Observatório da Emigração

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29/11/2024

A. Annual series

A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2024

(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
2024	672 050	1.7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2023	660 809	2.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2022	645 397	1.7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021	634 730	1.4	--	--	--	72 948	11.5	--	-3.0
2020	626 108	2.0	298 062	47.6	2.2	75 221	12.0	25.2	-10.1
2019	613 894	2.0	291 723	47.5	--	83 666	13.6	28.7	14.9
2018	602 005	1.9	--	--	--	72 821	12.1	--	0.5
2017	590 667	2.5	264 073	44.7	--	72 477	12.3	27.4	--
2016	576 249	2.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2015	562 958	2.4	248 888	44.2	--	94 732	16.8	38.1	--
2014	549 680	2.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2013	537 039	2.3	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2012	524 853	2.4	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2011	512 353	2.0	205 162	40.0	25.8	60 897	11.9	29.7	-1.9
2010	502 066	1.7	163 142	32.5	--	62 068	12.4	38.0	--
2009	493 500	2.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	483 800	1.6	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2007	476 187	1.5	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2006	469 086	1.7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2005	461 230	4.9	150 618	32.7	4.0	55 878	12.1	37.1	34.0
2001	439 539	0.8	144 844	33.0	3.6	41 690	9.5	28.8	-17.0
2000	436 106	--	139 750	32.0	--	50 254	11.5	36.0	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 18/abr./2024

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Note The values refer to January 1st of the respective years.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Le Portail des statistiques du Luxembourg, état de la population, recensement de la population, data from born in Portugal to 2017, 2018 and 2021 granted on request; 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
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2020	75 221	35 737	47.5	39 484	52.5
2019	83 666	39 593	47.3	44 073	52.7
2015	94 732	45 347	47.9	49 385	52.1
2010	62 068	30 165	48.6	31 903	51.4
2005	55 878	27 169	48.6	28 709	51.4
2000	50 254	24 395	48.6	25 859	51.5

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 03/jun./2021

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from 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, 2000-2024

(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
2024	672 050	1.7	317 678	47.3	1.4	90 915	13.5	--	-1.3
2023	660 809	2.4	313 407	47.4	3.0	92 101	13.9	--	-1.7
2022	645 397	1.7	304 167	47.1	1.6	93 678	14.5	--	-0.7
2021	634 730	1.4	299 426	47.2	1.0	94 335	14.9	--	-0.8
2020	626 108	2.0	296 465	47.4	1.7	95 057	15.2	31.9	-0.5
2019	613 894	2.0	291 464	47.5	1.1	95 516	15.6	32.8	-1.1
2018	602 005	1.9	288 234	47.9	2.4	96 544	16.0	--	-0.2
2017	590 667	2.5	281 497	47.7	4.6	96 779	16.4	36.6	3.9
2016	576 249	2.4	269 175	46.7	4.1	93 124	16.2	--	1.2
2015	562 958	2.4	258 679	46.0	3.9	92 063	16.4	37.0	1.4
2014	549 680	2.4	248 914	45.3	4.2	90 764	16.5	--	2.9
2013	537 039	2.3	238 844	44.5	3.9	88 243	16.4	--	3.4
2012	524 853	2.4	229 870	43.8	4.2	85 321	16.3	--	3.6
2011	512 353	2.0	220 522	43.0	1.9	82 363	16.1	40.2	3.2
2010	502 066	1.7	216 400	43.1	0.4	79 800	15.9	48.9	-0.2
2009	493 500	2.0	215 500	43.7	4.7	80 000	16.2	--	4.4
2008	483 800	1.6	205 900	42.6	3.8	76 600	15.8	--	3.9
2007	476 187	1.5	198 259	41.6	3.6	73 722	15.5	--	4.1
2006	469 086	1.7	191 328	40.8	4.2	70 823	15.1	--	4.5
2005	461 230	4.9	183 705	39.8	13.2	67 763	14.7	45.0	15.5
2001	439 539	0.8	162 285	36.9	--	58 657	13.4	40.5	--
2000	436 106	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 18/abr./2024

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Note The values refer to January 1st of the respective years.

