NUTS 1

Região Autónoma dos Açores

Region of Portugal · NUTS code PT2

Over time

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Região Autónoma dos Açores vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
23,800 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 28,390 €/inh. · -16%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
15,400 €/inh.
+1,400 vs 2022
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 15,400 €/inh.
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
2.3 %
−1.2 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 1.9 % · +21%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
241,718
+693 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 11,424,031 · -98%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
79.1 years
−0.3 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 82.5 years · -4%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
104.8 /km²
+0.4 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 117.6 /km² · -11%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
4.3 ‰
−1.2 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 3.2 ‰ · +34%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
6.7 ‰
−0.1 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 6.2 ‰ · +8%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
43.4 years
+0.3 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 47.2 years · -8%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
17.9 %
+0.4 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 24.3 % · -26%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.23
−0.10 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 1.41 · -13%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Map

NUTS 1

 

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

Labour

Unemployment
4.9 %
−0.7 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Portugal 6.0 % · -18%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
76.7 %
+1.9 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 79.6 % · -4%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
12,960 per 1,000
+257 vs 2024
2nd of 3 in the country
Portugal 8,319 per 1,000 · +56%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
50 per mn
−25 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Portugal 57 per mn · -12%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
18.0 %
+0.4 vs 2024
3rd of 3 in the country
Portugal 32.7 % · -45%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Other regions in Portugal

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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