Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Portugal's population change increased by 1.2% compared to 2022, reaching 8.1.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.2.

Portugal ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.6% (from 8.4 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.