A.2.1 Resident population with Portuguese citizenship by sex, 2001-2024

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2024	90 915	43 143	47.5	47 772	52.6
2023	92 101	43 531	47.3	48 570	52.7
2022	93 678	44 181	47.2	49 497	52.8
2021	94 335	44 533	47.2	49 802	52.8
2020	95 057	44 911	47.2	50 146	52.8
2019	95 516	45 110	47.2	50 406	52.8
2018	96 544	45 645	47.3	50 899	52.7
2017	96 779	45 812	47.3	50 967	52.7
2011	82 363	39 150	47.5	43 213	52.5
2001	58 657	28 221	48.1	30 436	51.9

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 19/abr./2024

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Note The values relate to 1 January of the respective years.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Le Portail des statistiques du Luxembourg, data granted upon request.

A.2.2 Resident population with Portuguese citizenship by age group , 2001-2024

(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
2024	90 915	12 848	14.1	25 502	28.1	41 778	46.0	10 787	11.9
2023	92 101	13 469	14.6	26 651	28.9	41 907	45.5	10 074	10.9
2022	93 678	14 345	15.3	28 036	29.9	41 945	44.8	9 352	10.0
2021	94 335	15 005	15.9	29 000	30.8	41 610	44.1	8 720	9.2
2020	95 057	15 656	16.5	30 204	31.8	41 122	43.3	8 075	8.5
2019	95 516	16 333	17.1	31 243	32.7	40 511	42.4	7 429	7.8
2018	96 544	16 948	17.6	33 073	34.3	39 611	41.0	6 912	7.2
2017	96 779	17 565	18.2	34 343	35.5	38 513	39.8	6 358	6.6
2011	82 363	16 871	20.5	33 763	41.0	28 714	34.9	3 015	3.7
2001	58 657	14 156	24.1	28 703	48.9	14 822	25.3	976	1.7

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 19/abr./2024

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Note The values relate to 1 January of the respective years.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Le Portail des statistiques du Luxembourg, data granted upon request.

A.3 Consular registrations , 2008-2022

(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
2022	136 918	-9.3	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021	151 028	1.2	--	--	--	--	--	--
2020	149 215	3.0	--	--	--	--	--	--
2019	144 836	24.3	--	--	--	--	--	--
2018	116 505	3.0	--	--	--	--	--	--
2017	113 145	-13.1	--	--	--	--	--	--
2016	130 134	2.8	--	--	--	--	--	--
2015	126 602	4.5	--	--	--	--	--	--
2014	121 127	17.6	--	--	--	--	--	--
2013	103 009	3.3	--	--	--	--	--	--
2012	99 738	3.4	60 502	60.7	2.8	99 463	99.7	3.4
2011	96 467	5.7	58 860	61.0	5.2	96 182	99.7	5.4
2010	91 295	3.9	55 947	61.3	4.7	91 295	100.0	5.1
2009	87 851	6.0	53 435	60.8	4.8	86 880	98.9	5.2
2008	82 855	--	50 982	61.5	--	82 592	99.7	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 24/out./2023

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

A.4 Foreign inflows , 2000-2023

(Individuals)

Years	Total inflows		Portuguese inflows
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2023	26 964	-14.2	3 638	13.5	0.1
2022	31 433	24.1	3 633	11.6	-6.5
2021	25 335	12.6	3 885	15.3	18.2
2020	22 490	-15.7	3 286	14.6	-12.4
2019	26 668	8.2	3 752	14.1	7.2
2018	24 644	1.1	3 501	14.2	4.8
2017	24 379	6.5	3 342	13.7	-0.4
2016	22 888	-3.8	3 355	14.7	-4.8
2015	23 803	6.6	3 525	14.8	-8.0
2014	22 332	5.8	3 832	17.2	-16.5
2013	21 098	3.0	4 590	21.8	-11.6
2012	20 478	1.0	5 193	25.4	4.3
2011	20 268	19.5	4 977	24.6	29.4
2010	16 962	7.7	3 845	22.7	0.0
2009	15 751	-11.3	3 844	24.4	-15.2
2008	17 758	6.5	4 531	25.5	3.3
2007	16 675	16.2	4 385	26.3	15.5
2006	14 352	-0.3	3 796	26.4	0.9
2005	14 397	11.8	3 761	26.1	6.2
2004	12 872	-2.2	3 542	27.5	-8.2
2003	13 158	8.7	3 857	29.3	39.4
2002	12 101	-0.3	2 767	22.9	20.7
2001	12 135	3.1	2 293	18.9	4.6
2000	11 765	--	2 193	18.6	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 18/abr./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Le Portail des statistiques du Luxembourg, Mouvement de la Population, Arrivées.

