Observatório da Emigração

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20/02/2024

A. Annual series

A.1 Foreign-born population, 1990-2020

(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
2020	126 014 024	-1.2	1 212 252	1.0	14.3	731	0.0	0.1	22.9
2019	127 575 529	--	1 060 707	0.8	--	595	0.0	0.1	--
2018	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2017	129 163 276	--	1 224 169	1.0	--	621	0.0	0.1	--
2016	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2015	121 858 251	--	1 013 691	0.8	--	570	0.0	0.1	--
2013	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2012	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2011	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2010	112 336 538	6.0	961 121	0.9	34.9	440	0.0	0.0	10.6
2005	106 005 199	8.7	712 648	0.7	44.7	398	0.0	0.1	39.6
2000	97 483 412	20.0	492 617	0.5	44.5	285	0.0	0.1	28.4
1990	81 249 645	--	340 824	0.4	--	222	0.0	0.1	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 25/out./2023

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Note The data from 2005 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 Geografia, census from 1990 and 2000, census from 2010 in Principales resultados del Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 (total population and foreign-born) and Portuguese data granted by the Dirección General de Estadísticas Sociodemográficas, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020; OCDE, Data by Theme, Demography and Population – Migration Statistics, International Migration Database (total of foreigners and with Portuguese nationality); 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, 2005-2020

(indivíduos)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2020	731	249	34.1	482	65.9
2019	595	177	29.8	418	70.3
2017	621	215	34.6	406	65.4
2015	570	170	29.8	400	70.2
2010	440	169	38.4	271	61.6
2005	398	162	40.7	236	59.3

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 23/nov./2022

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Metadata

Note The data for 2005 and 2015 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 Geografia, 2010 Census data provided by Dirección General de Estadísticas Sociodemográficas, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020; 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, 1990-2020

(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
2020	126 014 024	-1.2	480 328	0.4	4.0	1 213	0.0	0.1	-6.8
2019	127 575 529	--	461 988	0.4	9.0	1 302	0.0	0.1	3.3
2018	--	--	423 864	--	11.0	1 260	--	--	9.0
2017	129 163 276	--	381 770	0.3	7.5	1 156	0.0	0.1	16.5
2016	--	--	355 206	--	9.0	992	--	--	21.1
2015	121 858 251	--	325 979	0.3	10.0	819	0.0	0.1	34.7
2013	--	--	296 447	--	-2.5	608	--	--	9.6
2012	--	--	303 936	--	8.1	555	--	--	13.3
2011	--	--	281 053	--	7.0	490	--	--	-2.8
2010	112 336 538	6.0	262 672	0.2	--	504	0.0	0.1	--
2005	106 005 199	8.7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2000	97 483 412	20.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
1990	81 249 645	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 25/out./2023

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Note The data from 2005 and 2015 were revised by the UN and amended by OEm on 23/11/2022.

A.2.1 Resident population with Portuguese citizenship by sex, 2010-2020

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2020	1 213	456	37.6	757	62.4
2019	1 302	489	37.6	813	62.4
2018	1 260	449	35.6	811	64.4
2017	1 156	413	35.7	743	64.3
2016	992	353	35.6	639	64.4
2015	819	293	35.8	526	64.2
2013	608	216	35.5	392	64.5
2012	555	216	38.9	339	61.1
2011	490	188	38.4	302	61.6
2010	504	188	37.3	316	62.7

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 25/out./2023

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from OCDE, Data by Theme, Demography and Population – Migration Statistics, International Migration Database.

A.3 Consular registrations , 2008-2022

(Individuals)

Years	All registrations		Registrations by migrants born in Portugal			Registrations by migrants with Portuguese citizenship
Years		Change in		% of total	Change in		% of total	Change in
2022	1 989	15.2	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021	1 726	12.1	--	--	--	--	--	--
2020	1 540	46.4	--	--	--	--	--	--
2019	1 052	-26.6	--	--	--	--	--	--
2014	1 433	196.7	--	--	--	--	--	--
2009	483	-35.3	--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	747	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

[ .. ]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 , 1990-2022

(Individuals)

