	Total Population		All foreign-born
	Total Population		All foreign-born			Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in	N	% of total	As a % of all foreigners	Change in
2021	8,738,791	0.8	2,244,181	25.7	1.5	255,236	2.9	9.6	-1.0
2020	8,670,300	0.8	2,210,788	25.5	1.6	257,691	3.0	9.8	-0.9
2019	8,606,033	0.7	2,175,375	25.3	1.3	260,100	3.0	10.0	-1.2
2018	8,544,527	0.7	2,148,275	25.2	1.0	263,311	3.1	10.3	-1.2
2017	8,484,130	0.8	2,126,392	25.1	1.2	266,557	3.2	10.6	-0.8
2016	8,419,550	1.1	2,101,146	25.0	2.6	268,660	3.2	10.8	0.4
2015	8,327,126	1.1	2,048,667	24.6	2.5	267,474	3.2	11.1	1.8
2014	8,237,666	1.2	1,998,459	24.3	3.2	262,748	3.2	11.2	3.8
2013	8,139,631	1.2	1,937,447	23.8	3.6	253,227	3.1	11.1	6.4
2012	8,039,060	1.1	1,869,969	23.3	3.0	237,945	3.0	10.7	6.4
2011	7,954,662	1.1	1,815,994	22.8	2.8	223,667	2.8	10.4	5.2
2010	7,870,134	1.1	1,766,277	22.4	3.0	212,586	2.7	10.2	3.2
2009	7,785,806	1.1	1,714,004	22.0	2.6	206,019	2.6	12.0	4.7
2008	7,701,856	1.4	1,669,715	21.7	4.2	196,842	2.6	11.8	7.6
2007	7,593,494	1.1	1,602,093	21.1	3.1	183,028	2.4	11.4	5.1
2006	7,508,739	0.7	1,554,527	20.7	0.8	174,198	2.3	11.2	3.8
2005	7,459,128	0.6	1,541,912	20.7	1.1	167,857	2.3	10.9	4.8
2004	7,415,102	0.7	1,524,663	20.6	1.6	160,249	2.2	10.5	6.5
2003	7,364,148	0.7	1,500,907	20.4	1.6	150,448	2.0	10.0	6.2
2002	7,313,853	0.8	1,476,966	20.2	2.0	141,696	1.9	9.6	4.1
2001	7,255,653	0.7	1,447,553	20.0	1.6	136,135	1.9	9.4	0.5
2000	7,204,055	..	1,424,370	19.8	..	135,449	1.9	9.5	..

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A.2.1 Resident population with Portuguese citizenship by sex, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2021	255,236	114,304	44.8	140,932	55.2
2020	257,691	115,472	44.8	142,219	55.2
2019	260,100	116,556	44.8	143,544	55.2
2018	263,311	118,080	44.8	145,231	55.2
2017	266,557	119,569	44.9	146,988	55.2
2016	268,660	120,399	44.8	148,261	55.2
2015	267,474	119,855	44.8	147,619	55.2
2014	262,748	117,466	44.7	145,282	55.3
2013	253,227	113,010	44.6	140,217	55.4
2012	237,945	106,397	44.7	131,548	55.3
2011	223,667	100,433	44.9	123,234	55.1
2010	212,586	95,867	45.1	116,719	54.9
2009	206,019	93,282	45.3	112,737	54.7
2008	196,842	89,280	45.4	107,562	54.6
2007	183,028	83,392	45.6	99,636	54.4
2006	174,198	80,081	46.0	94,117	54.0
2005	167,857	77,618	46.2	90,239	53.8
2004	160,249	74,629	46.6	85,620	53.4
2003	150,448	70,798	47.1	79,650	53.0
2002	141,696	67,163	47.4	74,533	52.6
2001	136,135	65,211	47.9	70,924	52.1
2000	135,449	65,147	48.1	70,302	51.9

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, "Demographic balance by citizenship".

