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Região Autónoma da Madeira in figures

A profile of Região Autónoma da Madeira from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 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 Região Autónoma da Madeira was 259,440 in 2025, up 1.1% from 2024, and the 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Population259,4402025Up 1.1% from 2024The 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Natural change rate-3 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Up 1 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 5th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Median age47.1 years2025Up 0.3 years from 2024The 5th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Population aged 65 and over21.3%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Population density322.9 inhabitants per km²2024Up 1% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment4,9702024Compared with 5,067 in 2023
240K245K250K255K260K265K270K20012005200920132017202120252001: 244,150 persons2002: 248,012 persons2003: 251,238 persons2004: 253,925 persons2005: 256,316 persons2006: 258,628 persons2007: 261,079 persons2008: 263,446 persons2009: 265,138 persons2010: 266,715 persons2011: 267,965 persons2012: 267,394 persons2013: 264,650 persons2014: 261,748 persons2015: 257,617 persons2016: 254,521 persons2017: 252,313 persons2018: 251,077 persons2019: 250,397 persons2020: 250,713 persons2021: 251,900 persons2022: 252,693 persons2023: 254,070 persons2024: 256,622 persons2025: 259,440 persons240K250K260K270K2001201020252001: 244,150 persons2002: 248,012 persons2003: 251,238 persons2004: 253,925 persons2005: 256,316 persons2006: 258,628 persons2007: 261,079 persons2008: 263,446 persons2009: 265,138 persons2010: 266,715 persons2011: 267,965 persons2012: 267,394 persons2013: 264,650 persons2014: 261,748 persons2015: 257,617 persons2016: 254,521 persons2017: 252,313 persons2018: 251,077 persons2019: 250,397 persons2020: 250,713 persons2021: 251,900 persons2022: 252,693 persons2023: 254,070 persons2024: 256,622 persons2025: 259,440 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 Região Autónoma da Madeira was 5.4% (low reliability) in 2025, down 0.3 percentage points from 2024, and the 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Unemployment rate5.4%2025, low reliabilityDown 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 4th lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Household disposable income per inhabitant€15,7002023Up 11.3% from 2022The 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Employment rate77.2%2025Up 0.9 percentage points from 2024The 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
At-risk-of-poverty rate16.6%2025Down 2.5 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate76%2025Up 1 percentage point from 2024
0510152020052008201120142017202020252005: 4.5 %2006: 5.4 %2007: 6.8 %2008: 6 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 7.4 %2011: 13.6 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 18 %2014: 15 %2015: 14.5 %2016: 12.8 %2017: 10.3 %2018: 8.7 %2019: 6.9 %2020: 7.6 %2021: 7.8 %2022: 6.8 %2023: 6 %2024: 5.7 %2025: 5.4 %0510152020052012201920252005: 4.5 %2006: 5.4 %2007: 6.8 %2008: 6 %2009: 7.5 %2010: 7.4 %2011: 13.6 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 18 %2014: 15 %2015: 14.5 %2016: 12.8 %2017: 10.3 %2018: 8.7 %2019: 6.9 %2020: 7.6 %2021: 7.8 %2022: 6.8 %2023: 6 %2024: 5.7 %2025: 5.4 %
Unemployment rate, 2005 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 Região Autónoma da Madeira was €7.49 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 7.5% from 2023, and the 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€7.49 billion2024, provisionalUp 7.5% from 2023The 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
GDP per capita€29,0002024, provisionalUp 6.2% from 2023The 3rd highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Real GDP growth1.5%2024, provisionalDown 3.1 percentage points from 2023The 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)88%2024, provisionalUp 2 percentage points from 2023
