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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 2019, at 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Beira Baixa had the lowest, at -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.1Grande Lisboa
Lowest-11.8Beira Baixa
Median-5.526 areas
Portugal-2.4History

All areas, 2019

Grande Lisboa: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1.1Cávado: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.6Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.6Ave: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.9Península de Setúbal: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.1Área Metropolitana do Porto: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-1.3Tâmega e Sousa: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-1.4Algarve: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-1.5Região de Aveiro: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.1Oeste: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-3.5Região de Leiria: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-3.8Lezíria do Tejo: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-5.5Região de Coimbra: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-5.5Alentejo Litoral: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-5.8Viseu Dão Lafões: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-6.2Alto Minho: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-6.5Douro: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-6.9Alentejo Central: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-7.2Médio Tejo: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-7.6Baixo Alentejo: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-7.9Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-9.9Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -10.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-10.3Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-10.9Alto Alentejo: -11.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-11.3Beira Baixa: -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-11.8Grande Lisboa: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1.1Cávado: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCávado0.6Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.6Ave: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAve-0.9Península de Setúbal: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.1Área Metropolitana do Porto: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-1.3Tâmega e Sousa: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTâmega e Sousa-1.4Algarve: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-1.5Região de Aveiro: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Aveiro-2Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.1Oeste: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste-3.5Região de Leiria: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Leiria-3.8Lezíria do Tejo: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLezíria do Tejo-5.5Região de Coimbra: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião de Coimbra-5.5Alentejo Litoral: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Litoral-5.8Viseu Dão Lafões: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsViseu Dão Lafões-6.2Alto Minho: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Minho-6.5Douro: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouro-6.9Alentejo Central: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo Central-7.2Médio Tejo: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMédio Tejo-7.6Baixo Alentejo: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBaixo Alentejo-7.9Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-9.9Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -10.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-10.3Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-10.9Alto Alentejo: -11.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlto Alentejo-11.3Beira Baixa: -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeira Baixa-11.8
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

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Grande Lisboa1.1+0.2 pts
2Cávado0.60 pts
3Região Autónoma dos Açores-0.6-0.4 pts
4Ave-0.9-0.3 pts
5Península de Setúbal-1.1+0.1 pts
6Área Metropolitana do Porto-1.3+0.1 pts
7Tâmega e Sousa-1.4-0.2 pts
8Algarve-1.5+0.6 pts
9Região de Aveiro-2+0.5 pts
10Região Autónoma da Madeira-3.1+0.1 pts
11Oeste-3.5+0.8 pts
12Região de Leiria-3.8+0.2 pts
13Lezíria do Tejo-5.5+0.2 pts
13Região de Coimbra-5.50 pts
15Alentejo Litoral-5.8-0.2 pts
16Viseu Dão Lafões-6.2-0.1 pts
17Alto Minho-6.5-0.2 pts
18Douro-6.9+0.5 pts
19Alentejo Central-7.2-0.3 pts
20Médio Tejo-7.60 pts
21Baixo Alentejo-7.9+1.3 pts
22Terras de Trás-os-Montes-9.9-0.8 pts
23Alto Tâmega e Barroso-10.3-0.1 pts
24Beiras e Serra da Estrela-10.9-1.1 pts
25Alto Alentejo-11.3-1.6 pts
26Beira Baixa-11.8-1.1 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Beira Baixa, with -11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

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