Net migration estimates and projections in Portugal
The net migration rate in Portugal was 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023.
Portugal, 2023 (latest estimate)
2.8
Change from 2022
−3.8per 1,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
3.6 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030
1.8 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2050
1.7 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2100
1.7 per 1,000 people
Position in 2023
53rd of 216
Net migration estimates and projections in Portugal over time
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Portugal
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 1,000 people. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 1.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 1.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 1.6 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 2.8 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 6.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 6.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 5.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 6.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 2.2 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 1.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | -0.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | -0.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | -2.5 per 1,000 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −3.8 from 6.6 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was -3.5 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +6.3.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 53rd highest value.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Net migration rate
6.2 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
10,430,738 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Immigration
189,367 immigrants
2023 · Eurostat
Emigration
33,916 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
20,624 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,755 applicants
2025 · Eurostat