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A profile of Algarve from official statistics: 21 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Algarve was 492,747 in 2025, up 1.8% from 2024, and the 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Population492,7472025Up 1.8% from 2024The 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Natural change rate-2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Up 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 3rd highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Median age46.8 years2025Unchanged from 2024The 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Population aged 65 and over24.2%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Population density99 inhabitants per km²2024Up 1.4% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment14,4482024Compared with 22,430 in 2023
380K400K420K440K460K480K500K20012005200920132017202120252001: 393,142 persons2002: 400,937 persons2003: 408,029 persons2004: 413,611 persons2005: 418,530 persons2006: 423,539 persons2007: 428,798 persons2008: 434,556 persons2009: 440,088 persons2010: 445,824 persons2011: 451,304 persons2012: 452,321 persons2013: 451,078 persons2014: 449,952 persons2015: 449,965 persons2016: 451,679 persons2017: 453,300 persons2018: 456,113 persons2019: 459,597 persons2020: 465,610 persons2021: 469,892 persons2022: 469,983 persons2023: 478,618 persons2024: 484,122 persons2025: 492,747 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Algarve was 5.7% in 2025, down 0.1 percentage points from 2024, and the 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Unemployment rate5.7%2025Down 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Household disposable income per inhabitant€18,6002023Up 9.4% from 2022Tied for the highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Employment rate80.6%2025Up 0.8 percentage points from 2024The 2nd highest of 9 regions in Portugal
At-risk-of-poverty rate15.1%2025Down 1.3 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate79.7%2025Up 1.2 percentage points from 2024
0510152020022006201020142018202220252002: 4.5 %2003: 7 %2004: 5 %2005: 6.3 %2006: 5.6 %2007: 6.7 %2008: 7.1 %2009: 10.5 %2010: 13.5 %2011: 15.6 %2012: 17.9 %2013: 17.1 %2014: 14.6 %2015: 12.6 %2016: 9.3 %2017: 7.7 %2018: 6.4 %2019: 7 %2020: 8.4 %2021: 8.6 %2022: 6 %2023: 5.7 %2024: 5.8 %2025: 5.7 %
Unemployment rate, 2002 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Algarve was €14.31 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 8.3% from 2023, and the 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€14.31 billion2024, provisionalUp 8.3% from 2023The 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
GDP per capita€29,3002024, provisionalUp 6.5% from 2023The 2nd highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Real GDP growth2.3%2024, provisionalDown 1.1 percentage points from 2023Tied for the highest of 9 regions in Portugal
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)89%2024, provisionalUp 2 percentage points from 2023
4,0006,0008,00010K12K14K16K20002004200820122016202020242000: 5,028 EUR million2001: 5,475 EUR million2002: 5,861 EUR million2003: 6,179 EUR million2004: 6,406 EUR million2005: 6,800 EUR million2006: 7,224 EUR million2007: 7,716 EUR million2008: 7,927 EUR million2009: 7,505 EUR million2010: 7,565 EUR million2011: 7,370 EUR million2012: 7,160 EUR million2013: 7,235 EUR million2014: 7,490 EUR million2015: 7,841 EUR million2016: 8,472 EUR million2017: 9,160 EUR million2018: 9,639 EUR million2019: 10,147 EUR million2020: 8,442 EUR million2021: 9,419 EUR million2022: 11,984 EUR million2023: 13,215 EUR million2024: 14,312 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Algarve was 2.8% in 2025, up 0.1 percentage points from 2024, and the 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Severe material and social deprivation rate2.8%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
People who bought online in the last 12 months61.7%2025Up 1.4 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
24681020182020202220252018: 7.7 %2019: 7 %2020: 9.6 %2021: 6.1 %2022: 5 %2023: 3.6 %2024: 2.7 %2025: 2.8 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2018 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Algarve was 81.5 years in 2024, up 0.6 years from 2023, and tied for the 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Life expectancy at birth81.5 years2024Up 0.6 years from 2023Tied for the 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Infant mortality rate3.7 per 1,000 live births2024Up 0.3 per 1,000 live births from 2023The 3rd highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Age-standardised death rate, all causes973.8 per 100,000 people2023Down 31.6 per 100,000 people from 2022The 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Road deaths per million inhabitants87 per million inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 2 per million inhabitants from 2023
7677787980818220002004200820122016202020242000: 76.8 years2001: 77.1 years2002: 76.9 years2003: 77.5 years2004: 77.7 years2005: 77.6 years2006: 78.5 years2007: 78.4 years2008: 78.7 years2009: 79.3 years2010: 80.3 years2011: 80.3 years2012: 80.3 years2013: 80.6 years2014: 81 years2015: 81 years2016: 80.6 years2017: 80.7 years2018: 80.8 years2019: 81.2 years2020: 81 years2021: 80.7 years2022: 80.8 years2023: 80.9 years2024: 81.5 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  18. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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