Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Portugal's population change decreased by 2.5% compared to 2023, reaching 7.9.

The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 7.9.

Portugal ranks 15th 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 6.0% (from 8.4 in 2019).

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