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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 2015, at 1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Beira Baixa had the lowest, at -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4.6 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-10.6Beira Baixa
Median-4.626 areas
Portugal-2.2History

All areas, 2015

Grande Lisboa: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1Cávado: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.4Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.2Ave: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.5Área Metropolitana do Porto: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-0.8Tâmega e Sousa: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-0.8Península de Setúbal: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.1Algarve: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-1.7Região de Aveiro: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-2.6Região de Leiria: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-3Oeste: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-3.5Lezíria do Tejo: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-4.6Região de Coimbra: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-4.6Alto Minho: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-5.6Viseu Dão Lafões: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-5.6Alentejo Central: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-6.3Alentejo Litoral: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-6.9Douro: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-6.9Médio Tejo: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-7.3Baixo Alentejo: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-8.7Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-9.2Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-9.6Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-9.7Alto Alentejo: -10 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-10Beira Baixa: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-10.6Grande Lisboa: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1Cávado: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.4Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.2Ave: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.5Área Metropolitana do Porto: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-0.8Tâmega e Sousa: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-0.8Península de Setúbal: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.1Algarve: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-1.7Região de Aveiro: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-2.6Região de Leiria: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-3Oeste: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-3.5Lezíria do Tejo: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-4.6Região de Coimbra: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-4.6Alto Minho: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-5.6Viseu Dão Lafões: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-5.6Alentejo Central: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-6.3Alentejo Litoral: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-6.9Douro: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-6.9Médio Tejo: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-7.3Baixo Alentejo: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-8.7Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-9.2Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-9.6Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-9.7Alto Alentejo: -10 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-10Beira Baixa: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-10.6
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

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Grande Lisboa10 pts
2Cávado0.4-0.1 pts
3Região Autónoma dos Açores-0.2-0.2 pts
4Ave-0.5+0.2 pts
5Área Metropolitana do Porto-0.8+0.1 pts
5Tâmega e Sousa-0.80 pts
7Península de Setúbal-1.1-0.6 pts
8Algarve-1.7+0.4 pts
9Região de Aveiro-2.5-0.5 pts
10Região Autónoma da Madeira-2.6+1.2 pts
11Região de Leiria-3+0.5 pts
12Oeste-3.50 pts
13Lezíria do Tejo-4.6+0.4 pts
13Região de Coimbra-4.6+0.2 pts
15Alto Minho-5.60 pts
15Viseu Dão Lafões-5.6-0.2 pts
17Alentejo Central-6.3+0.3 pts
18Alentejo Litoral-6.9-1.2 pts
18Douro-6.9-0.3 pts
20Médio Tejo-7.3-0.7 pts
21Baixo Alentejo-8.7-1.7 pts
22Alto Tâmega e Barroso-9.2-0.8 pts
23Beiras e Serra da Estrela-9.6-1 pts
24Terras de Trás-os-Montes-9.7-1.8 pts
25Alto Alentejo-10-0.1 pts
26Beira Baixa-10.6-0.4 pts

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (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 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Beira Baixa, with -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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