NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change

Grande Lisboa had the highest natural population change of 26 areas in 2019, at 2,234. Região de Coimbra had the lowest, at -2,422. The median was -1,084 and the figure for Portugal was -25,264. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,234Grande Lisboa
Lowest-2,422Região de Coimbra
Median-1,08426 areas
Portugal-25,264History

All areas, 2019

Grande Lisboa: 2,234 personsGrande Lisboa2,234Cávado: 245 personsCávado245Região Autónoma dos Açores: -140 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-140Ave: -380 personsAve-380Alentejo Litoral: -554 personsAlentejo Litoral-554Tâmega e Sousa: -586 personsTâmega e Sousa-586Algarve: -714 personsAlgarve-714Região de Aveiro: -739 personsRegião de Aveiro-739Região Autónoma da Madeira: -788 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-788Península de Setúbal: -877 personsPenínsula de Setúbal-877Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -880 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-880Baixo Alentejo: -923 personsBaixo Alentejo-923Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -1,074 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-1,074Região de Leiria: -1,094 personsRegião de Leiria-1,094Alentejo Central: -1,108 personsAlentejo Central-1,108Beira Baixa: -1,172 personsBeira Baixa-1,172Alto Alentejo: -1,206 personsAlto Alentejo-1,206Oeste: -1,252 personsOeste-1,252Douro: -1,282 personsDouro-1,282Lezíria do Tejo: -1,301 personsLezíria do Tejo-1,301Alto Minho: -1,504 personsAlto Minho-1,504Viseu Dão Lafões: -1,580 personsViseu Dão Lafões-1,580Médio Tejo: -1,615 personsMédio Tejo-1,615Área Metropolitana do Porto: -2,227 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-2,227Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -2,325 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-2,325Região de Coimbra: -2,422 personsRegião de Coimbra-2,422
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
persons
Change on 2018
1Grande Lisboa2,234+16.1%
2Cávado245-7.2%
3Região Autónoma dos Açores-140-233.3%
4Ave-380-41.8%
5Alentejo Litoral-554-3.4%
6Tâmega e Sousa-586-21.3%
7Algarve-714+26.8%
8Região de Aveiro-739+19%
9Região Autónoma da Madeira-788+2.8%
10Península de Setúbal-877+5.4%
11Alto Tâmega e Barroso-880-0.8%
12Baixo Alentejo-923+14.1%
13Terras de Trás-os-Montes-1,074-7.9%
14Região de Leiria-1,094+4.9%
15Alentejo Central-1,108-2.7%
16Beira Baixa-1,172-9.3%
17Alto Alentejo-1,206-15.1%
18Oeste-1,252+19.3%
19Douro-1,282+7.1%
20Lezíria do Tejo-1,301+3.1%
21Alto Minho-1,504-2.3%
22Viseu Dão Lafões-1,580-1.5%
23Médio Tejo-1,615+0.4%
24Área Metropolitana do Porto-2,227+11.1%
25Beiras e Serra da Estrela-2,325-10.3%
26Região de Coimbra-2,422+0.6%

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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 2,234 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Região de Coimbra, with -2,422 in 2019.

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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