Observatório da Emigração

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24/03/2026

A. Annual series

A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2025

(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
2025	10 605 529	0.2	2 210 636	20.8	0.5	5 305	0.1	0.2	2.1
2024	10 587 710	0.3	2 200 238	20.8	1.4	5 194	0.0	0.2	3.2
2023	10 551 707	0.3	2 170 627	20.6	1.2	5 033	0.0	0.2	6.2
2022	10 521 556	0.7	2 145 674	20.4	2.6	4 740	0.0	0.2	5.8
2021	10 452 326	0.7	2 090 503	20.0	2.1	4 478	0.0	0.2	3.3
2020	10 379 295	0.5	2 046 731	19.7	1.3	4 336	0.0	0.2	1.5
2019	10 327 589	1.0	2 019 733	19.6	3.3	4 273	0.0	0.2	3.0
2018	10 230 185	1.1	1 955 569	19.1	4.2	4 148	0.0	0.2	4.1
2017	10 120 242	1.2	1 877 050	18.6	5.2	3 983	0.0	0.2	5.5
2016	9 995 153	1.5	1 784 497	17.9	6.5	3 775	0.0	0.2	5.4
2015	9 851 017	1.1	1 676 264	17.0	4.5	3 583	0.0	0.2	3.6
2014	9 747 355	1.1	1 603 551	16.5	4.6	3 457	0.0	0.2	4.5
2013	9 644 864	0.9	1 533 493	15.9	4.1	3 307	0.0	0.2	4.7
2012	9 555 893	0.8	1 473 256	15.4	3.2	3 159	0.0	0.2	5.4
2011	9 482 855	0.7	1 427 296	15.1	3.1	2 998	0.0	0.2	2.1
2010	9 415 570	0.8	1 384 929	14.7	3.5	2 936	0.0	0.2	2.1
2009	9 340 682	0.9	1 337 965	14.3	4.4	2 876	0.0	0.2	3.7
2008	9 256 347	0.8	1 281 581	13.8	4.4	2 774	0.0	0.2	4.1
2007	9 182 927	0.8	1 227 770	13.4	4.5	2 664	0.0	0.2	1.0
2006	9 113 257	0.7	1 175 200	12.9	4.4	2 639	0.0	0.2	1.9
2005	9 047 752	0.4	1 125 790	12.4	2.3	2 589	0.0	0.2	1.4
2004	9 011 392	0.4	1 100 262	12.2	2.1	2 552	0.0	0.2	0.8
2003	8 975 670	0.4	1 078 075	12.0	2.3	2 533	0.0	0.2	-0.2
2002	8 940 788	0.4	1 053 463	11.8	2.5	2 539	0.0	0.2	0.5
2001	8 909 128	0.3	1 027 974	11.5	2.4	2 526	0.0	0.2	0.5
2000	8 882 792	--	1 003 798	11.3	--	2 514	0.0	0.3	--

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, annual population series.

A.1.1 Residents born in Portugal by sex, 2000-2025

(indivíduos)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2025	5 299	2 431	45.9	2 868	54.1
2024	5 194	2 338	45.0	2 856	55.0
2023	5 033	2 275	45.2	2 758	54.8
2022	4 740	2 148	45.3	2 592	54.7
2021	4 478	2 046	45.7	2 432	54.3
2020	4 336	1 983	45.7	2 353	54.3
2019	4 273	1 957	45.8	2 316	54.2
2018	4 148	1 911	46.1	2 237	53.9
2017	3 983	1 841	46.2	2 142	53.8
2016	3 775	1 739	46.1	2 036	53.9
2015	3 583	1 654	46.2	1 929	53.8
2014	3 457	1 590	46.0	1 867	54.0
2013	3 307	1 517	45.9	1 790	54.1
2012	3 159	1 449	45.9	1 710	54.1
2011	2 998	1 381	46.1	1 617	53.9
2010	2 936	1 341	45.7	1 595	54.3
2009	2 876	1 318	45.8	1 558	54.2
2008	2 774	1 263	45.5	1 511	54.5
2007	2 664	1 219	45.8	1 445	54.2
2006	2 639	1 207	45.7	1 432	54.3
2005	2 589	1 186	45.8	1 403	54.2
2004	2 552	1 166	45.7	1 386	54.3
2003	2 533	1 152	45.5	1 381	54.5
2002	2 539	1 149	45.3	1 390	54.8
2001	2 526	1 145	45.3	1 381	54.7
2000	2 514	1 142	45.4	1 372	54.6

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Note From 2025 onwards, the total number of Portuguese nationals in this table may not correspond to that in table “A.1 Resident population by place of birth”, as statistical disclosure control has been applied to this information to prevent the release of confidential data.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, "Population by country of birth, sex and year".

