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2019
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There were 1,910 Portuguese who entered Angola in 2018, 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 36% when compared to the previous year. +
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There were 865 Portuguese who entered Canada in 2018, according to data from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The official statistics department accounted for a total of 321,060 entries of foreigners in Canadian territory in that year, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.3% of this total.+
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According to the latest United Nations estimates, in 2019 there would be more than 2.6 million Portuguese emigrants living abroad. More precisely, 2,631,559. Of these, 57% would live in Europe and 40% in the American continent. +
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According to OECD data, 292 Portuguese entered Japan in 2017. This international body accounted for a total of 474,996 entries of foreigners in Japan, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.1% of this total. +
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According to OECD data, 2,691 Portuguese entered Belgium in 2017. That international organisation accounted for a total of 109,515 entries of foreigners into Belgian territory, with the Portuguese accounting for 2.5% of that total. +
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In 2017, 601 Portuguese entered Brazil, according to data from the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. That ministry accounted for a total of 25,937 entries of foreigners in Brazil, with the Portuguese accounting for 2.3% of this total. +
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In 2017, 8,316 Portuguese entered France, according to data from the new series provided to the Observatory by the Institut National de la Statistique et de Études Économiques. This figure represents a decrease of 32.8% when compared with the previous year. +
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According to data from the Office Fédéral de la Statistique, 8,733 Portuguese entered Switzerland in 2018. The official statistics department counted a total of 146,183 foreigners entering Swiss territory in that year, with the Portuguese accounting for 6% of that total.
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According to data from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 2,400 Portuguese entered the Netherlands in 2018. This Dutch agency accounted for a total of 210,917 foreigners entering the country, with the Portuguese accounting for 1.1% of this total. +
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According to data from the Andorra Department of Statistics, 386 Portuguese entered Andorra in 2018. This agency accounted for a total of 3,804 foreigners entering the country, with the Portuguese accounting for 10.1% of immigration in that year. +
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There were 332 Portuguese who entered Iceland in 2018, according to Statistics Iceland data. That Icelandic agency accounted for a total of 11,537 entries of foreigners in the country, with the Portuguese representing 2.9% of immigration in that year. +
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There were 10,636 Portuguese who entered Spain in 2018, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. This Spanish agency accounted for a total of 760,804 foreigners entering Spain, with the Portuguese accounting for 1.4% of this total.
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According to Eurostat data, 465 Portuguese entered Italy in 2017. That European agency accounted for a total of 343,440 entries of foreigners in Italy, with the Portuguese accounting for only 0.1% of that total. +
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In 2018, 674 Portuguese entered Austria, according to Statistics Austria data. That Austrian agency accounted for a total of 131,724 entries of foreigners in the country, with the Portuguese accounting for only 0.5% of immigration in that year. +
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According to Statistics Norway data, in 2018 450 Portuguese entered the country. That statistical institute counted a total of 44,408 entries of foreigners in Norwegian territory, with the Portuguese representing 1% of this total. +
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According to data from the Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, 3,501 Portuguese entered the country in 2018. The statistical office accounted for a total of 24,644 entries of foreigners into Luxembourg territory, with the Portuguese accounting for 14.2% of this total. +
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In 2018, 7,200 Portuguese entered Germany, according to data from the Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland. The German agency accounted for a total of 1,199,115 foreigners entering Germany, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.6% of this total. +
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According to Statistics Sweden, 427 Portuguese entered Sweden in 2018. This Swedish organisation accounted for a total of 132,602 entries of foreigners in Sweden, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.3% of this total. +
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There were 18,871 Portuguese who entered the United Kingdom in 2018, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions. That British agency accounted for a total of 632,670 foreigners in the United Kingdom, with the Portuguese representing 3% of that total. +
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There were 765 Portuguese who entered Denmark in 2018, according to Denmark Statistik data. That Danish agency accounted for a total of 83,955 entries of foreigners in Denmark, and the Portuguese represented 0.9% of that total. +
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In 2017, 1,234 Portuguese citizens acquired the British nationality according to the data from the GOV UK. That agency from the United Kingdom accounted for a total of 123,115 acquisitions of nationality by foreigners, with the Portuguese representing 1% of that total. +

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