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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Sep 2024, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
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: /statistics/1419247/foreign-residents-in-portugal/
