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Among 9 NUTS 2 regions of Portugal, Alentejo ranks best in
income per capita (3rd) and lowest in gdp growth (9th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Alentejo vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
25,300 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2023
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 28,390 €/inh. · -11%
Income per capita
15,800 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
3rd of 9 in the country
Portugal 15,400 €/inh. · +3%
GDP growth
9th of 9 in the country
Portugal 1.9 % · -42%
Population
Population
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 11,424,031 · -96%
Life expectancy
8th of 9 in the country
Portugal 82.5 years · -2%
Population density
9th of 9 in the country
Portugal 117.6 /km² · -85%
Population change
8th of 9 in the country
Portugal 3.2 ‰ · +141%
Net migration
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 6.2 ‰ · +152%
Median age
2nd of 9 in the country
Portugal 47.2 years · +4%
Aged 65+
2nd of 9 in the country
Portugal 24.3 % · +13%
Fertility
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 1.41 · +6%
Labour
Unemployment
5th of 9 in the country
Portugal 6.0 % · -8%
Employment
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 79.6 %
High-tech jobs
6th of 7 in the country
Portugal 5.0 % · -60%
Society
Tourist nights
9,697 per 1,000
+344 vs 2024
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 8,319 per 1,000 · +17%
Road deaths
9th of 9 in the country
Portugal 57 per mn · +140%
Tertiary educated
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 32.7 % · -20%
Other regions in Continente
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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