NUTS 1

Continente

Region of Portugal · NUTS code PT1

Over time

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

Continente vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
27,100 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Portugal 28,390 €/inh. · -5%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
15,400 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2022
2nd of 3 in the country
Portugal 15,400 €/inh.
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
2.2 %
−0.9 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Portugal 1.9 % · +16%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
10,248,477
+106,398 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 11,424,031 · -10%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
82.6 years
+0.2 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 82.5 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
116.0 /km²
+1.3 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Portugal 117.6 /km²
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
16.5 ‰
−9.0 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 3.2 ‰ · +416%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
19.5 ‰
−8.9 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 6.2 ‰ · +215%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
47.3 years
+0.1 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 47.2 years
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
24.6 %
+0.3 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 24.3 %
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.42
−0.04 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 1.41
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

7 regions

 

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

Labour

Unemployment
6.1 %
−0.4 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 6.0 % · +2%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
79.7 %
+1.1 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 79.6 %
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
Portugal 5.0 % · +4%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
7,449 per 1,000
+11 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 8,319 per 1,000 · -10%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
58 per mn
−2 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 57 per mn · +2%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
33.3 %
+1.3 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 32.7 % · +2%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

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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