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Portugal

Destination country · migration, permits and visas

Inflow of foreign nationals, 2023 (OECD)
310,957
Largest group, 2023
Brazil
First residence permits, 2025 (Eurostat)
310,605
Schengen visa refusal rate, 2024
10.8%
DestinationPT2023–2025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Who moves to Portugal

Inflows of foreign nationals recorded by Portugal, by nationality (OECD).

Inflows by nationality, 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
  13. Russia4,893
  14. United States4,823
  15. Spain4,283
  16. Mozambique3,477
  17. Netherlands3,177
  18. Ireland1,875
  19. Belgium1,623
  20. China1,454

All inflows by year

155k311k200020032006200920122015201820212023
155k311k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200013,790
2001137,704
200265,058
200327,448
200431,483
200525,832
200620,583
200728,441
200868,506
200957,655
201046,869
201143,982
201235,493
201330,425
201432,210
201534,650
201641,938
201755,159
201886,526
2019120,245
2020110,612
2021106,687
2022137,114
2023310,957
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Foreign nationals living in Portugal

Stock of foreign nationals by nationality (latest year reported) and acquisitions of Portugal's nationality (OECD).

Foreign nationals, 2024
  1. Brazil368,391
  2. Angola55,564
  3. Cape Verde48,792
  4. United Kingdom47,407
  5. Italy33,757
  6. India33,578
  7. Guinea-Bissau32,523
  8. China28,123
  9. France27,085
  10. São Tomé and Príncipe26,460
  11. Ukraine23,499
  12. Nepal22,876
  13. Romania20,881
  14. Germany20,300
  15. Spain19,250
Acquisitions of nationality by former nationality, 2023
  1. Brazil5,473
  2. Cape Verde1,539
  3. Ukraine1,441
  4. Angola1,287
  5. Nepal1,149
  6. Guinea-Bissau859
  7. India715
  8. São Tomé and Príncipe531
  9. Israel521
  10. Bangladesh510
  11. Pakistan339
  12. Venezuela284
  13. Romania242
  14. Moldova134
  15. Mozambique129

Acquisitions of nationality by year

16k32k200020032006200920122015201820212023
16k32k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000676
20011,014
20021,284
20031,557
20041,261
2005853
20063,432
20075,709
200821,772
200923,433
201021,080
201122,667
201221,310
201323,903
201421,123
201520,395
201625,101
201718,036
201821,330
201921,099
202032,144
202124,514
202220,842
202316,980
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

International migrants

People living in Portugal who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).

Largest countries of birth, 2024
  1. Angola201,961
  2. Brazil173,266
  3. France117,183
  4. Mozambique90,640
  5. Cape Verde76,835
  6. Ukraine60,056
  7. Guinea-Bissau36,682
  8. Germany34,724
  9. Venezuela31,198
  10. Romania29,376
  11. Moldova25,458
  12. United Kingdom23,725

International migrants by year

564k1.13M19901995200020052010201520202024
564k1.13M19902000201020202024
Data table
1990435,782
1995532,822
2000651,472
2005771,184
2010762,825
2015864,814
20201,001,963
20241,127,184
International migrants, 2024
1,127,184
Share of the population, 2024
10.8%
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Migrants in the labour market

Labour force survey results for Portugal: residents aged 15 and over who were born abroad, compared with those born in the country (ILOSTAT).

IndicatorBorn in the countryBorn abroad
Employment-to-population ratio, 202553.9%69.6%
Unemployment rate, 20255.6%8.0%
Born abroad: share of all workers, 2025
15.4%
Born abroad: share of high-skill jobs, 2025
13.2%
Born abroad: share of medium-skill jobs, 2025
15.9%
Born abroad: share of elementary jobs, 2025
24.5%
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Earnings by occupation

Mean gross annual earnings of employees in Portugal by major occupation group, in enterprises with 10 or more employees (Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022).

Occupation groupMean annual earnings, EURIndex, all occupations = 100
All occupations23,112100
Managers60,587262
Professionals36,066156
Technicians and associate professionals27,633120
Clerical support workers18,25579
Service and sales workers15,78068
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers13,97960
Craft and related trades workers16,29270
Plant and machine operators and assemblers17,32975
Elementary occupations14,00761
Mean gross annual earnings, all employees, 2022
23,112 EUR
Women's mean earnings as a share of men's, 2022
88.3%
Source: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2022

Residence permits

First residence permits issued by Portugal to non-EU citizens (Eurostat).