A.1.2 Residents born in Portugal by age group, 2000-2025

(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
2025	5 302	278	5.2	2 235	42.2	1 886	35.6	903	17.0
2024	5 194	259	5.0	2 210	42.6	1 838	35.4	887	17.1
2023	5 033	249	5.0	2 130	42.3	1 801	35.8	853	17.0
2022	4 740	241	5.1	1 951	41.2	1 746	36.8	802	16.9
2021	4 478	235	5.2	1 791	40.0	1 654	36.9	798	17.8
2020	4 336	237	5.5	1 720	39.7	1 589	36.6	790	18.2
2019	4 273	238	5.6	1 710	40.0	1 555	36.4	770	18.0
2018	4 148	221	5.3	1 690	40.8	1 502	36.2	735	17.7
2017	3 983	211	5.3	1 596	40.1	1 455	36.5	721	18.1
2016	3 775	194	5.1	1 478	39.2	1 413	37.4	690	18.3
2015	3 583	167	4.7	1 376	38.4	1 384	38.6	656	18.3
2014	3 457	148	4.3	1 334	38.6	1 342	38.8	633	18.3
2013	3 307	130	3.9	1 240	37.5	1 325	40.1	612	18.5
2012	3 159	118	3.7	1 140	36.1	1 296	41.0	605	19.2
2011	2 998	103	3.4	1 033	34.5	1 292	43.1	570	19.0
2010	2 936	93	3.2	998	34.0	1 302	44.4	543	18.5
2009	2 876	97	3.4	956	33.2	1 297	45.1	526	18.3
2008	2 774	96	3.5	886	31.9	1 299	46.8	493	17.8
2007	2 664	84	3.2	832	31.2	1 287	48.3	461	17.3
2006	2 639	79	3.0	822	31.2	1 286	48.7	452	17.1
2005	2 589	76	2.9	805	31.1	1 295	50.0	413	16.0
2004	2 552	79	3.1	805	31.6	1 298	50.9	370	14.5
2003	2 533	80	3.2	831	32.8	1 286	50.8	336	13.3
2002	2 539	87	3.4	875	34.5	1 258	49.6	319	12.6
2001	2 526	94	3.7	897	35.5	1 260	49.9	275	10.9
2000	2 514	105	4.2	907	36.1	1 248	49.6	254	10.1

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, "Population by country of birth, age and year".

A.2 Foreign population, 2000-2025

(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
2025	10 605 529	0.2	828 545	7.8	-0.4	4 302	0.0	0.2	4.8
2024	10 587 710	0.3	831 813	7.9	-1.5	4 105	0.0	0.2	3.1
2023	10 551 707	0.3	844 095	8.0	-2.4	3 983	0.0	0.2	10.2
2022	10 521 556	0.7	865 256	8.2	-1.8	3 616	0.0	0.2	10.4
2021	10 452 326	0.7	880 826	8.4	-2.7	3 275	0.0	0.2	4.0
2020	10 379 295	0.5	905 323	8.7	-3.8	3 149	0.0	0.2	1.6
2019	10 327 589	1.0	940 580	9.1	0.9	3 101	0.0	0.2	6.0
2018	10 230 185	1.1	932 266	9.1	3.9	2 924	0.0	0.2	7.2
2017	10 120 242	1.2	897 336	8.9	5.3	2 727	0.0	0.2	7.9
2016	9 995 153	1.5	851 949	8.5	8.8	2 527	0.0	0.2	7.8
2015	9 851 017	1.1	782 833	8.0	5.9	2 344	0.0	0.1	6.9
2014	9 747 355	1.1	739 435	7.6	6.4	2 193	0.0	0.1	8.4
2013	9 644 864	0.9	694 662	7.2	4.1	2 023	0.0	0.1	9.2
2012	9 555 893	0.8	667 232	7.0	1.8	1 853	0.0	0.1	9.3
2011	9 482 855	0.7	655 100	6.9	3.4	1 696	0.0	0.1	2.2
2010	9 415 570	0.8	633 292	6.7	5.0	1 660	0.0	0.1	1.8
2009	9 340 682	0.9	602 893	6.5	7.2	1 630	0.0	0.1	5.9
2008	9 256 347	0.8	562 124	6.1	7.2	1 539	0.0	0.1	8.2
2007	9 182 927	0.8	524 488	5.7	6.6	1 422	0.0	0.1	2.8
2006	9 113 257	0.7	491 996	5.4	2.5	1 384	0.0	0.1	3.0
2005	9 047 752	0.4	479 899	5.3	-0.3	1 343	0.0	0.1	2.2
2004	9 011 392	0.4	481 141	5.3	1.1	1 314	0.0	0.1	0.4
2003	8 975 670	0.4	476 076	5.3	0.4	1 309	0.0	0.1	0.3
2002	8 940 788	0.4	474 099	5.3	-0.4	1 305	0.0	0.1	-2.2
2001	8 909 128	0.3	475 986	5.4	-0.3	1 334	0.0	0.1	1.3
2000	8 882 792	--	477 312	5.4	--	1 317	0.0	0.1	--

