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Região Autónoma dos Açores in figures

A profile of Região Autónoma dos Açores 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 Região Autónoma dos Açores was 241,718 in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024, and the lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Population241,7182025Up 0.3% from 2024The lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Natural change rate-2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 4th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Median age43.4 years2025Up 0.3 years from 2024The lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Population aged 65 and over17.9%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Population density104.8 inhabitants per km²2024Up 0.4% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment1,6252024Compared with 1,657 in 2023
236K238K240K242K244K246K248K20012005200920132017202120252001: 241,387 persons2002: 242,544 persons2003: 243,303 persons2004: 243,916 persons2005: 244,491 persons2006: 245,118 persons2007: 245,671 persons2008: 246,373 persons2009: 246,670 persons2010: 246,900 persons2011: 246,757 persons2012: 247,095 persons2013: 246,424 persons2014: 245,336 persons2015: 243,271 persons2016: 241,653 persons2017: 240,108 persons2018: 238,964 persons2019: 237,828 persons2020: 237,113 persons2021: 237,616 persons2022: 238,794 persons2023: 240,125 persons2024: 241,025 persons2025: 241,718 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 dos Açores was 4.9% (low reliability) in 2025, down 0.7 percentage points from 2024, and the lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Unemployment rate4.9%2025, low reliabilityDown 0.7 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Household disposable income per inhabitant€15,4002023Up 10% from 2022The 5th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Employment rate76.7%2025Up 1.9 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
At-risk-of-poverty rate17.3%2025Down 6.9 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate74.8%2025Up 1.1 percentage points from 2024
2.557.51012.51517.520072010201320162019202220252007: 4.3 %2008: 5.4 %2009: 6.7 %2010: 6.8 %2011: 11.4 %2012: 15.1 %2013: 16.8 %2014: 16.1 %2015: 12.5 %2016: 10.9 %2017: 8.8 %2018: 8.4 %2019: 7.7 %2020: 5.9 %2021: 7 %2022: 6.1 %2023: 6.5 %2024: 5.6 %2025: 4.9 %
Unemployment rate, 2007 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 dos Açores was €5.75 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 7.1% from 2023, and the lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€5.75 billion2024, provisionalUp 7.1% from 2023The lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
GDP per capita€23,8002024, provisionalUp 6.7% from 2023The 5th highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Real GDP growth2.3%2024, provisionalDown 1.2 percentage points from 2023Tied for the highest of 9 regions in Portugal
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)73%2024, provisionalUp 2 percentage points from 2023
2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 2,407 EUR million2001: 2,643 EUR million2002: 2,846 EUR million2003: 2,957 EUR million2004: 3,071 EUR million2005: 3,238 EUR million2006: 3,404 EUR million2007: 3,579 EUR million2008: 3,738 EUR million2009: 3,706 EUR million2010: 3,787 EUR million2011: 3,705 EUR million2012: 3,546 EUR million2013: 3,620 EUR million2014: 3,640 EUR million2015: 3,768 EUR million2016: 3,918 EUR million2017: 4,028 EUR million2018: 4,173 EUR million2019: 4,349 EUR million2020: 3,997 EUR million2021: 4,374 EUR million2022: 4,859 EUR million2023: 5,374 EUR million2024: 5,753 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 dos Açores was 6.7% in 2025, down 1.5 percentage points from 2024, and the highest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Severe material and social deprivation rate6.7%2025Down 1.5 percentage points from 2024The highest of 9 regions in Portugal
People who bought online in the last 12 months56.7%2025Up 2.7 percentage points from 2024The 3rd lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
681012141620182020202220252018: 13.6 %2019: 14.9 %2020: 13 %2021: 8.7 %2022: 9.8 %2023: 12 %2024: 8.2 %2025: 6.7 %
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 Região Autónoma dos Açores was 79.1 years in 2024, down 0.3 years from 2023, and the lowest of 9 regions in Portugal.

Life expectancy at birth79.1 years2024Down 0.3 years from 2023The lowest of 9 regions in Portugal
Infant mortality rate4.8 per 1,000 live births2024Up 1.9 per 1,000 live births from 2023The 2nd highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Age-standardised death rate, all causes1,144.7 per 100,000 people2023Down 189.1 per 100,000 people from 2022The highest of 9 regions in Portugal
Road deaths per million inhabitants50 per million inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 25 per million inhabitants from 2023
727476788020002004200820122016202020242000: 73.5 years2001: 74 years2002: 73.6 years2003: 74 years2004: 74.6 years2005: 75.1 years2006: 75.7 years2007: 76.5 years2008: 76.7 years2009: 75.7 years2010: 76.2 years2011: 76.7 years2012: 77.5 years2013: 76.7 years2014: 77.8 years2015: 78.1 years2016: 77.9 years2017: 78.8 years2018: 78.3 years2019: 79.1 years2020: 78.2 years2021: 79.1 years2022: 78 years2023: 79.4 years2024: 79.1 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. 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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