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Among 9 NUTS 2 regions of Portugal, Centro (PT) ranks best in
life expectancy (2nd) and lowest in gdp growth (7th).
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.
Centro (PT) vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
23,200 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 28,390 €/inh. · -18%
Income per capita
14,500 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2022
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 15,400 €/inh. · -6%
GDP growth
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 1.9 % · +11%
Population
Population
1,717,560
+21,925 vs 2024
3rd of 9 in the country
Portugal 11,424,031 · -85%
Life expectancy
2nd of 9 in the country
Portugal 82.5 years
Population density
8th of 9 in the country
Portugal 117.6 /km² · -37%
Population change
6th of 9 in the country
Portugal 3.2 ‰ · +259%
Net migration
6th of 9 in the country
Portugal 6.2 ‰ · +181%
Median age
1st of 9 in the country
Portugal 47.2 years · +5%
Aged 65+
1st of 9 in the country
Portugal 24.3 % · +15%
Fertility
6th of 9 in the country
Portugal 1.41 · -7%
Labour
Unemployment
2nd of 9 in the country
Portugal 6.0 % · -17%
Employment
3rd of 9 in the country
Portugal 79.6 %
High-tech jobs
4th of 7 in the country
Portugal 5.0 % · -16%
Society
Tourist nights
3,668 per 1,000
+17 vs 2024
8th of 9 in the country
Portugal 8,319 per 1,000 · -56%
Road deaths
6th of 9 in the country
Portugal 57 per mn · +40%
Tertiary educated
3rd of 9 in the country
Portugal 32.7 % · +2%
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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