A.2.2 Resident population with Portuguese citizenship by age group, 2010-2021

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	< 15		15-39		40-64		> 65
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total	N	% of total	N	% of total
2021	255,236	43,576	17.1	96,711	37.9	109,914	43.1	5,035	2.0
2020	257,691	44,732	17.4	98,937	38.4	109,484	42.5	4,538	1.8
2019	260,100	46,043	17.7	101,454	39.0	108,579	41.8	4,024	1.6
2018	263,311	47,554	18.1	104,267	39.6	107,908	41.0	3,582	1.4
2017	266,557	48,879	18.3	107,469	40.3	106,864	40.1	3,345	1.3
2016	268,660	49,780	18.5	110,623	41.2	105,083	39.1	3,174	1.2
2015	267,474	50,271	18.8	112,621	42.1	101,721	38.0	2,861	1.1
2014	262,748	50,144	19.1	112,337	42.8	97,758	37.2	2,509	1.0
2013	253,227	49,064	19.4	109,504	43.2	92,454	36.5	2,205	0.9
2012	237,945	46,904	19.7	103,308	43.4	85,836	36.1	1,897	0.8
2011	223,667	45,386	20.3	97,358	43.5	79,248	35.4	1,675	0.8
2010	212,586	43,874	20.6	93,362	43.9	73,869	34.8	1,481	0.7

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, "Population résidante permanente et non permanente selon Année, Canton, Type de population, Autorisation de résidence, Sexe, Classe d'âge et Nationalité".

A.3 Consular registrations, 2008-2021

(Individuals)

Years	All registrations		Registrations by migrants born in Portugal			Registrations by migrants with Portuguese citizenship
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2021	460,173	35.5	..	..	..	..	..	..
2020	339,534	-22.7	..	..	..	..	..	..
2019	439,342	30.4	..	..	..	..	..	..
2018	336,975	3.5	..	..	..	..	..	..
2017	325,459	2.7	..	..	..	..	..	..
2016	316,832	0.9	..	..	..	..	..	..
2015	314,081	2.9	..	..	..	..	..	..
2014	305,128	3.5	..	..	..	..	..	..
2013	294,925	2.2	..	..	..	..	..	..
2012	288,465	3.5	210,327	72.9	2.6	283,679	98.4	3.5
2011	278,692	-0.1	204,989	73.6	-1.1	274,016	98.3	-1.7
2010	278,933	3.1	207,196	74.3	4.8	278,737	99.9	5.7
2009	270,466	4.2	197,785	73.1	0.0	263,640	97.5	1.6
2008	259,565	..	197,738	76.2	..	259,376	99.9	..

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Portuguese consulates abroad and Consular Management System (DGACCP), values grantes upon request.

A.4 Foreign inflows, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	Total inflows		Portuguese inflows
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2021	143,506	4.2	7,675	5.4	1.8
2020	137,685	-5.4	7,542	5.5	-10.7
2019	145,608	-0.4	8,443	5.8	-3.3
2018	146,183	-0.6	8,733	6.0	-5.7
2017	147,142	-12.1	9,257	6.3	-8.6
2016	167,407	3.0	10,123	6.0	-17.9
2015	162,563	0.9	12,325	7.6	-19.0
2014	161,149	-3.6	15,221	9.4	-24.0
2013	167,248	10.8	20,039	12.0	6.1
2012	151,002	7.5	18,892	12.5	25.8
2011	140,508	0.7	15,020	10.7	18.1
2010	139,495	0.9	12,720	9.1	-6.5
2009	138,269	-14.4	13,601	9.8	-23.0
2008	161,629	12.4	17,657	10.9	15.0
2007	143,855	34.2	15,351	10.7	23.4
2006	107,177	8.2	12,441	11.6	2.5
2005	99,091	-1.7	12,138	12.2	-10.4
2004	100,834	2.0	13,539	13.4	10.7
2003	98,812	-5.9	12,228	12.4	35.8
2002	105,014	5.3	9,005	8.6	107.2
2001	99,746	18.5	4,347	4.4	0.8
2000	84,200	..	4,311	5.1	..

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Note 1. the flows relate to the entry of foreign permanent resident population (including changes of status) by nationality; 2. in 2014 the Office Fédéral de la Statistique changed the method of collecting and accounting entries in Switzerland, including Portuguese. For this reason, we updated the data for 2011 and 2012 on 10/16/2014; 3. Regarding Portuguese entries in Switzerland, the Office Fédéral des Migrations presents different data from the Office Fédéral de la Statistique, namely for the year 2012 with a value of 19,643 and for 2013 with a value of 21,296 (see page 12, here).

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, Immigration de la population résidante permanente selon Année et Nationalité.

