# NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change, 2024

All 26 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `natural_change`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Eurostat. Population change, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/portugal-provinces

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grande Lisboa | 929 |
| 2 | Cávado | -232 |
| 3 | Alentejo Litoral | -491 |
| 4 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | -583 |
| 5 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | -781 |
| 6 | Ave | -850 |
| 7 | Península de Setúbal | -926 |
| 8 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | -1,013 |
| 9 | Baixo Alentejo | -1,093 |
| 10 | Beira Baixa | -1,118 |
| 11 | Tâmega e Sousa | -1,128 |
| 12 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | -1,181 |
| 13 | Alentejo Central | -1,204 |
| 14 | Região de Leiria | -1,236 |
| 15 | Alto Alentejo | -1,266 |
| 16 | Algarve | -1,276 |
| 17 | Região de Aveiro | -1,281 |
| 18 | Oeste | -1,292 |
| 19 | Lezíria do Tejo | -1,390 |
| 20 | Médio Tejo | -1,559 |
| 21 | Douro | -1,672 |
| 22 | Alto Minho | -1,674 |
| 23 | Viseu Dão Lafões | -1,744 |
| 24 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | -2,251 |
| 25 | Região de Coimbra | -2,699 |
| 26 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | -4,721 |