2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 2,723 EUR million2001: 2,827 EUR million2002: 3,212 EUR million2003: 3,374 EUR million2004: 3,666 EUR million2005: 3,895 EUR million2006: 4,108 EUR million2007: 4,312 EUR million2008: 4,465 EUR million2009: 4,349 EUR million2010: 4,428 EUR million2011: 4,431 EUR million2012: 4,053 EUR million2013: 4,131 EUR million2014: 4,185 EUR million2015: 4,288 EUR million2016: 4,458 EUR million2017: 4,758 EUR million2018: 4,913 EUR million2019: 5,107 EUR million2020: 4,426 EUR million2021: 5,073 EUR million2022: 6,266 EUR million2023: 6,963 EUR million2024: 7,486 EUR million2,0004,0006,0008,0002000200920242000: 2,723 EUR million2001: 2,827 EUR million2002: 3,212 EUR million2003: 3,374 EUR million2004: 3,666 EUR million2005: 3,895 EUR million2006: 4,108 EUR million2007: 4,312 EUR million2008: 4,465 EUR million2009: 4,349 EUR million2010: 4,428 EUR million2011: 4,431 EUR million2012: 4,053 EUR million2013: 4,131 EUR million2014: 4,185 EUR million2015: 4,288 EUR million2016: 4,458 EUR million2017: 4,758 EUR million2018: 4,913 EUR million2019: 5,107 EUR million2020: 4,426 EUR million2021: 5,073 EUR million2022: 6,266 EUR million2023: 6,963 EUR million2024: 7,486 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 Região Autónoma da Madeira was 5% in 2025, down 0.4 percentage points from 2024, and the 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Severe material and social deprivation rate5%2025Down 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
People who bought online in the last 12 months50.8%2025Up 1.7 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
468101220182020202220252018: 8.8 %2019: 8.5 %2020: 11.3 %2021: 8.9 %2022: 7.8 %2023: 6.3 %2024: 5.4 %2025: 5 %46810122018202120252018: 8.8 %2019: 8.5 %2020: 11.3 %2021: 8.9 %2022: 7.8 %2023: 6.3 %2024: 5.4 %2025: 5 %
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

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Região Autónoma da Madeira were 29,403 in 2023, up 6.6% from 2022, and the 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Active enterprises29,4032023Up 6.6% from 2022The 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Enterprise births5,0672023Up 4.3% from 2022The 2nd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Enterprise birth rate17.23%2023Down 0.38 percentage points from 2022The 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Enterprise death rate11.4%2023, estimatedDown 0.38 percentage points from 2022 (the 2022 figure is provisional)
Nights spent in tourist accommodation9.95 million2025Up 3.9% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)8.25 million2025Up 0.9% from 2024
25K26K27K28K29K30K2021202220232021: 25,294 count2022: 27,579 count2023: 29,403 count24K26K28K30K2021202220232021: 25,294 count2022: 27,579 count2023: 29,403 count
Active enterprises, 2021 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Região Autónoma da Madeira was 81.4 years in 2024, up 1 year from 2023, and the 3rd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Life expectancy at birth81.4 years2024Up 1 year from 2023The 3rd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Infant mortality rate3.3 per 1,000 live births2024Up 2.7 per 1,000 live births from 2023The 5th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Age-standardised death rate, all causes1,050.5 per 100,000 people2023Down 138.3 per 100,000 people from 2022The 2nd highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Road deaths per million inhabitants42 per million inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 1 per million inhabitants from 2023
72747678808220002004200820122016202020242000: 73.4 years2001: 73.7 years2002: 74 years2003: 73.6 years2004: 74.9 years2005: 74.8 years2006: 75.4 years2007: 75.9 years2008: 76.5 years2009: 76.5 years2010: 76.8 years2011: 77.8 years2012: 77.6 years2013: 78.4 years2014: 77.9 years2015: 78.8 years2016: 79 years2017: 79.6 years2018: 79.4 years2019: 79.5 years2020: 79.9 years2021: 79.6 years2022: 79.3 years2023: 80.4 years2024: 81.4 years7274767880822000200920242000: 73.4 years2001: 73.7 years2002: 74 years2003: 73.6 years2004: 74.9 years2005: 74.8 years2006: 75.4 years2007: 75.9 years2008: 76.5 years2009: 76.5 years2010: 76.8 years2011: 77.8 years2012: 77.6 years2013: 78.4 years2014: 77.9 years2015: 78.8 years2016: 79 years2017: 79.6 years2018: 79.4 years2019: 79.5 years2020: 79.9 years2021: 79.6 years2022: 79.3 years2023: 80.4 years2024: 81.4 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 2026-10-11.
  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. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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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