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23/11/2022
A. Annual series
A.1 Foreign-born population, 1984-2020
(Individuals)
Years Total Population Foreign-born
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
2020 5 094 114 73.7 520 729 10.2 24.6 94 0.0 0.0 19.0
2019 2 933 408 -40.2 417 768 14.2 0.9 79 0.0 0.0 1.3
2017 4 905 769 1.2 414 214 8.4 0.6 78 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015 4 847 805 12.7 411 697 8.5 6.7 78 0.0 0.0 30.0
2011 4 301 712 -6.0 385 899 9.0 -4.9 60 0.0 0.0 -23.1
2010 4 577 371 6.8 405 779 8.9 13.2 78 0.0 0.0 95.0
2005 4 285 504 12.5 358 398 8.4 20.9 40 0.0 0.0 -31.0
2000 3 810 179 57.6 296 461 7.8 233.5 58 0.0 0.0 41.5
1984 2 416 809 -- 88 905 3.7 -- 41 0.0 0.0 --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 23/nov/2022
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Born in Portugal
Note The data from 2005, 2010 and 2015 were revised by the UN and amended by OEm on 23/11/2022.
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (data for 2000 "Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y país de nacimiento" and 2011 "Población total nacida en el extranjero por zona y sexo, según país de nacimiento y año de llegada al país"); Proyecto SIEMMES-OIM con base en información del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica y CEPAL-CELADE, Proyecto IMILA. Censos de Población de 1973, 1984 y 2000 (data from 1984); United Nations Statistics Division (2017), United Nations Statistics Division (2019) and United Nations Statistics Division (other data) (the UN figures are estimates).
A.1.1 Residents born in Portugal by sex, 2000-2020
(indivíduos)
Years All foreign-born Female Male
N N % of total N % of total
2020 94 37 39.4 57 60.6
2019 79 32 40.5 47 59.5
2017 78 32 41.0 46 59.0
2015 78 32 41.0 46 59.0
2011 60 25 41.7 35 58.3
2010 78 33 42.3 45 57.7
2005 40 17 42.5 23 57.5
2000 58 25 43.1 33 56.9
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 23/nov/2022
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Residents born in Portugal by sex
Note The data for 2005 and 2010 were reviewed by the UN and amended by OEm on 23/11/2022.
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (data for 2000 "Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y país de nacimiento" and 2011 "Población total nacida en el extranjero por zona y sexo, según país de nacimiento y año de llegada al país"); United Nations Statistics Division (2017), United Nations Statistics Division (2019) and United Nations Statistics Division (other data) (the UN figures are estimates).
A.2 Foreign population, 1984-2020
(Individuals)
Years Total Population All foreign-born
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
2020 5 094 114 73.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 2 933 408 -40.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4 905 769 1.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2015 4 847 805 12.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2011 4 301 712 -6.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2010 4 577 371 6.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 4 285 504 12.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2000 3 810 179 57.6 242 910 6.4 -- 37 0.0 0.0 --
1984 2 416 809 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 23/nov/2022
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Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
Note The data from 2005, 2010 and 2015 were revised by the UN and amended by OEm on 23/11/2022.
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (data for 2000 "Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y país de nacimiento" and 2011 "Población total nacida en el extranjero por zona y sexo, según país de nacimiento y año de llegada al país"); Proyecto SIEMMES-OIM con base en información del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica y CEPAL-CELADE, Proyecto IMILA. Censos de Población de 1973, 1984 y 2000 (data from 1984); United Nations Statistics Division (2017), United Nations Statistics Division (2019) and United Nations Statistics Division (other data) (the UN figures are estimates).
A.3 Consular registrations , 2008
(Individuals)
Years All registrations Registrations by migrants born in Portugal Registrations by migrants with Portuguese citizenship
Change in % of total Change in % of total Change in
2008 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 23/nov/2022
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All consular resgistrations
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Portuguese consulates abroad.
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