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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration including statistical adjustment

Grande Lisboa had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 9 regions in 2016, at 3,321. Norte had the lowest, at -3,231. The median was -1,167 and the figure for Portugal was -629. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest3,321Grande Lisboa
Lowest-3,231Norte
Median-1,1679 regions
Portugal-629History

All regions, 2016

Grande Lisboa: 3,321 personsGrande Lisboa3,321Península de Setúbal: 2,715 personsPenínsula de Setúbal2,715Algarve: 2,673 personsAlgarve2,673Oeste e Vale do Tejo: -322 personsOeste e Vale do Tejo-322Alentejo: -1,167 personsAlentejo-1,167Região Autónoma dos Açores: -1,400 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-1,400Região Autónoma da Madeira: -1,451 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-1,451Centro (PT): -1,767 personsCentro (PT)-1,767Norte: -3,231 personsNorte-3,231Grande Lisboa: 3,321 personsGrande Lisboa3,321Península de Setúbal: 2,715 personsPenínsula de Setúbal2,715Algarve: 2,673 personsAlgarve2,673Oeste e Vale do Tejo: -322 personsOeste e Vale do Tejo-322Alentejo: -1,167 personsAlentejo-1,167Região Autónoma dos Açores: -1,400 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-1,400Região Autónoma da Madeira: -1,451 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-1,451Centro (PT): -1,767 personsCentro (PT)-1,767Norte: -3,231 personsNorte-3,231
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

RankRegions2016
persons		Change on 2015
1Grande Lisboa3,321-36%
2Península de Setúbal2,715+13.1%
3Algarve2,673+8.6%
4Oeste e Vale do Tejo-322+29.2%
5Alentejo-1,167-36.5%
6Região Autónoma dos Açores-1,400+11%
7Região Autónoma da Madeira-1,451+40.3%
8Centro (PT)-1,767-14.6%
9Norte-3,231+51.9%

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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 regions 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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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-including-statistical-adjustment/portugal-regions?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-including-statistical-adjustment/portugal-regions?period=2016.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration including statistical adjustment, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-including-statistical-adjustment/portugal-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest net migration including statistical adjustment?

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

Which region has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Norte, with -3,231 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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