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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Grande Lisboa had the highest natural change rate of 9 regions in 2014, at 1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alentejo had the lowest, at -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1Grande Lisboa
Lowest-7.3Alentejo
Median-2.19 regions
Portugal-2.2History

All regions, 2014

Grande Lisboa: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa1Região Autónoma dos Açores: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores0Península de Setúbal: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-0.5Norte: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorte-1.7Algarve: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.1Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.8Oeste e Vale do Tejo: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste e Vale do Tejo-4.8Centro (PT): -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentro (PT)-4.9Alentejo: -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo-7.3
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

RankRegions2014
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2013
1Grande Lisboa1n/a
2Região Autónoma dos Açores0+0.4 pts
3Península de Setúbal-0.5n/a
4Norte-1.70 pts
5Algarve-2.1+0.2 pts
6Região Autónoma da Madeira-3.8-1.5 pts
7Oeste e Vale do Tejo-4.8n/a
8Centro (PT)-4.9n/a
9Alentejo-7.3n/a

Other periods

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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 regions 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) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2014) [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), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2014. 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-regions?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2014. 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-regions?period=2014.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2014 [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-regions?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Grande Lisboa, with 1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Alentejo, with -7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

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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