In just seven years, from 2017 to 2023, Portugal has more than doubled the amount of foreigners in the country. In 2023, there were approximately 1.04 million residency permit holders. There has been continuous growth in this group of the population, not taking into account undocumented or stateless individuals.
Number of foreign residents with a residency permit in Portugal from 1980 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of foreign residents in thousands
2023
1,044.24
2022
781.92
2021
698.89
2020
662.1
2019
590.35
2018
480.3
2017
421.71
2016
397.73
2015
388.73
2014
395.2
2013
401.32
2012
417.04
2011
436.82
2010
445.26
2009
454.19
2008
440.28
2007
435.74
2006
420.19
2005
414.66
2004
447.16
2003
433.65
2002
413.49
2001
350.9
2000
207.59
1999
191.14
1998
178.14
1997
175.26
1996
172.91
1995
168.32
1994
157.07
1993
136.93
1992
123.61
1991
113.98
1990
107.77
1989
101.01
1988
94.69
1987
89.78
1986
86.98
1985
79.59
1984
73.37
1983
67.49
1982
58.67
1981
54.41
1980
50.75
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Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo. (September 17, 2024). Number of foreign residents with a residency permit in Portugal from 1980 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/
Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo. "Number of foreign residents with a residency permit in Portugal from 1980 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/
Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo. (2024). Number of foreign residents with a residency permit in Portugal from 1980 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/
Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo. "Number of Foreign Residents with a Residency Permit in Portugal from 1980 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/
Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo, Number of foreign residents with a residency permit in Portugal from 1980 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of foreign residents with a residency permit in Portugal from 1980 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo, September 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/
