NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by net migration including statistical adjustment

Península de Setúbal had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 26 areas in 2020, at 11,873. Algarve had the lowest, at -26,561. The median was 1,551 and the figure for Portugal was 35,091. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Lowest-26,561Algarve
Median1,55126 areas
Portugal35,091History

All areas, 2020

Península de Setúbal: 11,873 personsPenínsula de Setúbal11,873Oeste: 7,503 personsOeste7,503Douro: 5,982 personsDouro5,982Região Autónoma dos Açores: 5,424 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores5,424Tâmega e Sousa: 4,828 personsTâmega e Sousa4,828Região Autónoma da Madeira: 4,063 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira4,063Lezíria do Tejo: 3,944 personsLezíria do Tejo3,944Região de Leiria: 3,320 personsRegião de Leiria3,320Região de Aveiro: 3,020 personsRegião de Aveiro3,020Viseu Dão Lafões: 2,635 personsViseu Dão Lafões2,635Região de Coimbra: 2,570 personsRegião de Coimbra2,570Médio Tejo: 2,450 personsMédio Tejo2,450Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 1,596 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso1,596Alentejo Litoral: 1,505 personsAlentejo Litoral1,505Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 1,440 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela1,440Beira Baixa: 1,291 personsBeira Baixa1,291Alentejo Central: 851 personsAlentejo Central851Baixo Alentejo: 823 personsBaixo Alentejo823Alto Alentejo: 717 personsAlto Alentejo717Terras de Trás-os-Montes: -819 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes-819Alto Minho: -1,094 personsAlto Minho-1,094Ave: -7,152 personsAve-7,152Grande Lisboa: -8,962 personsGrande Lisboa-8,962Cávado: -11,147 personsCávado-11,147Área Metropolitana do Porto: -12,706 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto-12,706Algarve: -26,561 personsAlgarve-26,561
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

RankAreas2020
persons
Change on 2019
1Península de Setúbal11,873+44.3%
2Oeste7,503+111.9%
3Douro5,982+3,784.4%
4Região Autónoma dos Açores5,424+1,043.3%
5Tâmega e Sousa4,828+1,140.5%
6Região Autónoma da Madeira4,063+268%
7Lezíria do Tejo3,944+193%
8Região de Leiria3,320+56.1%
9Região de Aveiro3,020-12.3%
10Viseu Dão Lafões2,635+52.6%
11Região de Coimbra2,570-0.9%
12Médio Tejo2,450+144.8%
13Alto Tâmega e Barroso1,596+500%
14Alentejo Litoral1,505-9.2%
15Beiras e Serra da Estrela1,440+85.6%
16Beira Baixa1,291+70.1%
17Alentejo Central851+173.6%
18Baixo Alentejo823+105.2%
19Alto Alentejo717+602.9%
20Terras de Trás-os-Montes-819-240.2%
21Alto Minho-1,094-170.9%
22Ave-7,152-559.3%
23Grande Lisboa-8,962-156.7%
24Cávado-11,147-403.2%
25Área Metropolitana do Porto-12,706-244.7%
26Algarve-26,561-494.8%

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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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Which area has the highest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Península de Setúbal, with 11,873 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Algarve, with -26,561 in 2020.

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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