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Macroeconomy

6.8%

GDP at current prices

INE

2024 vs. 2023

1.7%

Net exports of companies (X-M)

INE

Nov 2025 vs. Nov 2024

Business

-8.6%

Number of enterprise births

INE

Nov 2025 vs. Nov 2024

3.0%

Loans to non-financial corporations

BPstat

Nov 2025 vs. Nov 2024

Tourism

-1.7pp

Bed occupancy rate

INE

Oct 2025 vs. Oct 2024

4.8%

Overnight stays

INE

Nov 2025 vs. Nov 2024

Real Estate

-9.4%

New rental leases

INE

Q1 2025 vs Q1 2024

17.0%

Median value of bank appraisals on housing

INE

Dec 2025 vs. Dec 2024

Talent

8.1%

Average monthly earnings

INE

2023 vs. 2022

-15.9%

Unemployed people registered at job centres

IEFP

Dec 2025 vs. Dec 2024

Health

0.1pp

Hospital bed occupancy rate

INE

2023 vs. 2022

1.7%

Hospital staff

INE

2023 vs. 2022

Transactions

4.6%

Number of transactions

SIBS

Nov 2025 vs. Nov 2024

-0.8%

Total value of transactions

SIBS

Nov 2025 vs. Nov 2024

Demographics

2.0%

Average annual population

INE

2024 vs. 2023

52,9%

Foreign population with legal resident status

INE

2023 vs. 2022

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Porto ranked as the Portuguese city with the highest quality of life

19/02/2026

| Porto.pt

According to the international platform Numbeo, Porto ranks 48th out of 113 European cities for quality of life, placing the city ahead of Ljubljana, Stockholm, Berlin, Lyon, Lisbo...

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Porto and Northern Portugal Tops Portuguese Preferences

Porto and Northern Portugal Tops Portuguese Preferences

03/02/2026

| Porto.pt

The Porto and Northern Portugal region is the main tourist destination for Portuguese residents, continuing to grow above the national average in the sector’s most relevant indicat...

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