Emigration

In 2021, Portugal's emigration decreased by 3.1% compared to 2020, reaching 25,079.

Portugal accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,807.

Portugal ranks 18th 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 34.5% (from 38,273 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00177, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.