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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 2016, at 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alto Alentejo had the lowest, at -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.1Grande Lisboa
Lowest-10.6Alto Alentejo
Median-5.426 areas
Portugal-2.3History

All areas, 2016

Grande Lisboa: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1.1Cávado: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.8Ave: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.2Tâmega e Sousa: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-0.4Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.6Área Metropolitana do Porto: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-0.8Península de Setúbal: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.1Região de Aveiro: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2.2Algarve: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.3Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3Região de Leiria: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-3.5Oeste: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-4.1Região de Coimbra: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-5Alto Minho: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-5.8Lezíria do Tejo: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-6.1Viseu Dão Lafões: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-6.1Alentejo Litoral: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-6.4Alentejo Central: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-6.6Médio Tejo: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-6.9Douro: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-7.2Baixo Alentejo: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-7.5Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-8.9Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-9.9Beira Baixa: -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-10.2Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-10.4Alto Alentejo: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-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

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Grande Lisboa1.1+0.1 pts
2Cávado0.8+0.4 pts
3Ave-0.2+0.3 pts
4Tâmega e Sousa-0.4+0.4 pts
5Região Autónoma dos Açores-0.6-0.4 pts
6Área Metropolitana do Porto-0.80 pts
7Península de Setúbal-1.10 pts
8Região de Aveiro-2.2+0.3 pts
9Algarve-2.3-0.6 pts
10Região Autónoma da Madeira-3-0.4 pts
11Região de Leiria-3.5-0.5 pts
12Oeste-4.1-0.6 pts
13Região de Coimbra-5-0.4 pts
14Alto Minho-5.8-0.2 pts
15Lezíria do Tejo-6.1-1.5 pts
15Viseu Dão Lafões-6.1-0.5 pts
17Alentejo Litoral-6.4+0.5 pts
18Alentejo Central-6.6-0.3 pts
19Médio Tejo-6.9+0.4 pts
20Douro-7.2-0.3 pts
21Baixo Alentejo-7.5+1.2 pts
22Terras de Trás-os-Montes-8.9+0.8 pts
23Beiras e Serra da Estrela-9.9-0.3 pts
24Beira Baixa-10.2+0.4 pts
25Alto Tâmega e Barroso-10.4-1.2 pts
26Alto Alentejo-10.6-0.6 pts

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Grande Lisboa, with 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Alto Alentejo, with -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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