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Moldova → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Moldova
To
Portugal
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
509
Change since 2018
+39.1%
Share of all arrivals in Portugal, 2023
0.16%
Inflow 2023509OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Moldova to Portugal

Inflows of nationals of Moldova recorded by Portugal; stock of nationals of Moldova living there; and acquisitions of Portugal's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

5,03610k200120042007201020132016201920222023
5,03610k2001200520092013201720212023
Data table
200110,072
20024,048
20031,384
20041,681
20051,771
20062,061
20072,008
20082,438
20091,533
20101,152
2011863
2012473
2013299
2014251
2015235
2016249
2017256
2018366
2019661
2020516
2021538
2022501
2023509
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20235094,517134
20225015,177156
20215385,183298
20205165,098422
20196614,834356
20183665,210400
20172566,125453
20162496,948815
20152358,460964
20142519,9711,363
201329911,5031,816
201247313,5862,043
201186315,6412,324
20101,15220,7732,675
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Moldova who live in Portugal: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

13k25k19901995200020052010201520202024
13k25k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990887
19951,915
20003,022
200511,135
201017,400
201519,726
202022,630
202425,458
Estimate, 2024
25,458
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
11
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Portugal

First residence permits issued by Portugal to citizens of Moldova (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work744
  2. Family92
  3. Other reasons10
  4. Education8
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025854000
2024269016332
2023509013418
2022501015617
2021538029820
2020516042225
2019661035628
2018366040029
2017256045344
2016249081549
2015245096451
201425901,36360
201331201,81664
201247302,0430
201187102,3240
20101,13902,6750
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities743
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
4,755
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023; Moldova ranks 33.

Inflows to Portugal, 2023
  1. Brazil147,264
  2. Angola24,374
  3. Cape Verde14,623
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe14,504
  5. India12,185
  6. Guinea-Bissau10,320
  7. Bangladesh10,077
  8. Italy8,801
  9. United Kingdom7,365
  10. Pakistan6,869
  11. Germany5,483
  12. France5,138
Other destinations for people from Moldova, 2023
  1. Germany9,609
  2. Italy3,206
  3. Spain1,634
  4. United States1,090
  5. Czechia836
  6. Belgium781
  7. France666
  8. Türkiye537
  9. Lithuania399
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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