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 2023, at 77,307. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 1,500. The median was 6,531 and the figure for Portugal was 307,288. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest77,307Grande Lisboa
Median6,53126 areas
Portugal307,288History

All areas, 2023

Grande Lisboa: 77,307 personsGrande Lisboa77,307Área Metropolitana do Porto: 37,353 personsÁrea Metropolitana do Porto37,353Península de Setúbal: 36,000 personsPenínsula de Setúbal36,000Algarve: 22,430 personsAlgarve22,430Oeste: 14,196 personsOeste14,196Região de Coimbra: 11,050 personsRegião de Coimbra11,050Região de Aveiro: 10,188 personsRegião de Aveiro10,188Cávado: 10,181 personsCávado10,181Lezíria do Tejo: 9,592 personsLezíria do Tejo9,592Região de Leiria: 9,094 personsRegião de Leiria9,094Ave: 7,734 personsAve7,734Viseu Dão Lafões: 6,658 personsViseu Dão Lafões6,658Médio Tejo: 6,579 personsMédio Tejo6,579Alentejo Litoral: 6,482 personsAlentejo Litoral6,482Alto Minho: 6,095 personsAlto Minho6,095Região Autónoma da Madeira: 5,067 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira5,067Tâmega e Sousa: 4,981 personsTâmega e Sousa4,981Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 4,434 personsBeiras e Serra da Estrela4,434Baixo Alentejo: 4,411 personsBaixo Alentejo4,411Alentejo Central: 3,702 personsAlentejo Central3,702Douro: 3,255 personsDouro3,255Beira Baixa: 3,073 personsBeira Baixa3,073Alto Alentejo: 2,210 personsAlto Alentejo2,210Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 2,010 personsTerras de Trás-os-Montes2,010Região Autónoma dos Açores: 1,657 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores1,657Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 1,500 personsAlto Tâmega e Barroso1,500
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

RankAreas2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Grande Lisboa77,307-64.3%
2Área Metropolitana do Porto37,353-27.1%
3Península de Setúbal36,000-32.5%
4Algarve22,430-69.9%
5Oeste14,196-18.9%
6Região de Coimbra11,050-29.5%
7Região de Aveiro10,188-16.7%
8Cávado10,181-10.1%
9Lezíria do Tejo9,592-2.5%
10Região de Leiria9,094-40.9%
11Ave7,734-14.8%
12Viseu Dão Lafões6,658+39.1%
13Médio Tejo6,579+22.2%
14Alentejo Litoral6,482-54.5%
15Alto Minho6,095-8.7%
16Região Autónoma da Madeira5,067-1.4%
17Tâmega e Sousa4,981+708.6%
18Beiras e Serra da Estrela4,434+128%
19Baixo Alentejo4,411-34.4%
20Alentejo Central3,702-38.2%
21Douro3,255+631.9%
22Beira Baixa3,073+19.4%
23Alto Alentejo2,210-35.1%
24Terras de Trás-os-Montes2,010+3.2%
25Região Autónoma dos Açores1,657-56.7%
26Alto Tâmega e Barroso1,500+463.2%

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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 77,307 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 1,500 in 2023.

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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