Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Portugal's population change decreased by 5.9% compared to 2022, reaching 11.2.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.8.

Portugal ranks 11th 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 2.8% (from 10.9 in 2018).

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