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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural change rate

Grande Lisboa had the highest natural change rate of 26 areas in 2014, at 1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Beira Baixa had the lowest, at -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1Grande Lisboa
Lowest-10.2Beira Baixa
Median-4.926 areas
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All areas, 2014

Grande Lisboa: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1Cávado: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.5Região Autónoma dos Açores: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores0Península de Setúbal: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-0.5Ave: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.7Tâmega e Sousa: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-0.8Área Metropolitana do Porto: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-0.9Região de Aveiro: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2Algarve: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.1Oeste: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-3.5Região de Leiria: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-3.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.8Região de Coimbra: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-4.8Lezíria do Tejo: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-5Viseu Dão Lafões: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-5.4Alto Minho: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-5.6Alentejo Litoral: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-5.7Alentejo Central: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-6.6Douro: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-6.6Médio Tejo: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-6.6Baixo Alentejo: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-7Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-7.9Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-8.4Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-8.6Alto Alentejo: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-9.9Beira Baixa: -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-10.2Grande Lisboa: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1Cávado: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.5Região Autónoma dos Açores: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores0Península de Setúbal: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-0.5Ave: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.7Tâmega e Sousa: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-0.8Área Metropolitana do Porto: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-0.9Região de Aveiro: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2Algarve: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.1Oeste: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-3.5Região de Leiria: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-3.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.8Região de Coimbra: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-4.8Lezíria do Tejo: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-5Viseu Dão Lafões: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-5.4Alto Minho: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-5.6Alentejo Litoral: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-5.7Alentejo Central: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-6.6Douro: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-6.6Médio Tejo: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-6.6Baixo Alentejo: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-7Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-7.9Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-8.4Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-8.6Alto Alentejo: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-9.9Beira Baixa: -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-10.2
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2013
1Grande Lisboa1n/a
2Cávado0.5+0.1 pts
3Região Autónoma dos Açores0+0.4 pts
4Península de Setúbal-0.5n/a
5Ave-0.7-0.1 pts
6Tâmega e Sousa-0.8+0.2 pts
7Área Metropolitana do Porto-0.9-0.2 pts
8Região de Aveiro-2n/a
9Algarve-2.1+0.2 pts
10Oeste-3.5n/a
10Região de Leiria-3.5n/a
12Região Autónoma da Madeira-3.8-1.5 pts
13Região de Coimbra-4.8n/a
14Lezíria do Tejo-5n/a
15Viseu Dão Lafões-5.4n/a
16Alto Minho-5.6-0.1 pts
17Alentejo Litoral-5.7n/a
18Alentejo Central-6.6n/a
18Douro-6.6+0.3 pts
18Médio Tejo-6.6n/a
21Baixo Alentejo-7n/a
22Terras de Trás-os-Montes-7.9+0.8 pts
23Alto Tâmega e Barroso-8.4+1 pts
24Beiras e Serra da Estrela-8.6n/a
25Alto Alentejo-9.9n/a
26Beira Baixa-10.2n/a

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Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural change rate, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural change rate, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/portugal-provinces?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural change rate, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/portugal-provinces?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural change rate, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/portugal-provinces?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Grande Lisboa, with 1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Beira Baixa, with -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

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