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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change

Região Autónoma dos Açores had the highest natural population change of 26 areas in 2021, at -323. Área Metropolitana do Porto had the lowest, at -4,585. The median was -1,539 and the figure for Portugal was -45,259. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest-323Região Autónoma dos Açores
Lowest-4,585Área Metropolitana do Porto
Median-1,53926 areas
Portugal-45,259History

All areas, 2021

Região Autónoma dos Açores: -323 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-323Cávado: -415 personsCávado-415Ave: -713 personsAve-713Alentejo Litoral: -733 personsAlentejo Litoral-733Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -926 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-926Tâmega e Sousa: -939 personsTâmega e Sousa-939Região Autónoma da Madeira: -1,131 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-1,131Beira Baixa: -1,179 personsBeira Baixa-1,179Baixo Alentejo: -1,204 personsBaixo Alentejo-1,204Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -1,284 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-1,284Alto Alentejo: -1,380 personsAlto Alentejo-1,380Alentejo Central: -1,392 personsAlentejo Central-1,392Região de Leiria: -1,489 personsRegião de Leiria-1,489Região de Aveiro: -1,589 personsRegião de Aveiro-1,589Douro: -1,642 personsDouro-1,642Algarve: -1,756 personsAlgarve-1,756Alto Minho: -1,798 personsAlto Minho-1,798Lezíria do Tejo: -1,799 personsLezíria do Tejo-1,799Médio Tejo: -2,093 personsMédio Tejo-2,093Viseu Dão Lafões: -2,094 personsViseu Dão Lafões-2,094Oeste: -2,220 personsOeste-2,220Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -2,550 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-2,550Península de Setúbal: -2,787 personsPenínsula de Setúbal-2,787Região de Coimbra: -3,459 personsRegião de Coimbra-3,459Grande Lisboa: -3,779 personsGrande Lisboa-3,779Área Metropolitana do Porto: -4,585 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-4,585
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Região Autónoma dos Açores-323+3.9%
2Cávado-415-16.6%
3Ave-713+12.5%
4Alentejo Litoral-733-17.3%
5Alto Tâmega e Barroso-926+4.9%
6Tâmega e Sousa-939+31.6%
7Região Autónoma da Madeira-1,131-32.6%
8Beira Baixa-1,179+6.2%
9Baixo Alentejo-1,204-6.5%
10Terras de Trás-os-Montes-1,284+2.6%
11Alto Alentejo-1,380-9.1%
12Alentejo Central-1,392-4.9%
13Região de Leiria-1,489-26.5%
14Região de Aveiro-1,589-16.9%
15Douro-1,642-0.8%
16Algarve-1,756-62.7%
17Alto Minho-1,798+3.5%
18Lezíria do Tejo-1,799-14%
19Médio Tejo-2,093-13.8%
20Viseu Dão Lafões-2,094-14%
21Oeste-2,220-35.4%
22Beiras e Serra da Estrela-2,550-6.4%
23Península de Setúbal-2,787-51.7%
24Região de Coimbra-3,459-15.5%
25Grande Lisboa-3,779-220.5%
26Área Metropolitana do Porto-4,585+5%

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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.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change, 2021) [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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/portugal-provinces?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change, 2021. 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-population-change/portugal-provinces?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by natural population change, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/portugal-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with -323 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Área Metropolitana do Porto, with -4,585 in 2021.

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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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