Oeste e Vale do Tejo
NUTS 2 PT1D Part of: Portugal › Continente
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Portugal →
Population on 1 January865,3152025+1.5% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100652024 p+1 year on year8 of 9 · PortugalUnemployment rate (15–74)5.2%2025-1.5 pp year on year3 of 9 · PortugalHousehold disposable income per inhabitant16,800 PPS2023+9.8% year on year7 of 9 · PortugalLife expectancy at birth82.42024+0.4 year on year4 of 9 · PortugalPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education28.5%2025+3.4 pp year on year6 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. Oeste e Vale do Tejo 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 | 18,227 M€ | +6.6% | — | 4 / 9 | 220 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 21,200 € | +5.0% | 27,100 € | 8 / 9 | 195 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 25,800 PPS | +4.9% | 32,900 PPS | 8 / 9 | 203 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 65 | +1 | 82 | 8 / 9 | 203 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 15,850 M€ | +6.4% | — | 4 / 9 | 222 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 3,321 M€ | +7.3% | — | 4 / 9 | 150 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 2,700 M€ | +7.6% | — | 5 / 9 | 146 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 353.1 | +0.1% | — | 4 / 9 | 194 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 95,587 | +4.9% | — | 5 / 9 | 115 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 15.5% | +0.5 pp | 16.8% | 7 / 9 | 16 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 4,226,716 | +0.7% | — | 7 / 9 | 193 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 4,885 | -0.8% | 8,319 | 6 / 9 | 144 / 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 | 5.2% | -1.5 pp | 6.0% | 3 / 9 | 134 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 u | 1.9% | -0.4 pp | 2.2% | 3 / 7 | 130 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 19.8% | -4.9 pp | 19.5% | 4 / 6 | 141 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population0.8 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 78.8% | +2.1 pp | 79.6% | 6 / 9 | 110 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 82.5% | +2.5 pp | 82.4% | 4 / 9 | 114 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 75.2% | +1.7 pp | 77.0% | 6 / 9 | 114 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 7.9% | -1.6 pp | 8.0% | 3 / 9 | 59 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 28.5% | +3.4 pp | 32.7% | 6 / 9 | 198 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 39.4% | +4.5 pp | 43.6% | 5 / 9 | 208 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.87% | +0.08 pp | 1.73% | 5 / 9 | 91 / 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 | 16,800 PPS | +9.8% | 17,900 PPS | 7 / 9 | 181 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 20.4% | +1.3 pp | 18.6% | 7 / 9 | 141 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.4 | +0.4 | 82.5 | 4 / 9 | 99 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 1 / 9 | 15 / 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 | 865,315 | +1.5% | — | 4 / 9 | 219 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 47.2 | 3 / 9 | 45 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 41.5% | -0.1 pp | 38.6% | 7 / 9 | 250 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 94.2 | +1.7% | 117.6 | 7 / 9 | 173 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 20.6 | -9.2 | 16.2 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 25.4 | -9.7 | 19.2 | 2 / 9 | 3 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 7.3 | -0.1 | 7.5 | 5 / 9 | 205 / 294 | |