Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Portugal's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 28.3% compared to 2022, reaching 1,570.

Portugal accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

Portugal ranks 22nd 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 65.8% (from 4,590 in 2018).

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