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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change

Grande Lisboa had the highest natural population change of 26 areas in 2013, at 1,285. Região de Coimbra had the lowest, at -2,266. The median was -1,000 and the figure for Portugal was -23,767. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,285Grande Lisboa
Lowest-2,266Região de Coimbra
Median-1,00026 areas
Portugal-23,767History

All areas, 2013

Grande Lisboa: 1,285 personsGrande Lisboa1,285Cávado: 175 personsCávado175Região Autónoma dos Açores: -103 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-103Ave: -259 personsAve-259Tâmega e Sousa: -440 personsTâmega e Sousa-440Península de Setúbal: -452 personsPenínsula de Setúbal-452Alentejo Litoral: -571 personsAlentejo Litoral-571Região Autónoma da Madeira: -597 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-597Região de Aveiro: -814 personsRegião de Aveiro-814Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -858 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-858Região de Leiria: -915 personsRegião de Leiria-915Baixo Alentejo: -979 personsBaixo Alentejo-979Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -996 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-996Alentejo Central: -1,004 personsAlentejo Central-1,004Alto Alentejo: -1,050 personsAlto Alentejo-1,050Algarve: -1,054 personsAlgarve-1,054Beira Baixa: -1,137 personsBeira Baixa-1,137Área Metropolitana do Porto: -1,231 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-1,231Lezíria do Tejo: -1,246 personsLezíria do Tejo-1,246Alto Minho: -1,327 personsAlto Minho-1,327Viseu Dão Lafões: -1,372 personsViseu Dão Lafões-1,372Douro: -1,374 personsDouro-1,374Oeste: -1,453 personsOeste-1,453Médio Tejo: -1,578 personsMédio Tejo-1,578Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -2,151 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-2,151Região de Coimbra: -2,266 personsRegião de Coimbra-2,266
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
persons
1Grande Lisboa1,285
2Cávado175
3Região Autónoma dos Açores-103
4Ave-259
5Tâmega e Sousa-440
6Península de Setúbal-452
7Alentejo Litoral-571
8Região Autónoma da Madeira-597
9Região de Aveiro-814
10Alto Tâmega e Barroso-858
11Região de Leiria-915
12Baixo Alentejo-979
13Terras de Trás-os-Montes-996
14Alentejo Central-1,004
15Alto Alentejo-1,050
16Algarve-1,054
17Beira Baixa-1,137
18Área Metropolitana do Porto-1,231
19Lezíria do Tejo-1,246
20Alto Minho-1,327
21Viseu Dão Lafões-1,372
22Douro-1,374
23Oeste-1,453
24Médio Tejo-1,578
25Beiras e Serra da Estrela-2,151
26Região de Coimbra-2,266

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Questions

Which area has the highest natural population change?

Grande Lisboa, with 1,285 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Região de Coimbra, with -2,266 in 2013.

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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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