The Action Plan for Migration, presented by the Executive and which includes 41 measures, indicates that “the immigrant population increased significantly in the last year”, going from 781,247 in 2022 to 1,040,000 in 2023.

The Government also compares it with the number of immigrants residing in Portugal in 2015, which was 383,759.

The document states that the 2023 data are provisional and foreigners with regular status under the granting of residence permits, short-term visas, study, work, or temporary stay visas, as well as foreigners with an irregular situation.

According to the Government, the majority of residence permits granted in Portugal are for carrying out professional activities.

The document also indicates that migration contributes to “demographic revitalisation and the increase in the active population”, with the majority of foreigners residing in Portugal between the ages of 25 and 44.