WTMG Intelligence
Portugal Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Portugal's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score70.4231
Global RMOS Rank#29 of 171
Migration Momentum79.4
International Migrant Stock1,127,184
Migrant Share10.5%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Portugal's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS70.4231
Global rank#29
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 17.0%
Migrant-stock rank#53 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#45 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 79.4 | 25% | 19.8465 |
| Migrant Market Size | 69.6 | 20% | 13.9181 |
| Migrant Share | 65.3 | 15% | 9.7941 |
| GDP per Capita | 75.3 | 15% | 11.2921 |
| GDP Growth | 33.3 | 10% | 3.3333 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 79.9 | 10% | 7.9889 |
| Visa Accessibility | 85.0 | 5% | 4.2500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 70.4231 | ||
Portugal migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Portugal Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock1,127,184
2020 migrant stock1,001,963
2015 migrant stock864,814
2020-2024 change+125,221 (+12.5%)
2015-2024 change+262,370 (+30.3%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Portugal
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Angola | 201,961 | 179,524 | 156,251 | +22,437 (+12.5%) |
| #2 | Brazil | 173,266 | 154,017 | 134,245 | +19,249 (+12.5%) |
| #3 | France | 117,183 | 104,164 | 90,792 | +13,019 (+12.5%) |
| #4 | Mozambique | 90,640 | 80,570 | 70,228 | +10,070 (+12.5%) |
| #5 | Cabo Verde | 76,835 | 68,299 | 59,532 | +8,536 (+12.5%) |
| #6 | Ukraine | 60,056 | 53,384 | 46,533 | +6,672 (+12.5%) |
| #7 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,682 | 32,607 | 28,422 | +4,075 (+12.5%) |
| #8 | Germany | 34,724 | 30,866 | 26,905 | +3,858 (+12.5%) |
| #9 | Venezuela | 31,198 | 27,732 | 24,174 | +3,466 (+12.5%) |
| #10 | Romania | 29,376 | 26,113 | 22,763 | +3,263 (+12.5%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Portugal
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | France | 585,896 | 621,051 | 648,445 | -35,155 (-5.7%) |
| #2 | Switzerland | 202,178 | 212,350 | 220,901 | -10,172 (-4.8%) |
| #3 | Brazil | 146,697 | 67,952 | 100,368 | +78,745 (+115.9%) |
| #4 | USA | 141,889 | 147,101 | 158,080 | -5,212 (-3.5%) |
| #5 | Canada | 120,690 | 131,038 | 142,742 | -10,348 (-7.9%) |
| #6 | Spain | 93,840 | 96,090 | 106,860 | -2,250 (-2.3%) |
| #7 | Luxembourg | 86,893 | 75,221 | 94,732 | +11,672 (+15.5%) |
| #8 | Venezuela | 49,104 | 51,471 | 54,591 | -2,367 (-4.6%) |
| #9 | Belgium | 40,781 | 37,583 | 34,788 | +3,198 (+8.5%) |
| #10 | Netherlands | 25,933 | 20,206 | 16,987 | +5,727 (+28.3%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
79.9
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 8 covered WTLG cities.
Explore Portugal Destination Intelligence on WhereToLiveGuideWTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
85.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 85.0, based on 8 contributing cities.
Portugal against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Portugal | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 70.4 | 55.8 | +14.7 |
| Migration Momentum | 79.4 | 60.1 | +19.2 |
| Migrant Market Size | 69.6 | 50.3 | +19.3 |
| Migrant Share | 65.3 | 50.0 | +15.3 |
| GDP per Capita | 75.3 | 51.1 | +24.2 |
| GDP Growth | 33.3 | 50.6 | -17.2 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 79.9 | 67.0 | +12.9 |
| Visa Accessibility | 85.0 | 60.0 | +25.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.