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Nepal → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Nepal
To
Portugal
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,858
Change since 2018
-8.4%
Share of all arrivals in Portugal, 2023
1.24%
Inflow 20233,858OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Nepal to Portugal

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

Inflows by year

2,5055,010200820112014201720202022
2,5055,010200820112014201720202022
Data table
2008114
2009157
2010225
2011365
2012527
2013847
2014947
20151,369
20161,348
20171,746
20184,211
20195,010
20203,880
20212,759
20223,858
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023—22,8761,149
20223,85821,5451,215
20212,75921,0151,406
20203,88016,8491,249
20195,01011,4891,103
20184,2117,437426
20171,7465,835319
20161,3484,798293
20151,3693,544102
20149472,58853
20138471,70233
20125271,14536
201136579751
2010225685—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

3,7337,46619901995200020052010201520202024
3,7337,46619902000201020202024
Data table
19909
199520
200032
2005272
2010468
2015530
20206,637
20247,466
Estimate, 2024
7,466
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.66%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
21
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 Nepal (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work16,807
  2. Family1,030
  3. Education26
  4. Other reasons26
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202517,889000
20245,931086083
20237,83701,14969
20223,85401,21561
20212,75901,40669
20203,88001,24952
20195,01001,10357
20184,211042643
20171,746031937
20161,348029323
20151,401010217
201498605312
20139100338
20125660360
20113750510
20102280620
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities16,806
  2. Researchers1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
45,363
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; Nepal ranks 56.

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 Nepal, 2023
  1. Japan39,564
  2. South Korea20,147
  3. Australia13,771
  4. United States11,150
  5. New Zealand2,811
  6. Denmark2,149
  7. Canada1,760
  8. Germany1,470
  9. Finland1,319
  10. Belgium427
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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