MigrantoMigration trends in Portugal
Europe
1.8M people from Portugal have built lives abroad. That's 16.7% of the country population, spread across 67 different countries
10.7M
Population
1.1M
Immigrants
1.8M
Emigrants
−662.2K
Outflow
Every 7th person born in Portugal now lives abroad
The #46 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Portugal
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
431.5K immigrants · 1.6M emigrants
1995
- Roughly 1 in 20 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
2005
- Migration accounted for 56% of the country's population growth
Today
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
- Since 1990: 691.1K more foreign-born residents and 198.3K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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