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, annual population series.

A.2.1 Resident population with Portuguese citizenship by sex, 2000-2025

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2025	4 296	1 899	44.2	2 397	55.8
2024	4 105	1 779	43.3	2 326	56.7
2023	3 983	1 746	43.8	2 237	56.2
2022	3 616	1 584	43.8	2 032	56.2
2021	3 275	1 453	44.4	1 822	55.6
2020	3 149	1 392	44.2	1 757	55.8
2019	3 101	1 386	44.7	1 715	55.3
2018	2 924	1 313	44.9	1 611	55.1
2017	2 727	1 223	44.8	1 504	55.2
2016	2 527	1 132	44.8	1 395	55.2
2015	2 344	1 054	45.0	1 290	55.0
2014	2 193	982	44.8	1 211	55.2
2013	2 023	912	45.1	1 111	54.9
2012	1 853	841	45.4	1 012	54.6
2011	1 696	770	45.4	926	54.6
2010	1 660	744	44.8	916	55.2
2009	1 630	744	45.6	886	54.4
2008	1 539	698	45.4	841	54.6
2007	1 422	649	45.6	773	54.4
2006	1 384	642	46.4	742	53.6
2005	1 343	618	46.0	725	54.0
2004	1 314	605	46.0	709	54.0
2003	1 309	599	45.8	710	54.2
2002	1 305	604	46.3	701	53.7
2001	1 334	622	46.6	712	53.4
2000	1 317	624	47.4	693	52.6

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Note From 2025 onwards, the total number of Portuguese nationals in this table may not correspond to that in table “A.2 Foreign population”, as statistical disclosure control has been applied to this information to prevent the release of confidential data.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, "Foreign citizens by country of citizenship, sex and year".

A.2.2 Resident population with Portuguese citizenship by age group , 2000-2025

(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
2025	4 300	358	8.3	2 418	56.2	1 335	31.0	189	4.4
2024	4 105	328	8.0	2 334	56.9	1 256	30.6	187	4.6
2023	3 983	299	7.5	2 260	56.8	1 252	31.4	172	4.3
2022	3 616	274	7.6	2 043	56.5	1 134	31.4	165	4.6
2021	3 275	245	7.5	1 834	56.0	1 028	31.4	168	5.1
2020	3 149	247	7.8	1 739	55.2	993	31.5	170	5.4
2019	3 101	251	8.1	1 729	55.8	956	30.8	165	5.3
2018	2 924	222	7.6	1 679	57.4	861	29.4	162	5.6
2017	2 727	212	7.8	1 551	56.9	806	29.6	158	5.8
2016	2 527	196	7.8	1 437	56.9	737	29.2	157	6.2
2015	2 344	173	7.4	1 334	56.9	680	29.0	157	6.7
2014	2 193	156	7.1	1 267	57.8	621	28.3	149	6.8
2013	2 023	127	6.3	1 162	57.4	591	29.2	143	7.1
2012	1 853	108	5.8	1 051	56.7	558	30.1	136	7.3
2011	1 696	94	5.6	930	54.8	548	32.3	124	7.3
2010	1 660	91	5.5	913	55.0	539	32.5	117	7.0
2009	1 630	99	6.1	873	53.6	538	33.0	120	7.4
2008	1 539	108	7.0	792	51.5	527	34.2	112	7.3
2007	1 422	99	7.0	712	50.1	508	35.7	103	7.2
2006	1 384	100	7.2	678	49.0	507	36.6	99	7.2
2005	1 343	93	6.9	650	48.4	507	37.8	93	6.9
2004	1 314	97	7.4	633	48.2	505	38.4	79	6.0
2003	1 309	108	8.3	636	48.6	505	38.6	60	4.6
2002	1 305	107	8.2	658	50.4	480	36.8	60	4.6
2001	1 334	119	8.9	677	50.8	489	36.7	49	3.7
2000	1 317	123	9.3	675	51.3	470	35.7	49	3.7

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, "Foreign citizens by country of citizenship, age and year".

