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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 2022, at 216,799. Douro had the lowest, at -612. The median was 6,703 and the figure for Portugal was 371,277. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest216,799Grande Lisboa
Lowest-612Douro
Median6,70326 areas
Portugal371,277History

All areas, 2022

Grande Lisboa: 216,799 personsGrande Lisboa216,799Algarve: 74,609 personsAlgarve74,609Península de Setúbal: 53,364 personsPenínsula de Setúbal53,364Área Metropolitana do Porto: 51,227 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto51,227Oeste: 17,503 personsOeste17,503Região de Coimbra: 15,668 personsRegião de Coimbra15,668Região de Leiria: 15,393 personsRegião de Leiria15,393Alentejo Litoral: 14,251 personsAlentejo Litoral14,251Região de Aveiro: 12,232 personsRegião de Aveiro12,232Cávado: 11,322 personsCávado11,322Lezíria do Tejo: 9,842 personsLezíria do Tejo9,842Ave: 9,076 personsAve9,076Baixo Alentejo: 6,729 personsBaixo Alentejo6,729Alto Minho: 6,676 personsAlto Minho6,676Alentejo Central: 5,992 personsAlentejo Central5,992Médio Tejo: 5,383 personsMédio Tejo5,383Região Autónoma da Madeira: 5,137 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira5,137Viseu Dão Lafões: 4,785 personsViseu Dão Lafões4,785Região Autónoma dos Açores: 3,828 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores3,828Alto Alentejo: 3,405 personsAlto Alentejo3,405Beira Baixa: 2,573 personsBeira Baixa2,573Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 1,947 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes1,947Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 1,945 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela1,945Tâmega e Sousa: 616 personsTâmega e Sousa616Alto Tâmega e Barroso: -413 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso-413Douro: -612 personsDouro-612
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

RankAreas2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Grande Lisboa Series break216,799+36,521.5%
2Algarve Series break74,609+3,939.5%
3Península de Setúbal Series break53,364+983.8%
4Área Metropolitana do Porto Series break51,227+198.6%
5Oeste Series break17,503+98.2%
6Região de Coimbra Series break15,668+269.9%
7Região de Leiria Series break15,393+362.4%
8Alentejo Litoral Series break14,251+621.9%
9Região de Aveiro Series break12,232+115.2%
10Cávado Series break11,322+436.8%
11Lezíria do Tejo Series break9,842+81.2%
12Ave Series break9,076+3,037.2%
13Baixo Alentejo Series break6,729+475.6%
14Alto Minho Series break6,676+440.1%
15Alentejo Central Series break5,992+299.2%
16Médio Tejo Series break5,383+77%
17Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break5,137+167%
18Viseu Dão Lafões Series break4,785+138.2%
19Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break3,828+155%
20Alto Alentejo Series break3,405+363.3%
21Beira Baixa Series break2,573+101.5%
22Terras de Trás-os-Montes Series break1,947+316%
23Beiras e Serra da Estrela Series break1,945+58.5%
24Tâmega e Sousa Series break616+184.2%
25Alto Tâmega e Barroso Series break-413-364.7%
26Douro Series break-612-180.4%

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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 216,799 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Douro, with -612 in 2022.

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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