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

All 9 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `natural_change`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/portugal-regions

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grande Lisboa | 929 |
| 2 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | -583 |
| 3 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | -781 |
| 4 | Península de Setúbal | -926 |
| 5 | Algarve | -1,276 |
| 6 | Alentejo | -4,054 |
| 7 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | -4,241 |
| 8 | Centro (PT) | -10,329 |
| 9 | Norte | -12,471 |