Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Portugal

Number of immigrants in Portugal in 2024 — 1,127,184 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 158.7%.

2024 1.13M people +12.5% vs 2020
World rank 57of 215
Period maximum 1.13M people2024
Period minimum 435,782 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Portugal, 1990–2024400,000600,000800,0001M1.2M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 435,782 people1995: 532,822 people2000: 651,472 people2005: 771,184 people2010: 762,825 people2015: 864,814 people2020: 1,001,963 people2024: 1,127,184 people
Change over the period: +691,402 (+158.66%) Average annual rate: 2.83 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 1.13M people
World 303M people
Europe & Central Asia 106M people
Southern Europe computed 20.15M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.13M
2020 1M
2015 864,814
2010 762,825
2005 771,184
2000 651,472
1995 532,822
1990 435,782

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.