A.3 Consular registrations , 2008-2023

(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
2023	5 393	8.9	--	--	--	--	--	--
2022	4 953	133.1	--	--	--	--	--	--
2021	2 125	-36.3	--	--	--	--	--	--
2020	3 338	448.1	--	--	--	--	--	--
2019	609	-74.6	--	--	--	--	--	--
2018	2 394	-47.1	--	--	--	--	--	--
2017	4 523	7.6	--	--	--	--	--	--
2016	4 205	9.0	--	--	--	--	--	--
2015	3 859	126.7	--	--	--	--	--	--
2014	1 702	-33.5	--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	2 561	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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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 , 2000-2025

(Individuals)

Years	Total inflows		Portuguese inflows
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2025	89 431	-23.0	595	0.7	5.3
2024	116 197	22.9	565	0.5	-17.9
2023	94 514	-7.7	688	0.7	25.8
2022	102 436	13.0	547	0.5	34.1
2021	90 631	9.8	408	0.5	27.1
2020	82 518	-28.7	321	0.4	-20.0
2019	115 805	-12.7	401	0.4	-6.1
2018	132 602	-8.2	427	0.3	9.5
2017	144 489	-11.4	390	0.3	2.6
2016	163 005	21.4	380	0.2	15.2
2015	134 240	5.7	330	0.2	6.8
2014	126 966	9.6	309	0.2	0.0
2013	115 845	12.4	309	0.3	0.6
2012	103 059	6.8	307	0.3	62.4
2011	96 467	-2.4	189	0.2	1.6
2010	98 801	-3.4	186	0.2	-11.0
2009	102 280	1.1	209	0.2	4.5
2008	101 171	1.7	200	0.2	33.3
2007	99 485	3.9	150	0.2	-10.2
2006	95 750	46.8	167	0.2	44.0
2005	65 229	5.2	116	0.2	18.4
2004	62 028	-2.8	98	0.2	15.3
2003	63 795	-0.5	85	0.1	0.0
2002	64 087	5.4	85	0.1	11.8
2001	60 795	3.6	76	0.1	10.1
2000	58 659	--	69	0.1	--

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, séries anuais sobre população, Immigrations by country of citizenship and year.

A.4.1 Portuguese inflows by sex , 2000-2025

(Individuals)

Years	All foreign-born	Female		Male
Years	N	N	% of total	N	% of total
2025	596	266	44.6	330	55.4
2024	565	223	39.5	342	60.5
2023	688	292	42.4	396	57.6
2022	547	233	42.6	314	57.4
2021	408	187	45.8	221	54.2
2020	321	130	40.5	191	59.5
2019	401	174	43.4	227	56.6
2018	427	190	44.5	237	55.5
2017	390	167	42.8	223	57.2
2016	380	164	43.2	216	56.8
2015	330	153	46.4	177	53.6
2014	309	142	46.0	167	54.0
2013	309	132	42.7	177	57.3
2012	307	135	44.0	172	56.0
2011	189	87	46.0	102	54.0
2010	186	76	40.9	110	59.1
2009	209	93	44.5	116	55.5
2008	200	79	39.5	121	60.5
2007	150	58	38.7	92	61.3
2006	167	76	45.5	91	54.5
2005	116	54	46.6	62	53.4
2004	98	46	46.9	52	53.1
2003	85	31	36.5	54	63.5
2002	85	38	44.7	47	55.3
2001	76	32	42.1	44	57.9
2000	69	29	42.0	40	58.0

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Note From 2025 onwards, the total number of Portuguese nationals in this table may not correspond to that in table “A.4 Entries of foreign nationals”, as statistical disclosure control has been applied to this information to prevent the release of confidential data.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, "Immigrations by country of citizenship, sex and year".

