Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Portugal
Portugal: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.365 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal stood at 0.365 per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 65.4% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal peaked at 1.06 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1348 per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Portugal 197th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2325 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1348 per 100,000 people | -42.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5748 per 100,000 people | +326.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5158 per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4098 per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7039 per 100,000 people | +71.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2373 per 100,000 people | -66.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2747 per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3311 per 100,000 people | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2835 per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2742 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2752 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3051 per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2589 per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2889 per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2703 per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1935 per 100,000 people | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1549 per 100,000 people | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1937 per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2413 per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2601 per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2499 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5273 per 100,000 people | +111.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4314 per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 per 100,000 people | +144.7% |
| 2025 | 0.365 per 100,000 people | -65.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.365 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 39% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.365 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +326.5% | 0.1348 per 100,000 people | 0.5748 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3698 per 100,000 people | 0.1348 per 100,000 people | 0.7039 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2456 per 100,000 people | 0.1549 per 100,000 people | 0.3051 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4816 per 100,000 people | 0.2499 per 100,000 people | 1.06 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More development goals data for Portugal
- Red List Index 0.879 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,945 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 54 (2025)
- Infant deaths 231 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 146 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Portugal was 0.365 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1348 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Portugal ranks 197th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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