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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024

Grande Lisboa had the highest natural change rate of 9 regions in 2024, at 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alentejo had the lowest, at -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was -3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest0.4Grande Lisboa
Lowest-7.9Alentejo
Median-39 regions
Portugal-3History

All regions, 2024

Grande Lisboa: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa0.4Península de Setúbal: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1Algarve: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.2Região Autónoma dos Açores: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-2.4Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3Norte: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorte-3.3Oeste e Vale do Tejo: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste e Vale do Tejo-4.8Centro (PT): -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentro (PT)-5.9Alentejo: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo-7.9
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

RankRegions2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Grande Lisboa0.4+0.2 pts
2Península de Setúbal-1+0.1 pts
3Algarve-2.2+0.2 pts
4Região Autónoma dos Açores-2.4-1.1 pts
5Região Autónoma da Madeira-3+1 pts
6Norte-3.3-0.3 pts
7Oeste e Vale do Tejo-4.8+0.4 pts
8Centro (PT)-5.9-0.2 pts
9Alentejo-7.9-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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Questions

Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Grande Lisboa, with 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Alentejo, with -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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