A.4.1 Portuguese inflows by sex, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2021	7,675	3,038	39.6	4,637	60.4
2020	7,542	3,139	41.6	4,403	58.4
2019	8,443	3,496	41.4	4,947	58.6
2018	8,733	3,630	41.6	5,103	58.4
2017	9,257	4,062	43.9	5,195	56.1
2016	10,123	4,366	43.1	5,757	56.9
2015	12,325	5,503	44.6	6,822	55.4
2014	15,221	6,696	44.0	8,525	56.0
2013	20,039	8,502	42.4	11,537	57.6
2012	18,892	7,719	40.9	11,173	59.2
2011	15,020	6,012	40.0	9,008	60.0
2010	12,720	5,201	40.9	7,519	59.1
2009	13,601	5,827	42.8	7,774	57.2
2008	17,657	7,437	42.1	10,220	57.9
2007	15,351	6,142	40.0	9,209	60.0
2006	12,441	5,221	42.0	7,220	58.0
2005	12,138	5,016	41.3	7,122	58.7
2004	13,539	5,560	41.1	7,979	58.9
2003	12,228	5,354	43.8	6,874	56.2
2002	9,005	3,690	41.0	5,315	59.0
2001	4,347	2,066	47.5	2,281	52.5
2000	4,311	2,153	50.0	2,158	50.1

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, "Immigration de la population résidante permanente étrangère selon la nationalité par pays, le sexe et l'âge".

A.4.2 Portuguese inflows by age group, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	< 15		15-39		40-64		> 65
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total	N	% of total	N	% of total
2021	7,675	945	12.3	4,663	60.8	2,020	26.3	47	0.6
2020	7,542	955	12.7	4,453	59.0	2,097	27.8	37	0.5
2019	8,443	1,123	13.3	5,053	59.8	2,231	26.4	36	0.4
2018	8,733	1,109	12.7	5,210	59.7	2,394	27.4	20	0.2
2017	9,257	1,393	15.0	5,395	58.3	2,436	26.3	33	0.4
2016	10,123	1,425	14.1	6,021	59.5	2,645	26.1	32	0.3
2015	12,325	1,957	15.9	7,290	59.2	3,039	24.7	39	0.3
2014	15,221	2,335	15.4	8,955	58.8	3,897	25.6	34	0.2
2013	20,039	3,255	16.2	11,728	58.5	5,003	25.0	53	0.3
2012	18,892	2,776	14.7	11,298	59.8	4,771	25.3	47	0.2
2011	15,020	2,241	14.9	9,105	60.6	3,636	24.2	38	0.3
2010	12,720	1,992	15.7	7,690	60.5	2,997	23.6	41	0.3
2009	13,601	2,276	16.7	8,330	61.2	2,963	21.8	32	0.2
2008	17,657	2,953	16.7	10,834	61.4	3,830	21.7	40	0.2
2007	15,351	2,625	17.1	9,499	61.9	3,205	20.9	22	0.2
2006	12,441	2,287	18.4	7,752	62.3	2,369	19.0	33	0.3
2005	12,138	2,112	17.4	7,896	65.1	2,092	17.2	38	0.3
2004	13,539	2,307	17.0	8,999	66.5	2,202	16.3	31	0.2
2003	12,228	2,000	16.4	8,403	68.7	1,778	14.6	47	0.4
2002	9,005	1,172	13.0	6,538	72.6	1,263	14.0	32	0.4
2001	4,347	736	16.9	3,073	70.7	521	12.0	17	0.4
2000	4,311	671	15.6	3,137	72.8	482	11.2	21	0.5

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A.5 Acquisition of citizenship of the destination country, 2000-2021

(Individuals)

Years	Acquisition of citizenship by all foreigners		Acquisition of citizenship by Portuguese
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2021	36,994	8.4	2,087	5.6	3.9
2020	34,141	-17.0	2,008	5.9	-28.7
2019	41,127	-3.2	2,816	6.8	-14.3
2018	42,493	-5.5	3,285	7.7	-16.2
2017	44,949	4.7	3,919	8.7	-2.5
2016	42,937	5.5	4,020	9.4	13.7
2015	40,689	23.9	3,537	8.7	44.5
2014	32,836	-3.6	2,447	7.5	12.0
2013	34,061	1.7	2,184	6.4	5.5
2012	33,500	-7.0	2,071	6.2	-6.3
2011	36,012	-8.4	2,211	6.1	-0.3
2010	39,314	-9.5	2,217	5.6	-5.1
2009	43,440	-2.1	2,336	5.4	32.6
2008	44,365	1.1	1,761	4.0	-20.0
2007	43,889	-6.0	2,201	5.0	-7.6
2006	46,711	21.5	2,383	5.1	58.3
2005	38,437	7.7	1,505	3.9	25.5
2004	35,685	0.7	1,199	3.4	2.9
2003	35,424	-3.0	1,165	3.3	26.6
2002	36,515	32.4	920	2.5	18.1
2001	27,583	-3.9	779	2.8	1.8
2000	28,700	..	765	2.7	..

