Observatório da Emigração

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20/02/2024

A. Annual series

A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2022

(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
2022	37 654 247	-0.5	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021	37 840 001	-1.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2020	38 265 013	-0.3	817 254	2.1	24.6	178	0.0	0.0	23.6
2019	38 382 576	-0.1	655 985	1.7	--	144	0.0	0.0	--
2018	38 411 148	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2017	38 433 558	0.0	640 937	1.7	--	143	0.0	0.0	--
2016	38 432 992	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2015	38 437 239	-0.1	611 855	1.6	--	134	0.0	0.0	--
2014	38 478 602	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2013	38 495 659	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2012	38 533 299	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2011	38 538 447	0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2010	38 529 866	1.0	642 417	1.7	--	142	0.0	0.0	--
2009	38 167 329	0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	38 135 876	0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2007	38 115 641	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2006	38 125 479	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2005	38 157 055	-0.0	722 509	1.9	--	100	0.0	0.0	--
2004	38 173 835	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2003	38 190 608	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2002	38 218 531	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2001	38 242 197	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2000	38 253 955	--	825 251	2.2	--	62	0.0	0.0	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 29/mar./2023

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

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Central Statistical Office of Poland; Eurostat (from 2016 onwards foreign population and Portuguese citizenship); 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	178	51	28.7	127	71.4
2019	144	44	30.6	100	69.4
2017	143	45	31.5	98	68.5
2015	134	43	32.1	91	67.9
2010	142	47	33.1	95	66.9
2005	100	35	35.0	65	65.0
2000	62	25	40.3	37	59.7

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

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Note The data for 2000, 2005, 2010 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 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, 2000-2022

(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
2022	37 654 247	-0.5	456 110	1.2	-0.2	--	--	--	--
2021	37 840 001	-1.1	457 038	1.2	27.6	1 885	0.0	--	147.7
2020	38 265 013	-0.3	358 239	0.9	23.6	761	0.0	0.1	31.7
2019	38 382 576	-0.1	289 751	0.8	18.2	578	0.0	0.1	2.1
2018	38 411 148	-0.1	245 081	0.6	13.3	566	0.0	--	4.4
2017	38 433 558	0.0	216 240	0.6	39.0	542	0.0	0.1	24.3
2016	38 432 992	-0.0	155 533	0.4	--	436	0.0	--	--
2015	38 437 239	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2014	38 478 602	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2013	38 495 659	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2012	38 533 299	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2011	38 538 447	0.0	45 420	0.1	-8.5	61	0.0	--	19.6
2010	38 529 866	1.0	49 632	0.1	-5.2	51	0.0	0.0	-68.1
2009	38 167 329	0.1	52 382	0.1	-9.4	160	0.0	--	68.4
2008	38 135 876	0.0	57 842	0.2	119.4	95	0.0	--	10.5
2007	38 115 641	-0.0	26 364	0.1	2.9	86	0.0	--	65.4
2006	38 125 479	-0.1	25 631	0.1	-2.2	52	0.0	--	--
2005	38 157 055	-0.0	26 214	0.1	--	--	--	--	--
2004	38 173 835	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2003	38 190 608	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2002	38 218 531	-0.1	40 661	0.1	--	32	0.0	--	--
2001	38 242 197	-0.0	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2000	38 253 955	--	15 897	0.0	--	--	--	--	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 29/mar./2023

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

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		% of total	Change in		% of total	Change in
2022	2 532	386.9	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021	520	312.7	--	--	--	--	--	--
2020	126	-94.2	--	--	--	--	--	--
2019	2 191	174.2	--	--	--	--	--	--
2014	799	60.1	--	--	--	--	--	--
2010	499	20.0	--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	416	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

[ .. ]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 , 2000-2022

(Individuals)

Years	Total inflows		Portuguese inflows
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2022	15 572	1.1	45	0.3	-19.6
2021	15 409	16.2	56	0.4	9.8
2020	13 263	-21.6	51	0.4	-38.6
2019	16 909	9.4	83	0.5	45.6
2018	15 461	16.0	57	0.4	16.3
2017	13 324	-1.1	49	0.4	-9.3
2016	13 475	9.3	54	0.4	500.0
2014	12 330	1.1	9	0.1	-43.8
2013	12 199	-16.4	16	0.1	-36.0
2012	14 583	-6.1	25	0.2	108.3
2011	15 524	1.8	12	0.1	-7.7
2010	15 246	-12.5	13	0.1	62.5
2009	17 424	14.1	8	0.0	-11.1
2008	15 275	1.9	9	0.1	-10.0
2007	14 995	38.8	10	0.1	66.7
2006	10 802	15.4	6	0.1	-40.0
2005	9 364	-1.4	10	0.1	42.9
2004	9 495	34.7	7	0.1	-46.2
2003	7 048	7.0	13	0.2	225.0
2002	6 587	-0.6	4	0.1	100.0
2001	6 625	-9.6	2	0.0	0.0
2000	7 331	--	2	0.0	--

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 30/mai./2023

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Central Statistical Office, Main directions of emigration and immigration in the years 1966-2014 (data until 2014); Wyniki badań bieżących, III. MIGRACJE LUDNOŚCI, Imigracje, 19z - Migracje zagraniczne ludności na pobyt stały według kierunków oraz płci i obywatelstwa migrantów (from 2016 onwards).

