NUTS 3

Alentejo Central

Region of Portugal · NUTS code PT1C4

Among 26 NUTS 3 regions of Portugal, Alentejo Central ranks best in gdp per capita (11th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Alentejo Central vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
23,200 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2023
11th of 26 in the country
Portugal 28,390 €/inh. · -18%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
21.3 /km²
0 vs 2023
21st of 26 in the country
Portugal 117.6 /km² · -82%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
6.3 ‰
−10.0 vs 2023
20th of 26 in the country
Portugal 3.2 ‰ · +97%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
13.8 ‰
−9.4 vs 2023
23rd of 26 in the country
Portugal 6.2 ‰ · +123%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
49.3 years
+0.1 vs 2024
11th of 26 in the country
Portugal 47.2 years · +4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
27.1 %
0 vs 2024
11th of 26 in the country
Portugal 24.3 % · +12%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Direção-Geral do Território, CAOP, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
7,845 per 1,000
6th of 26 in the country
Portugal 8,319 per 1,000 · -6%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Alentejo

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Alentejo Central belongs to.

Population
474,894
+193 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
80.9 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
5.5 %
−0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
15,800 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
80.2 %
+0.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
137 per mn
−34 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
26.2 %
+2.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.50
−0.08 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.0 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
1.1 %
+0.6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Alentejo

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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