NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by net migration including statistical adjustment

Grande Lisboa had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 26 areas in 2016, at 3,321. Tâmega e Sousa had the lowest, at -2,098. The median was -316 and the figure for Portugal was -629. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,321Grande Lisboa
Lowest-2,098Tâmega e Sousa
Median-31626 areas
Portugal-629History

All areas, 2016

Grande Lisboa: 3,321 personsGrande Lisboa3,321Península de Setúbal: 2,715 personsPenínsula de Setúbal2,715Algarve: 2,673 personsAlgarve2,673Oeste: 679 personsOeste679Alentejo Litoral: 292 personsAlentejo Litoral292Cávado: 181 personsCávado181Área Metropolitana do Porto: 81 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto81Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 70 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes70Região de Aveiro: 39 personsRegião de Aveiro39Beira Baixa: 19 personsBeira Baixa19Alto Minho: -40 personsAlto Minho-40Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -116 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-116Região de Leiria: -208 personsRegião de Leiria-208Baixo Alentejo: -423 personsBaixo Alentejo-423Região de Coimbra: -435 personsRegião de Coimbra-435Viseu Dão Lafões: -455 personsViseu Dão Lafões-455Alto Alentejo: -475 personsAlto Alentejo-475Médio Tejo: -488 personsMédio Tejo-488Ave: -493 personsAve-493Lezíria do Tejo: -513 personsLezíria do Tejo-513Alentejo Central: -561 personsAlentejo Central-561Beiras e Serra da Estrela: -727 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela-727Douro: -816 personsDouro-816Região Autónoma dos Açores: -1,400 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-1,400Região Autónoma da Madeira: -1,451 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-1,451Tâmega e Sousa: -2,098 personsTâmega e Sousa-2,098
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
persons
Change on 2015
1Grande Lisboa3,321-36%
2Península de Setúbal2,715+13.1%
3Algarve2,673+8.6%
4Oeste679+22.8%
5Alentejo Litoral292-24.5%
6Cávado181+183%
7Área Metropolitana do Porto81+104.6%
8Terras de Trás-os-Montes70+212.9%
9Região de Aveiro39-25%
10Beira Baixa19+46.2%
11Alto Minho-40+75.6%
12Alto Tâmega e Barroso-116+40.8%
13Região de Leiria-208-14.3%
14Baixo Alentejo-423-14.9%
15Região de Coimbra-435-15.7%
16Viseu Dão Lafões-455-15.8%
17Alto Alentejo-475-16.7%
18Médio Tejo-488+13.2%
19Ave-493+45.2%
20Lezíria do Tejo-513-15%
21Alentejo Central-561-20.1%
22Beiras e Serra da Estrela-727-10.8%
23Douro-816+7.1%
24Região Autónoma dos Açores-1,400+11%
25Região Autónoma da Madeira-1,451+40.3%
26Tâmega e Sousa-2,098+16.8%

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About this ranking

Population change during the year minus natural change (live births minus deaths), including statistical adjustment. A negative value means the population fell by more than natural change explains (Eurostat demographic balance).

Eurostat calculates this as a residual, not by counting immigrants and emigrants, so it also absorbs census revisions and other statistical adjustments. For the EU it reflects migration to and from countries outside the EU. net_migration (World Bank, UN estimate) uses a different method, so the two series differ.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, 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 area has the highest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Grande Lisboa, with 3,321 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Tâmega e Sousa, with -2,098 in 2016.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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