Years	Total inflows		Portuguese inflows
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2022	74 109	9.4	120	0.2	1.7
2021	67 740	15.9	118	0.2	-8.5
2020	58 430	44.1	129	0.2	41.8
2019	40 543	4.8	91	0.2	-6.2
2018	38 675	18.0	97	0.3	34.7
2017	32 778	-8.7	72	0.2	-10.0
2016	35 906	4.4	80	0.2	11.1
2015	34 406	-20.9	72	0.2	-13.2
2014	43 481	-31.0	83	0.2	-29.1
2013	62 990	247.0	117	0.2	192.5
2012	18 153	-17.5	40	0.2	-13.0
2011	21 992	-16.0	46	0.2	35.3
2010	26 180	9.8	34	0.1	-10.5
2009	23 852	49.9	38	0.2	58.3
2008	15 913	121.4	24	0.2	166.7
2007	7 186	-97.9	9	0.1	-92.9
2000	343 790	-9.4	126	0.0	--
1995	379 464	31.8	--	--	--
1992	287 948	72.7	--	--	--
1990	166 708	--	67	0.0	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 25/out./2023

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Instituto Nacional de Migración (until 2000); OCDE, Demography and Population – International Migration Database (from 2007 onwards).

A.4.1 Portuguese inflows by sex , 2007-2019

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2019	91	40	44.0	51	56.0
2018	97	30	30.9	67	69.1
2017	72	27	37.5	45	62.5
2016	80	21	26.2	59	73.8
2015	72	22	30.6	50	69.4
2014	83	32	38.6	51	61.4
2013	117	48	41.0	69	59.0
2012	40	9	22.5	31	77.5
2011	46	16	34.8	30	65.2
2010	34	12	35.3	22	64.7
2007	9	3	33.3	6	66.7

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 20/jun./2022

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from OCDE, Data by Theme, Demography and Population – Migration Statistics, International Migration Database.

A.5 Acquisition of citizenship of the destination country , 2000-2018

(Individuals)

Years	Acquisition of citizenship by all foreigners		Acquisition of citizenship by Portuguese
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2018	3 872	26.2	8	0.2	300.0
2017	3 067	4.3	2	0.1	-60.0
2016	2 940	7.5	5	0.2	400.0
2015	2 736	16.9	1	0.0	-91.7
2014	2 341	-34.6	12	0.5	300.0
2013	3 581	-0.2	3	0.1	0.0
2012	3 590	36.4	3	0.1	-25.0
2011	2 633	22.5	4	0.2	--
2010	2 150	-38.4	0	0.0	--
2009	3 489	-22.0	5	0.2	-28.6
2008	4 471	-18.3	7	0.2	16.7
2007	5 470	31.0	6	0.1	50.0
2006	4 175	-25.6	4	0.1	-20.0
2005	5 610	-12.7	5	0.1	-28.6
2004	6 429	48.9	7	0.1	--
2003	4 317	-8.9	0	0.0	--
2002	4 737	53.3	6	0.1	--
2001	3 090	-21.6	--	--	--
2000	3 944	--	--	--	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 06/out./2020

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from OCDE, Data by Theme, Demography and Population – Migration Statistics, International Migration Database.

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	1 300	17.1	320	-20.0	4
2022	1 110	-21.8	400	-14.9	3
2021	1 420	43.4	470	74.1	3
2020	990	-34.4	270	17.4	4
2019	1 510	13.5	230	-17.9	7
2018	1 330	-7.0	280	-6.7	5
2017	1 430	853.3	300	-11.8	5
2016	150	7.1	340	6.2	0.45
2015	140	0.0	320	18.5	0.44
2014	140	-77.4	270	12.5	0.52
2013	620	21.6	240	-14.3	3
2012	510	-45.2	280	64.7	1.83
2011	930	165.7	170	13.3	5
2010	350	66.7	150	25.0	2
2009	210	5.0	120	-7.7	1.75
2008	200	-9.1	130	8.3	1.54
2007	220	266.7	120	-20.0	1.84
2006	60	-25.0	150	-31.8	0.40
2005	80	-27.3	220	100.0	0.37
2004	110	-26.7	110	22.2	1.00
2003	150	400.0	90	350.0	1.67
2002	30	-25.0	20	-66.7	1.50
2001	40	33.3	60	--	0.67
2000	30	--	0	--	n.d.

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

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Metadata

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

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