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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 2018, at 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Beira Baixa had the lowest, at -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest0.9Grande Lisboa
Lowest-10.7Beira Baixa
Median-5.626 areas
Portugal-2.5History

All areas, 2018

Grande Lisboa: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa0.9Cávado: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.6Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.2Ave: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.6Península de Setúbal: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.2Tâmega e Sousa: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-1.2Área Metropolitana do Porto: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-1.4Algarve: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.1Região de Aveiro: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.2Região de Leiria: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-4Oeste: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-4.3Região de Coimbra: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-5.5Alentejo Litoral: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-5.6Lezíria do Tejo: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-5.7Viseu Dão Lafões: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-6.1Alto Minho: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-6.3Alentejo Central: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-6.9Douro: -7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-7.4Médio Tejo: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-7.6Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-9.1Baixo Alentejo: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-9.2Alto Alentejo: -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-9.7Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-9.8Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -10.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-10.2Beira Baixa: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-10.7
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

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Grande Lisboa0.9-0.3 pts
2Cávado0.60 pts
3Região Autónoma dos Açores-0.2-0.1 pts
4Ave-0.6+0.1 pts
5Península de Setúbal-1.2-0.2 pts
5Tâmega e Sousa-1.2-0.1 pts
7Área Metropolitana do Porto-1.4-0.4 pts
8Algarve-2.1+0.2 pts
9Região de Aveiro-2.5+0.1 pts
10Região Autónoma da Madeira-3.2-1 pts
11Região de Leiria-4-0.5 pts
12Oeste-4.3-0.2 pts
13Região de Coimbra-5.50 pts
14Alentejo Litoral-5.6+0.3 pts
15Lezíria do Tejo-5.7-0.3 pts
16Viseu Dão Lafões-6.1-0.1 pts
17Alto Minho-6.3+0.1 pts
18Alentejo Central-6.9+0.1 pts
19Douro-7.4-0.7 pts
20Médio Tejo-7.6+0.2 pts
21Terras de Trás-os-Montes-9.1-0.3 pts
22Baixo Alentejo-9.2-1.2 pts
23Alto Alentejo-9.7-0.4 pts
24Beiras e Serra da Estrela-9.8-0.2 pts
25Alto Tâmega e Barroso-10.2-0.9 pts
26Beira Baixa-10.7-0.9 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Grande Lisboa, with 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Beira Baixa, with -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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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