A.4.1 Portuguese inflows by sex , 2000-2023

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2023	3 638	1 630	44.8	2 008	55.2
2022	3 633	1 611	44.4	2 022	55.7
2021	3 885	1 624	41.8	2 261	58.2
2020	3 286	1 368	41.6	1 918	58.4
2019	3 752	1 603	42.7	2 149	57.3
2018	3 501	1 484	42.4	2 017	57.6
2017	3 342	1 377	41.2	1 965	58.8
2016	3 355	1 454	43.3	1 901	56.7
2015	3 525	1 512	42.9	2 013	57.1
2014	3 832	1 698	44.3	2 134	55.7
2013	4 590	2 114	46.1	2 476	54.0
2012	5 193	2 257	43.5	2 936	56.5
2011	4 977	2 069	41.6	2 908	58.4
2010	3 845	1 580	41.1	2 265	58.9
2009	3 844	1 668	43.4	2 176	56.6
2008	4 531	1 860	41.1	2 671	59.0
2007	4 385	1 855	42.3	2 530	57.7
2006	3 796	1 584	41.7	2 212	58.3
2005	3 761	1 542	41.0	2 219	59.0
2004	3 542	1 500	42.4	2 042	57.7
2003	3 857	1 670	43.3	2 187	56.7
2002	2 767	1 142	41.3	1 625	58.7
2001	2 293	1 008	44.0	1 285	56.0
2000	2 193	942	43.0	1 251	57.0

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 18/abr./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Le Portail des statistiques du Luxembourg, Mouvement de la Population, Arrivées.

A.4.2 Portuguese inflows by age group , 2000-2023

(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
2023	3 638	549	15.1	2 052	56.4	981	27.0	56	1.5
2022	3 633	523	14.4	2 068	56.9	962	26.5	80	2.2
2021	3 885	581	15.0	2 201	56.7	997	25.7	106	2.7
2020	3 286	453	13.8	1 827	55.6	937	28.5	69	2.1
2019	3 752	564	15.0	2 053	54.7	1 047	27.9	88	2.4
2018	3 501	556	15.9	1 917	54.8	950	27.1	78	2.2
2017	3 342	493	14.8	1 775	53.1	992	29.7	82	2.5
2016	3 355	516	15.4	1 811	54.0	950	28.3	78	2.3
2015	3 525	499	14.2	1 925	54.6	1 012	28.7	89	2.5
2014	3 832	600	15.7	2 102	54.9	1 030	26.9	100	2.6
2013	4 590	851	18.6	2 461	53.6	1 188	25.9	90	2.0
2012	5 193	961	18.5	2 952	56.8	1 208	23.3	72	1.4
2011	4 977	943	19.0	2 702	54.3	1 248	25.1	84	1.7
2010	3 845	722	18.8	2 146	55.8	920	23.9	57	1.5
2009	3 844	798	20.8	2 140	55.7	839	21.8	67	1.8
2008	4 531	858	18.9	2 646	58.4	948	20.9	79	1.8
2007	4 385	860	19.6	2 572	58.7	886	20.2	67	1.5
2006	3 796	727	19.2	2 252	59.3	766	20.2	51	1.4
2005	3 761	747	19.9	2 289	60.9	672	17.9	53	1.4
2004	3 542	707	20.0	2 237	63.2	538	15.2	60	1.7
2003	3 857	771	20.0	2 444	63.4	572	14.8	70	1.8
2002	2 767	522	18.9	1 758	63.5	446	16.1	41	1.5
2001	2 293	475	20.7	1 445	63.0	323	14.1	50	2.2
2000	2 193	408	18.6	1 433	65.4	311	14.2	41	1.9

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable ; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 19/abr./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Le Portail des statistiques du Luxembourg, data granted upon request.

