Net migration in Portugal
Net migration to Portugal was 16,472 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Portugal, 2025
16,472
Change from 2024
−20.2%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
38th of 217
Net migration in Portugal over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,472 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | 20,648 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 29,102 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 68,696 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | 69,606 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | 54,076 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | 63,031 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | 22,495 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | 13,979 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | -775 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | -3,209 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | -26,447 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | -36,342 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | -37,083 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | -31,513 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | -5,627 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | 14,532 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | 9,478 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | 21,064 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | 16,754 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | 15,537 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | 13,928 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | 24,740 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | 42,169 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | 55,565 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −20.2% from 20,648 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -3,209 people, the figure has changed by +19,681.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 38th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Immigration
189,367 immigrants
2023 · Eurostat
Emigration
33,916 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
10.8%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
20,624 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,755 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
6.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat