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Philippines → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Philippines
To
Portugal
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

30561019901995200020052010201520202024
30561019902000201020202024
Data table
199074
1995160
2000253
2005366
2010419
2015474
2020542
2024610
Estimate, 2024
610
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.05%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
54
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 the Philippines (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work514
  2. Family125
  3. Other reasons62
  4. Education6
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025707000
202431105533
202336304020
202219904519
202113705722
202011805616
201915902418
201811402915
20177501815
20168103013
201514602210
2014590278
2013600249
2012710210
2011770160
2010600110
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities503
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)9
  3. Researchers2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,115
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.

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 Philippines, 2023
  1. United States48,690
  2. New Zealand38,838
  3. Japan37,338
  4. Canada26,965
  5. South Korea17,458
  6. Australia13,083
  7. Germany8,811
  8. Hungary6,022
  9. Spain4,979
  10. Finland3,537
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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