A.5 Acquisition of citizenship of the destination country , 2000-2023

(Individuals)

Years	Acquisition of citizenship by all foreigners		Acquisition of citizenship by Portuguese
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2023	11 908	13.4	1 237	10.4	0.8
2022	10 499	54.3	1 227	11.7	7.5
2021	6 804	-27.5	1 141	16.8	16.3
2020	9 389	-18.0	981	10.4	-8.1
2019	11 451	-3.6	1 067	9.3	-33.0
2018	11 876	31.5	1 593	13.4	20.0
2017	9 030	26.4	1 328	14.7	22.0
2016	7 141	34.6	1 089	15.2	-6.8
2015	5 306	6.3	1 168	22.0	-3.6
2014	4 991	13.1	1 211	24.3	23.3
2013	4 412	-5.7	982	22.3	-15.0
2012	4 680	37.4	1 155	24.7	6.4
2011	3 405	-21.0	1 085	31.9	-19.7
2010	4 311	7.2	1 351	31.3	8.8
2009	4 022	256.2	1 242	30.9	406.9
2008	1 129	-13.9	245	21.7	-36.0
2007	1 311	20.9	383	29.2	16.1
2006	1 084	8.9	330	30.4	20.9
2005	995	17.3	273	27.4	40.0
2004	848	17.6	195	23.0	47.7
2003	721	-12.7	132	18.3	-15.9
2002	826	--	157	19.0	67.0
2001	--	--	94	--	-37.3
2000	684	--	150	21.9	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 29/nov./2024

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Note The nationality law of 2008, with effect in 2009, exempted the obligation of renouncing the nationality of origin to acquire the Luxembourg nationality.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Ministère de la Justice, Chiffres clés Statistiques en matière d'indigénat.

A.6 Remittances , 2000-2023

(Euros, thousands)

Years	Inward flows (thousand euros) (a)		Outward flows (thousand euros) (b)		Balance (a/b)
Years		Change in		Change in	Balance (a/b)
2023	123 090	25.4	430	-20.4	286
2022	98 140	36.6	540	14.9	182
2021	71 850	-8.4	470	-23.0	153
2020	78 400	-4.9	610	10.9	129
2019	82 470	-26.3	550	22.2	150
2018	111 910	2.7	450	-4.3	249
2017	109 010	-12.3	470	9.3	232
2016	124 260	8.6	430	4.9	289
2015	114 470	20.3	410	-4.6	279
2014	95 150	9.4	430	-70.3	221
2013	86 940	16.6	1 450	-18.1	60
2012	74 530	9.8	1 770	40.5	42
2011	67 850	-19.7	1 260	-5.3	54
2010	84 470	2.6	1 330	0.8	64
2009	82 290	12.7	1 320	1.5	62
2008	73 040	-20.3	1 300	-25.3	56
2007	91 620	12.0	1 740	43.8	53
2006	81 840	17.6	1 210	-11.0	68
2005	69 560	-8.2	1 360	20.4	51
2004	75 800	-13.1	1 130	-13.7	67
2003	87 220	-16.5	1 310	-68.5	67
2002	104 460	1.7	4 160	268.1	25
2001	102 740	52.8	1 130	--	91
2000	67 230	--	0	--	n.d.

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 20/fev./2024

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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.2 Resident population by census and sex, according to country of birth , 2001-2002

(indivíduos)

By sex	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By sex	N	%	N	%	N	%
2001/2002
Total Population	439 539	100.0	144 844	100	41 690	100
Female	222 998	50.7	73 063	50.4	19 961	47.9
Male	216 541	49.3	71 781	49.6	21 729	52.1

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 29/nov./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat

B.3 Resident population by census and age group, according to country of birth , 2001-2002

(indivíduos)

By age group	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By age group	N	%	N	%	N	%
2001/2002
Total Population	439 539	100.0	144 844	29.9	41 690	8.7
-15 Years	83 197	18.9	13 456	9.3	3 292	7.9
15-39 Years	158 384	36.0	65 570	45.3	22 745	54.6
40-64 Years	136 888	31.2	52 567	36.3	14 701	35.3
65+ Years	61 070	13.9	13 251	9.2	952	2.3

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 29/nov./2024

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat

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