Net migration in Portugal

Net migration to Portugal was 16,472 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Portugal, 2025 16,472 People
Change from 2024 −20.2% 2024: 20,648 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 38th of 217 See the full ranking

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.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period PortugalEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Portugal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects