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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 2018, at 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alentejo had the lowest, at -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest0.9Grande Lisboa
Lowest-7.9Alentejo
Median-2.19 regions
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All regions, 2018

Grande Lisboa: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa0.9Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.2Península de Setúbal: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.2Algarve: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.1Norte: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorte-2.1Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.2Centro (PT): -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentro (PT)-5.6Oeste e Vale do Tejo: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste e Vale do Tejo-5.6Alentejo: -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo-7.9Grande Lisboa: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa0.9Região Autónoma dos Açores: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-0.2Península de Setúbal: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal-1.2Algarve: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve-2.1Norte: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorte-2.1Região Autónoma da Madeira: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-3.2Centro (PT): -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentro (PT)-5.6Oeste e Vale do Tejo: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste e Vale do Tejo-5.6Alentejo: -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

RankRegions2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Grande Lisboa0.9-0.3 pts
2Região Autónoma dos Açores-0.2-0.1 pts
3Península de Setúbal-1.2-0.2 pts
4Algarve-2.1+0.2 pts
4Norte-2.1-0.2 pts
6Região Autónoma da Madeira-3.2-1 pts
7Centro (PT)-5.6-0.2 pts
7Oeste e Vale do Tejo-5.6-0.2 pts
9Alentejo-7.9-0.3 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 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, 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), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) 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-regions?period=2018. 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, 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-regions?period=2018.

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, 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-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

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

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Alentejo, with -7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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