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

Algarve had the highest net migration rate including statistical adjustment of 9 regions in 2017, at 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Região Autónoma dos Açores had the lowest, at -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest8.5Algarve
Median0.49 regions
Portugal1.4History

All regions, 2017

Algarve: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlgarve8.5Península de Setúbal: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPenínsula de Setúbal4.7Grande Lisboa: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrande Lisboa3.2Norte: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorte0.7Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOeste e Vale do Tejo0.4Centro (PT): 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCentro (PT)0.2Alentejo: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlentejo-1.5Região Autónoma da Madeira: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma da Madeira-2.7Região Autónoma dos Açores: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegião Autónoma dos Açores-4.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2016
1Algarve8.5+2.6 pts
2Península de Setúbal4.7+1.3 pts
3Grande Lisboa3.2+1.6 pts
4Norte0.7+1.6 pts
5Oeste e Vale do Tejo0.4+0.8 pts
6Centro (PT)0.2+1.3 pts
7Alentejo-1.5+0.9 pts
8Região Autónoma da Madeira-2.7+3 pts
9Região Autónoma dos Açores-4.7+1.1 pts

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About this ranking

Net migration including statistical adjustment during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment).

Comparable across EU countries and regions. Eurostat derives the net figure as a residual of population change, so it includes census revisions and other statistical adjustments.

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.

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Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017) [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, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017. 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-rate/portugal-regions?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017. 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-rate/portugal-regions?period=2017.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by net migration rate including statistical adjustment, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-migration-rate/portugal-regions?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Algarve, with 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest net migration rate including statistical adjustment?

Região Autónoma dos Açores, with -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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