Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2022, Portugal's population change decreased by 0.8% compared to 2021, reaching 11.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 11.5.

Portugal ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.3% (from 10.6 in 2017).

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