A.4.2 Portuguese inflows by age group , 2004-2025

(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
2025	600	53	8.8	431	71.8	109	18.2	7	1.2
2024	565	49	8.7	410	72.6	100	17.7	6	1.1
2023	688	51	7.4	470	68.3	156	22.7	11	1.6
2022	547	39	7.1	395	72.2	107	19.6	6	1.1
2021	408	29	7.1	298	73.0	78	19.1	3	0.7
2020	321	25	7.8	216	67.3	76	23.7	4	1.2
2019	401	50	12.5	268	66.8	82	20.4	1	0.2
2018	427	38	8.9	308	72.1	77	18.0	4	0.9
2017	390	44	11.3	282	72.3	62	15.9	2	0.5
2016	380	37	9.7	278	73.2	64	16.8	1	0.3
2015	330	38	11.5	230	69.7	59	17.9	3	0.9
2014	309	39	12.6	212	68.6	56	18.1	2	0.6
2013	309	35	11.3	215	69.6	56	18.1	3	1.0
2012	307	27	8.8	225	73.3	51	16.6	4	1.3
2011	189	19	10.1	139	73.6	28	14.8	3	1.6
2010	186	8	4.3	155	83.3	23	12.4	0	0.0
2009	209	11	5.3	167	79.9	28	13.4	3	1.4
2008	200	17	8.5	153	76.5	28	14.0	2	1.0
2007	150	10	6.7	121	80.7	18	12.0	1	0.7
2006	167	12	7.2	128	76.6	25	15.0	2	1.2
2005	116	10	8.6	87	75.0	16	13.8	3	2.6
2004	98	11	11.2	68	69.4	15	15.3	4	4.1

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Note A homogeneous distribution in the group 35-44 was assumed to match the groups used with the groups available in Statistics Sweden.
From 2025 onwards, the total number of Portuguese nationals in this table may not correspond to that in table “A.4 Entries of foreign nationals”, as statistical disclosure control has been applied to this information to prevent the release of confidential data.

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, "Immigrations (except citizens from Nordic countries) by grounds for settlement, country of citizenship, age and year".

A.5 Acquisition of citizenship of the destination country , 2000-2025

(Individuals)

Years	Acquisition of citizenship by all foreigners		Acquisition of citizenship by Portuguese
Years	N	Change in	N	% of total	Change in
2025	37 487	-40.5	119	0.3	-27.4
2024	62 989	-7.1	164	0.3	18.0
2023	67 789	-26.5	139	0.2	9.4
2022	92 225	3.2	127	0.1	-21.6
2021	89 354	11.4	162	0.2	24.6
2020	80 175	24.9	130	0.2	100.0
2019	64 206	0.6	65	0.1	-14.5
2018	63 818	-7.4	76	0.1	-8.4
2017	68 898	14.2	83	0.1	12.2
2016	60 343	25.1	74	0.1	12.1
2015	48 249	12.4	66	0.1	37.5
2014	42 918	-13.5	48	0.1	0.0
2013	49 632	-0.2	48	0.1	6.7
2012	49 746	36.9	45	0.1	-22.4
2011	36 328	12.8	58	0.2	-10.8
2010	32 197	9.8	65	0.2	10.2
2009	29 318	-3.1	59	0.2	51.3
2008	30 254	-9.5	39	0.1	-18.8
2007	33 436	-34.3	48	0.2	-14.3
2006	50 897	29.6	56	0.1	33.3
2005	39 270	37.3	42	0.1	-33.3
2004	28 599	-12.7	63	0.2	46.5
2003	32 756	-12.1	43	0.1	-38.6
2002	37 270	3.7	70	0.2	94.4
2001	35 951	-16.7	36	0.1	5.9
2000	43 173	--	34	0.1	--

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Statistics Sweden, annual population series.

A.6 Remittances , 2000-2025

(Euros, thousands)

