World › Europe in detail › Portugal › Continente › Norte
Among 9 NUTS 2 regions of Portugal, Norte ranks best in
life expectancy (1st) and lowest in income per capita (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.
Economy
GDP per capita
23,300 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2023
6th of 9 in the country
Portugal 28,390 €/inh. · -18%
Income per capita
13,800 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2022
9th of 9 in the country
Portugal 15,400 €/inh. · -10%
GDP growth
1st of 9 in the country
Portugal 1.9 % · +21%
Population
Population
3,692,842
+18,981 vs 2024
1st of 9 in the country
Portugal 11,424,031 · -68%
Life expectancy
1st of 9 in the country
Portugal 81.8 years · +2%
Population density
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 117.6 /km² · +49%
Population change
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 3.2 ‰ · +219%
Net migration
8th of 9 in the country
Portugal 6.2 ‰ · +119%
Median age
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 47.2 years
Aged 65+
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 24.3 %
Fertility
9th of 9 in the country
Portugal 1.41 · -14%
Doctors
1st of 4 in the country
Portugal 431 per 100k · +30%
Labour
Unemployment
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 6.0 % · +5%
Employment
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 79.6 % · -2%
High-tech jobs
3rd of 7 in the country
Portugal 5.0 % · -12%
Society
Tourist nights
4,283 per 1,000
+142 vs 2024
7th of 9 in the country
Portugal 8,319 per 1,000 · -49%
Road deaths
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 57 per mn · -12%
Tertiary educated
4th of 9 in the country
Portugal 32.7 % · -9%
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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