Alentejo
NUTS 2 PT1C Part of: Portugal › Continente
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Portugal →
Population on 1 January474,8942025+0.0% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100772024 p0 year on year4 of 9 · PortugalUnemployment rate (15–74)5.5%2025-0.3 pp year on year5 of 9 · PortugalHousehold disposable income per inhabitant18,400 PPS2023+12.9% year on year3 of 9 · PortugalLife expectancy at birth80.92024+0.1 year on year8 of 9 · PortugalPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education26.2%2025+2.7 pp year on year7 of 9 · Portugal
How it compares with the other regions of Portugal
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Portugal, for the same period. Alentejo in blue; the dark grey line marks Portugal. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Portugal | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 12,035 M€ | +4.5% | — | 7 / 9 | 244 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 25,300 € | +4.1% | 27,100 € | 4 / 9 | 168 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 30,800 PPS | +4.1% | 32,900 PPS | 4 / 9 | 158 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 77 | 0 | 82 | 4 / 9 | 158 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 10,466 M€ | +4.4% | — | 7 / 9 | 246 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 2,122 M€ | +0.6% | — | 6 / 9 | 168 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 2,294 M€ | +7.7% | — | 6 / 9 | 155 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 233.3 | -0.9% | — | 7 / 9 | 221 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 50,101 | +3.7% | — | 7 / 9 | 181 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 14.6% | +0.1 pp | 16.8% | 8 / 9 | 18 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 4,604,816 | +3.7% | — | 6 / 9 | 181 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 9,697 | +3.7% | 8,319 | 4 / 9 | 61 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Portugal | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 5.5% | -0.3 pp | 6.0% | 5 / 9 | 142 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 u | 2.4% | +0.3 pp | 2.2% | 5 / 7 | 168 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2024 u | 25.0% | +3.3 pp | 21.6% | 6 / 7 | 177 / 222 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population2.2 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 80.2% | +0.5 pp | 79.6% | 4 / 9 | 84 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 81.6% | -0.8 pp | 82.4% | 7 / 9 | 131 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 78.7% | +1.8 pp | 77.0% | 3 / 9 | 55 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 u | 9.8% | -0.1 pp | 8.0% | 5 / 9 | 119 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 26.2% | +2.7 pp | 32.7% | 7 / 9 | 213 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 35.5% | +2.6 pp | 43.6% | 7 / 9 | 233 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.82% | 0.00 pp | 1.73% | 6 / 9 | 96 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Portugal | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 18,400 PPS | +12.9% | 17,900 PPS | 3 / 9 | 154 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 19.7% | +1.0 pp | 18.6% | 5 / 9 | 133 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 80.9 | +0.1 | 82.5 | 8 / 9 | 173 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 2.9 | +0.1 | 3.0 | 4 / 9 | 82 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Portugal | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 474,894 | +0.0% | — | 7 / 9 | 265 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 47.2 | 2 / 9 | 30 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 45.7% | +0.1 pp | 38.6% | 8 / 9 | 282 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 17.7 | 0.0% | 117.6 | 9 / 9 | 276 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.7 | -17.9 | 16.2 | 8 / 9 | 54 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 15.6 | -17.7 | 19.2 | 7 / 9 | 13 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.7 | -0.3 | 7.5 | 7 / 9 | 231 / 294 | |