First permits by year

155k311k2008201020122014201620182020202220242025
155k311k2008201120142017202020232025
Data table
200862,078
200946,319
201037,009
201135,170
201232,585
201326,592
201429,756
201529,021
201625,720
201734,058
201861,729
201993,445
202084,371
202184,787
2022108,632
2023135,865
2024121,859
2025310,605
By reason, 2025
  1. Work240,509
  2. Other reasons33,286
  3. Family25,421
  4. Education11,389
By citizenship, 2025
  1. Brazil115,709
  2. India25,594
  3. Nepal17,889
  4. Bangladesh17,499
  5. Pakistan15,656
  6. Angola14,360
  7. Cape Verde11,578
  8. Guinea-Bissau8,324
  9. Algeria8,132
  10. Colombia7,316
  11. Venezuela6,452
  12. São Tomé and Príncipe6,230
  13. Morocco5,669
  14. Argentina5,080
  15. United States4,448
EU Blue Cards granted by citizenship, 2024
  1. Brazil5
  2. Egypt3
  3. India3
  4. Belarus2
  5. Jordan1
  6. Pakistan1
  7. Serbia1
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities238,759
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1,538
  3. Researchers206
  4. EU Blue Card6
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,121,945
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
14
Changed status into work, 2025
32
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
4
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Schengen visas issued by Portugal

Short-stay visa applications at Portugal's consulates worldwide.

Applications by year

149k297k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
149k297k200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009117,275
2010125,832
2011142,754
2012148,489
2013159,421
2014183,216
2015192,220
2016204,596
2017263,502
2018266,516
2019297,236
202056,613
202147,415
2022150,915
2023207,654
2024206,420
Country of the consulateApplications 2024Refusal rate
Angola28,04117.2%
Cape Verde24,62910.5%
United Kingdom18,1713.4%
China17,1195.8%
Saudi Arabia17,1035.7%
Mozambique16,2224.6%
India12,62615.5%
South Africa10,4144.2%
São Tomé and Príncipe10,3370.9%
United States6,2430.5%
Russia5,7894.8%
Morocco5,30840.1%
Egypt3,16221.7%
Indonesia3,1376.1%
Thailand2,5333.4%
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Portugal's embassies and consulates abroad

Countries in which Portugal has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.

CountryEmbassiesConsulates-generalConsulates
Algeria1——
Angola1——
Argentina1——
Australia1—1
Austria1——
Belgium1——
Brazil1——
Bulgaria1——
Canada1——
Cape Verde1——
Chile1——
China11—
Colombia1——
Croatia1——
Cuba1——
Cyprus1——
Czechia1——
DR Congo1——
Egypt1——
Ethiopia1——
Finland1——
France15—
Germany1——
Greece1——
Guinea-Bissau1——
Hungary1——
India1——
Indonesia1——
Iran1——
Ireland1——
Israel1——
Italy2——
Japan1——
Kazakhstan1——
Kenya1——
Luxembourg1——
Mexico1——
Morocco1——
Mozambique1——
Namibia1——
Nigeria1——
Norway1——
Pakistan1——
Panama1——
Peru1——
Poland1——
Qatar1——
Romania1——
Russia1——
Saudi Arabia1——
Senegal1——
Serbia1——
Singapore1——
Slovakia1——
South Africa1——
South Korea1——
Spain1——
Sweden1——
Switzerland1——
São Tomé and Príncipe1——
Thailand1——
Timor-Leste1——
Tunisia1——
Türkiye1——
Ukraine1——
United Arab Emirates1——
United Kingdom1——
United States1——
Uruguay1——
Venezuela1——
Zimbabwe1——
Countries
71
Missions
79
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Remittances sent abroad

Personal remittances paid from Portugal to other countries, in current US dollars (World Bank).

Remittances paid by year, US$ million

3366712000200320062009201220152018202120242025
336671200020052010201520202025
Data table
2000203
2001251
2002256
2003259
2004378
2005436
2006445
2007346
2008388
2009518
2010506
2011671
2012560
2013559
2014515
2015419
2016341
2017354
2018318
2019323
2020306
2021389
2022303
2023369
2024487
2025525
Remittances paid, 2025
US$525 million
Average cost of sending US$200 from Portugal, 2023
2.1%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Corridors into Portugal

Nationalities with a dedicated corridor page.

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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