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office Fédéral de la Statistique, Acquisition de la nationalité suisse selon la nationalité antérieure.

A.6 Remittances, 2000-2021

(Euros, thousands)

Years	Inward flows (thousand euros) (a)		Outward flows (thousand euros) (b)		Balance (a/b)
Years		Change in		Change in	Balance (a/b)
2021	1,051,260	1.4	8,190	7.8	128
2020	1,037,020	4.9	7,600	17.3	136
2019	988,660	9.9	6,480	22.5	153
2018	899,460	12.8	5,290	-1.3	170
2017	797,490	14.4	5,360	1.9	149
2016	697,280	-18.1	5,260	0.0	133
2015	851,290	4.7	5,260	18.2	162
2014	812,810	10.1	4,450	15.6	183
2013	738,130	5.8	3,850	-25.1	192
2012	697,330	2.4	5,140	3.0	136
2011	680,730	11.1	4,990	10.2	136
2010	612,660	15.4	4,530	14.1	135
2009	530,880	-4.2	3,970	32.3	134
2008	554,120	1.7	3,000	2.7	185
2007	544,720	2.6	2,920	7.4	187
2006	530,720	2.1	2,720	-33.5	195
2005	519,890	-2.1	4,090	31.9	127
2004	531,060	2.8	3,100	-60.4	171
2003	516,590	-17.9	7,830	-11.7	66
2002	629,310	-12.8	8,870	40.8	71
2001	721,870	10.1	6,300	20.9	115
2000	655,880	..	5,210	..	126

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Banco de Portugal, BP stat, Estatísticas de balança de pagamentos, Remessas de emigrantes/imigrantes.

B. Census

B.1 Resident population by census and nationality, according to country of birth, 2011-2012

(indivíduos)

Nationality	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
Nationality	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	6,586,925	100.0	1,829,312	100.0	169,458	100.0
Nationality of the destination country	5,127,185	77.8	601,919	32.9	13,069	7.7
Foreign nationality	1,459,740	22.2	1,227,393	67.1	156,389	92.3

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B.2 Resident population by census and sex, according to country of birth, 2001-2012

(indivíduos)

By sex	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By sex	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	6,587,556	100.0	1,829,665	100	169,459	100
Female	3,349,662	50.8	943,708	51.6	76,419	45.1
Male	3,237,894	49.2	885,957	48.4	93,040	54.9
2001/2002
Total Population	7,288,010	100.0	1,840,608	100	100,975	100
Female	3,720,443	51.0	956,858	52.0	47,919	47.5
Male	3,567,567	49.0	883,750	48.0	53,056	52.6

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B.3 Resident population by census and age group, according to country of birth, 2001-2012

(indivíduos)

By age group	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By age group	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	6,587,556	100.0	1,829,665	27.8	167,620	2.6
-15 Years	..	0.0	..	0.0	..	0.0
15-39 Years	2,517,892	38.2	739,056	40.4	86,146	51.4
40-64 Years	2,786,297	42.3	818,253	44.7	81,474	48.6
65+ Years	1,283,367	19.5	272,356	14.9	..	0.0
2001/2002
Total Population	7,288,010	100.0	1,840,608	23.4	100,975	1.3
-15 Years	1,244,660	17.1	135,660	7.4	6,775	6.7
15-39 Years	2,562,012	35.2	735,396	40.0	64,737	64.1
40-64 Years	2,362,332	32.4	700,206	38.0	28,859	28.6
65+ Years	1,119,006	15.4	269,346	14.6	604	0.6

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B.5 Residents born in Portugal by labour force status, 2011-2012

(indivíduos)

By labour force status	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By labour force status	N	%	N	%	N	%
2011/2012
Total Population	6,575,251	100.0	1,822,929	100.0	168,075	100.0
Employed	4,117,685	62.6	1,152,879	63.2	136,144	81.0
Unemployed	198,515	3.0	95,980	5.3	9,596	5.7
Inactive	2,259,051	34.4	574,070	31.5	22,335	13.3