A.4.1 Portuguese inflows by sex , 2008-2022

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2022	45	6	13.3	39	86.7
2021	56	9	16.1	47	83.9
2020	51	6	11.8	45	88.2
2019	83	19	22.9	64	77.1
2018	57	6	10.5	51	89.5
2017	49	6	12.2	43	87.8
2016	54	14	25.9	40	74.1
2014	9	5	55.6	4	44.4
2013	16	5	31.2	11	68.8
2012	25	11	44.0	14	56.0
2011	12	2	16.7	10	83.3
2010	13	5	38.5	8	61.5
2009	8	1	12.5	7	87.5
2008	9	1	11.1	8	88.9

[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable; [ e ]EstimateLast update: 30/mai./2023

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Central Statistical Office, Wyniki badań bieżących, III. MIGRACJE LUDNOŚCI, Imigracje, 19z - Migracje zagraniczne ludności na pobyt stały według kierunków oraz płci i obywatelstwa migrantów.

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	7 537	5.3	0	0.0	--
2020	7 159	-44.6	3	0.0	-40.0
2019	12 917	181.2	5	0.0	150.0
2018	4 593	7.8	2	0.0	--
2017	4 259	4.2	0	0.0	--
2016	4 086	0.9	0	0.0	--
2015	4 048	-10.4	1	0.0	-66.7
2014	4 518	30.5	3	0.1	--
2013	3 462	-8.7	0	0.0	--
2012	3 792	63.1	0	0.0	--
2011	2 325	-20.5	1	0.0	--
2010	2 926	16.9	0	0.0	--
2009	2 503	137.5	0	0.0	--
2008	1 054	-31.0	0	0.0	--
2007	1 528	54.5	0	0.0	--
2006	989	-65.5	0	0.0	--
2005	2 866	48.0	0	0.0	--
2004	1 937	18.5	0	0.0	--
2003	1 634	37.8	0	0.0	--
2002	1 186	54.8	0	0.0	--
2001	766	-21.4	--	--	--
2000	975	--	--	--	--

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

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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	430	-46.9	8 630	27.5	0.05
2022	810	76.1	6 770	-12.9	0.12
2021	460	21.0	7 770	-2.1	0.06
2020	380	15.2	7 940	45.2	0.05
2019	330	-26.7	5 470	9.4	0.07
2018	450	9.8	5 000	-2.0	0.09
2017	410	95.2	5 100	20.8	0.09
2016	210	23.5	4 220	-32.4	0.05
2015	170	-54.0	6 240	14.7	0.03
2014	370	-88.3	5 440	-18.3	0.07
2013	3 170	24.8	6 660	47.7	0.48
2012	2 540	12.9	4 510	49.8	0.57
2011	2 250	5.6	3 010	19.4	0.75
2010	2 130	-6.6	2 520	52.7	0.85
2009	2 280	-11.3	1 650	6.4	1.39
2008	2 570	142.4	1 550	-42.8	1.66
2007	1 060	130.4	2 710	96.4	0.40
2006	460	58.6	1 380	-36.1	0.34
2005	290	-27.5	2 160	96.4	0.14
2004	400	53.8	1 100	29.4	0.37
2003	260	-67.5	850	37.1	0.31
2002	800	344.4	620	-64.6	1.30
2001	180	20.0	1 750	230.2	0.11
2000	150	--	530	--	0.29

[ .. ]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.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	38 029 529	100.0	639 317	100.0	222	100.0
Nationality of the destination country	37 952 213	99.8	570 921	89.3	76	34.2
Foreign nationality	77 316	0.2	68 396	10.7	146	65.8

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

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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	38 044 565	100.0	639 772	100	222	100
Female	19 624 176	51.6	377 352	59.0	67	30.2
Male	18 420 389	48.4	262 420	41.0	155	69.8
2001/2002
Total Population	38 230 080	100.0	1 358 799	100	60	100
Female	19 713 677	51.6	756 607	55.7	24	40.0
Male	18 516 403	48.4	602 192	44.3	36	60.0

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

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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	38 044 565	100.0	639 771	1.5	222	0.0
-15 Years	5 781 570	15.2	56 330	8.8	53	23.9
15-39 Years	14 119 590	37.1	71 603	11.2	121	54.5
40-64 Years	12 922 395	34.0	78 667	12.3	48	21.6
65+ Years	5 221 010	13.7	433 171	67.7	0	0.0
2001/2002
Total Population	38 225 561	100.0	1 356 266	3.3	60	0.0
-15 Years	6 941 652	18.2	104 615	7.7	26	43.3
15-39 Years	14 241 147	37.3	274 134	20.2	16	26.7
40-64 Years	12 190 162	31.9	494 051	36.4	14	23.3
65+ Years	4 852 600	12.7	483 466	35.6	4	6.7

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

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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	37 383 896	100.0	625 791	100.0	209	100.0
Employed	15 443 421	41.3	91 537	14.6	145	69.4
Unemployed	2 132 825	5.7	9 956	1.6	11	5.3
Inactive	19 807 650	53.0	524 298	83.8	53	25.4

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

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