Years	Inward flows (thousand euros) (a)		Outward flows (thousand euros) (b)		Balance (a/b)
Years		Change in		Change in	Balance (a/b)
2025	4 970	2515.8	3 140	-15.8	1.59
2024	190	-51.3	3 730	-10.1	0.06
2023	390	-95.8	4 150	-3.5	0.10
2022	9 390	-15.9	4 300	116.1	2
2021	11 170	12.9	1 990	46.3	6
2020	9 890	3.9	1 360	-5.6	7
2019	9 520	-9.9	1 440	-41.5	7
2018	10 570	-17.0	2 460	21.2	4
2017	12 730	12.1	2 030	29.3	6
2016	11 360	-1.0	1 570	35.3	7
2015	11 470	22.8	1 160	30.3	10
2014	9 340	-8.2	890	423.5	10
2013	10 180	14.2	170	6.2	60
2012	8 910	60.2	160	-15.8	56
2011	5 560	8.8	190	5.6	29
2010	5 110	18.8	180	-30.8	28
2009	4 300	7.2	260	136.4	17
2008	4 010	-21.5	110	-21.4	36
2007	5 110	102.0	140	7.7	36
2006	2 530	26.5	130	-7.1	19
2005	2 000	-22.2	140	-61.1	14
2004	2 570	-29.2	360	56.5	7
2003	3 630	-19.9	230	-8.0	16
2002	4 530	1.6	250	56.2	18
2001	4 460	7.2	160	23.1	28
2000	4 160	--	130	--	32

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Note The 2024 data was rectified by the responsible entity and updated by the OEm on 25/02/2026.

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 , 2011-2022

(indivíduos)

Nationality	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
Nationality	N	%	N	%	N	%
2021/2022
Total Population	10 427 716	100.0	2 075 786	100.0	4 480	100.0
Nationality of the destination country	9 571 500	91.8	1 291 751	62.2	2 043	45.6
Foreign nationality	856 216	8.2	784 035	37.8	2 437	54.4
2011/2012
Total Population	9 465 191	100.0	1 331 380	100.0	2 972	100.0
Nationality of the destination country	8 827 755	93.3	761 316	57.2	1 648	55.5
Foreign nationality	637 436	6.7	570 064	42.8	1 324	44.6

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Note Other situations or missing values (2011): 17,664 Other situations or missing values (2021): 24,609

Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from União Europeia, Eurostat, census hub

B.2 Resident population by census and sex, according to country of birth , 2001-2022

(indivíduos)

By sex	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By sex	N	%	N	%	N	%
2021/2022
Total Population	10 452 325	100.0	2 089 008	100	4 477	100
Female	5 191 618	49.7	1 037 480	49.7	2 045	45.7
Male	5 260 707	50.3	1 051 528	50.3	2 432	54.3
2011/2012
Total Population	9 482 855	100.0	1 338 010	100	2 974	100
Female	4 756 021	50.2	687 196	51.4	1 372	46.1
Male	4 726 834	49.8	650 814	48.6	1 602	53.9
2001/2002
Total Population	8 882 792	100.0	1 003 798	100	2 514	100
Female	4 490 039	50.6	523 587	52.2	1 142	45.4
Male	4 392 753	49.5	480 211	47.8	1 372	54.6

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

B.3 Resident population by census and age group, according to country of birth , 2001-2022

(indivíduos)

By age group	Total Population		Foreign-born		Born in Portugal
By age group	N	%	N	%	N	%
2021/2022
Total Population	10 452 324	100.0	2 089 006	18.5	4 478	0.0
-15 Years	1 839 103	17.6	160 331	7.7	234	5.2
15-39 Years	3 299 288	31.6	852 510	40.8	1 794	40.1
40-64 Years	3 195 168	30.6	781 471	37.4	1 654	36.9
65+ Years	2 118 765	20.3	294 694	14.1	796	17.8
2011/2012
Total Population	9 482 855	100.0	1 338 010	13.1	2 974	0.0
-15 Years	1 584 270	16.7	96 945	7.2	96	3.2
15-39 Years	3 049 433	32.2	548 126	41.0	1 029	34.6
40-64 Years	3 064 484	32.3	501 078	37.4	1 289	43.4
65+ Years	1 784 668	18.8	191 861	14.3	560	18.8
2001/2002
Total Population	8 882 792	100.0	1 003 798	10.4	2 514	0.0
-15 Years	1 630 798	18.4	75 591	7.5	105	4.2
15-39 Years	2 877 338	32.4	387 846	38.6	907	36.1
40-64 Years	2 843 769	32.0	397 706	39.6	1 248	49.6
65+ Years	1 530 887	17.2	142 655	14.2	254	10.1

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from European Union, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

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	9 482 855	100.0	1 338 010	100.0	2 974	100.0
Employed	4 515 667	47.6	576 040	43.1	1 469	49.4
Unemployed	285 515	3.0	106 396	8.0	115	3.9
Inactive	4 681 673	49.4	655 574	49.0	1 390	46.7

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Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from União Europeia, Eurostat, 2011 census hub

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