Migration impact
🇵🇹 Portugal
A plain-language summary of who arrives, who leaves, and what the government spends on migration in Portugal. Every headline figure is a reported value from an official source — nothing is estimated.
At a glance
Headline figures
279,388
Total incoming
People arrived, all recorded years
3,679
Total outgoing
People left, all recorded years
+275,709
Net balance
Net inflow
$655.2M
Spent on migrants · 2024
0.21% of GDP
Trend
Incoming vs outgoing, by year
Arrivals compared with departures for each reported year. Use the selector to read the exact figures for a single year.
78,818
Incoming
485
Outgoing
+78,333
Net that year
Public expenditure
What the government spends on migrants
Migration-related public spending (refugee support and development assistance provided) in current US dollars. For donor countries this includes in-donor refugee costs.
$655.2M
Total spending · 2024
Reported migration-related expenditure
0.21%
Share of GDP
About $0.21 of every $100 of national output
For perspective
What $655.2M could otherwise fund
The same amount, spent on other public services, using round benchmark unit costs. These are illustrative comparisons to convey scale — not an actual budget or policy proposal.
1
top-tier hospital
A large modern referral hospital (~$500M each).
5
general hospitals
A mid-size general hospital (~$120M each).
2
university campuses
A new university campus (~$300M each).
65
kilometres of motorway
One kilometre of modern motorway (~$10M).
131
well-equipped schools
A brand-new fully equipped school (~$5M each).
218
public libraries
A community public library (~$3M each).
436
kindergartens
A new kindergarten / nursery (~$1.5M each).
2,620
fully equipped ambulances
A new fully equipped ambulance (~$250k each).
4,368
affordable homes
A modest new affordable home (~$150k each).
7,280
doctor-years of salary
One doctor employed for a full year (~$90k).
11,912
nurse-years of salary
One nurse employed for a full year (~$55k).
14,560
teacher-years of salary
One teacher employed for a full year (~$45k).
32,760
university scholarships
A full one-year university scholarship (~$20k).
54,600
hospital beds for a year
Running one hospital bed for a year (~$12k).
273,000
annual pension top-ups
An extra $200/month for a pensioner for a year.
1,092,000
laptops for students
One laptop for a school student (~$600 each).