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Netherlands → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Netherlands
To
Portugal
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,177
Change since 2018
+115.1%
Share of all arrivals in Portugal, 2023
1.02%
Inflow 20233,177OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Netherlands to Portugal

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

Inflows by year

1,5893,177200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,5893,1772000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000393
2001376
2002331
2003296
2004266
2005304
2006233
2007731
2008545
2009540
2010429
2011432
2012437
2013475
2014582
2015834
20161,165
20171,345
20181,477
20191,519
20201,251
20211,850
20222,208
20233,177
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20233,17711,9739
20222,20811,01312
20211,85010,39213
20201,25110,03814
20191,5198,9846
20181,4777,8374
20171,3456,83812
20161,1655,8554
20158345,26211
20145824,99114
20134754,8487
20124374,8624
20114324,7256
20104294,5772
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

2,5555,11019901995200020052010201520202024
2,5555,11019902000201020202024
Data table
19901,823
19952,476
20003,231
20053,666
20103,493
20153,960
20204,542
20245,110
Estimate, 2024
5,110
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.45%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
25
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Portugal's consulates in the Netherlands

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Portugal's consulates located in the Netherlands.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2018110—
201740125.0%
2010220—

Applications by year

24201020172018
24201020172018
Data table
20102
20174
20181
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023; the Netherlands ranks 17.

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 the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Spain8,956
  2. Germany7,550
  3. Belgium7,385
  4. France2,341
  5. Sweden1,648
  6. Switzerland1,590
  7. United States1,500
  8. Japan1,387
  9. Denmark1,165
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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