# NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural change rate, 2024

All 26 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `natural_change_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants
- Definition: Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/portugal-provinces

| Rank | Place | per 1,000 inhabitants |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grande Lisboa | 0.4 |
| 2 | Cávado | -0.5 |
| 3 | Península de Setúbal | -1 |
| 4 | Ave | -1.9 |
| 5 | Algarve | -2.2 |
| 6 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | -2.4 |
| 7 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | -2.6 |
| 8 | Tâmega e Sousa | -2.7 |
| 9 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | -3 |
| 10 | Oeste | -3.2 |
| 10 | Região de Aveiro | -3.2 |
| 12 | Região de Leiria | -3.9 |
| 13 | Alentejo Litoral | -4.1 |
| 14 | Lezíria do Tejo | -5.3 |
| 15 | Região de Coimbra | -5.8 |
| 16 | Viseu Dão Lafões | -6.6 |
| 17 | Alto Minho | -6.9 |
| 18 | Médio Tejo | -7 |
| 19 | Alentejo Central | -7.5 |
| 20 | Baixo Alentejo | -8.7 |
| 21 | Douro | -9.1 |
| 22 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | -10.6 |
| 23 | Beira Baixa | -10.8 |
| 23 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | -10.8 |
| 25 | Alto Alentejo | -11.7 |
| 26 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | -12.2 |