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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2024

Grande Lisboa had the highest natural population change of 9 regions in 2024, at 929. Norte had the lowest, at -12,471. The median was -1,276 and the figure for Portugal was -33,754. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest929Grande Lisboa
Lowest-12,471Norte
Median-1,2769 regions
Portugal-33,754History

All regions, 2024

Grande Lisboa: 929 personsGrande Lisboa929Região Autónoma dos Açores: -583 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-583Região Autónoma da Madeira: -781 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-781Península de Setúbal: -926 personsPenínsula de Setúbal-926Algarve: -1,276 personsAlgarve-1,276Alentejo: -4,054 personsAlentejo-4,054Oeste e Vale do Tejo: -4,241 personsOeste e Vale do Tejo-4,241Centro (PT): -10,329 personsCentro (PT)-10,329Norte: -12,471 personsNorte-12,471
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Grande Lisboa929+103.3%
2Região Autónoma dos Açores-583-78.3%
3Região Autónoma da Madeira-781+24.9%
4Península de Setúbal-926+8.4%
5Algarve-1,276+2.3%
6Alentejo-4,054-4.1%
7Oeste e Vale do Tejo-4,241+6.3%
8Centro (PT)-10,329-4.1%
9Norte-12,471-13%

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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 regions 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 region has the highest natural population change?

Grande Lisboa, with 929 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural population change?

Norte, with -12,471 in 2024.

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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