NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change

Grande Lisboa had the highest natural population change of 26 areas in 2015, at 1,956. Beiras e Serra da Estrela had the lowest, at -2,147. The median was -1,033 and the figure for Portugal was -23,039. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,956Grande Lisboa
Median-1,03326 areas
Portugal-23,039History

All areas, 2015

Grande Lisboa: 1,956 personsGrande Lisboa1,956Cávado: 150 personsCávado150Região Autónoma dos Açores: -45 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-45Ave: -203 personsAve-203Tâmega e Sousa: -324 personsTâmega e Sousa-324Alentejo Litoral: -661 personsAlentejo Litoral-661Região Autónoma da Madeira: -665 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-665Algarve: -747 personsAlgarve-747Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -818 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-818Região de Leiria: -877 personsRegião de Leiria-877Península de Setúbal: -901 personsPenínsula de Setúbal-901Região de Aveiro: -911 personsRegião de Aveiro-911Alentejo Central: -1,010 personsAlentejo Central-1,010Baixo Alentejo: -1,055 personsBaixo Alentejo-1,055Beira Baixa: -1,088 personsBeira Baixa-1,088Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -1,088 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-1,088Lezíria do Tejo: -1,111 personsLezíria do Tejo-1,111Alto Alentejo: -1,126 personsAlto Alentejo-1,126Oeste: -1,251 personsOeste-1,251Alto Minho: -1,318 personsAlto Minho-1,318Douro: -1,327 personsDouro-1,327Área Metropolitana do Porto: -1,368 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-1,368Viseu Dão Lafões: -1,445 personsViseu Dão Lafões-1,445Médio Tejo: -1,587 personsMédio Tejo-1,587Região de Coimbra: -2,072 personsRegião de Coimbra-2,072Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -2,147 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-2,147
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Grande Lisboa1,956-1.8%
2Cávado150-20.2%
3Região Autónoma dos Açores-45-4,600%
4Ave-203+29.8%
5Tâmega e Sousa-324+1.8%
6Alentejo Litoral-661-21.5%
7Região Autónoma da Madeira-665+33.2%
8Algarve-747+20.3%
9Alto Tâmega e Barroso-818-8.1%
10Região de Leiria-877+13.1%
11Península de Setúbal-901-126.4%
12Região de Aveiro-911-21.8%
13Alentejo Central-1,010+4.5%
14Baixo Alentejo-1,055-22.4%
15Beira Baixa-1,088-2.2%
15Terras de Trás-os-Montes-1,088-21%
17Lezíria do Tejo-1,111+7.5%
18Alto Alentejo-1,126-0.1%
19Oeste-1,251+1.3%
20Alto Minho-1,318+0.5%
21Douro-1,327-3.3%
22Área Metropolitana do Porto-1,368+13.7%
23Viseu Dão Lafões-1,445-2.4%
24Médio Tejo-1,587-8.2%
25Região de Coimbra-2,072+3.9%
26Beiras e Serra da Estrela-2,147-10.4%

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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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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Grande Lisboa, with 1,956 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Beiras e Serra da Estrela, with -2,147 in 2015.

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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