Regiões De Portugal

The Regions of Portugal

√ Portugal’s territory is divided into 7 NUT II* which is equivalent to “regions” – North, Centre, Lisbon, Alentejo, Algarve, the Autonomous Region of Madeira and the Autonomous Region of the Azores. These 7 NUT II, in turn, are divided into 30 NUT III units, equivalent to “sub-regions” (28 are on the mainland). *Classification of Territorial Units for statistical purposes √ For administrative purposes mainland Portugal is also divided into 18 Districts: Aveiro, Beja, Braga, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Évora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Portalegre, Porto, Santarém, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real and Viseu. √ The Alentejo and the Centre regions are the largest territories in the country, with 34% and 31% of the total respectively; the Autonomous Region of Madeira is the smallest area.

Active Total Population Population GDP (2010) GDP per capita (2010) (2010) Regions (2010) Thousands Thousands Million € Thousand € Portugal=100 Portugal 10,637 5,581 172,571 16.2 100.0

North 3,741 1,984 48,542 13.0 80.0

Centre 2,376 1,346 32,161 13.5 83.4

Lisbon 2,840 1,411 64,313 22.7 140.0

Alentejo 749 369 11,027 14.7 90.6

Algarve 438 223 7,381 17.0 104.5

AR Azores 246 118 3,728 15.2 93.7

AR Madeira 248 129 5,224 21.1 130.3

√ More than four-fifths of the Portuguese population is concentrated in the North, Centre and Lisbon regions. √ In the last few years educational attainment rate increased significantly in all educational levels, and in all the regions, especially in secondary education. Lisbon, Centre and North have the highest attainment rates in higher education. √ With 300 universities and polytechnics, it is important to highlight the increase in the number of students enrolled in higher education in recent years and of the courses in the areas of business, engineering and health sciences. Lisbon, North and the Centre regions have more than 90% of the enrolled students and graduates in higher education. √ Between 1998 and 2010 the average active population increased from 448 to 894 thousand. Only Lisbon and the Centre regions did not exceed the national average growth.

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√ The regions of Lisbon, Madeira and Algarve exceed the GDP per capita national average (€ 16,200). In PPP (EU27=100), only Lisbon (113) and Madeira (105) exceed the European average. √ In the period 1995-2010 the GDP annual average growth in Madeira (7.4), Azores (5.5), Algarve (5.4) and Lisbon (4.7) surpassed the national average. In 2010, the GDP growth was positive in all regions, unlike the previous year. √ More than 80% of total Portuguese companies and more than 90% of manufacturing industry are located in the North, Centre and Lisbon regions. √ Regarding labour productivity (GDP / Employment), Lisbon, Algarve and Madeira regions are above the national average (31.2 thousand Euros). √ Lisbon and Madeira are the only two regions where the investment share on GVA did not exceed the national average (23.3%).

Nr. Labour Productivity GFCF1 on Companies (GVA/Employment) total GVA Exports (2011) Imports (2011) Regions 2010 2010 (2009)

Thousands Thousand € % Thousand € % Thousand € %

Portugal 1,169 31.2 23.3 42,325,641 100.0 57,729,732 100.0

North 374 24.7 23.5 15,745,861 37.2 12,244,119 21.2

Centre 253 24.7 23.4 8,002,447 18.9 6,947,076 12.0

Lisbon 348 45.6 21.3 14,105,395 33.3 33,319,482 57.7

Alentejo 83 29.5 29.1 2,622,163 6.2 2,168,732 3.8

Algarve 63 33.4 27.4 129,584 0.3 212,627 0.4

AR Azores 26 30.6 30.2 117,828 0.3 105,813 0.2

AR Madeira 22 40.7 23.1 63,123 0.1 112,681 0.2 (1) Gross Fixed Capital Formation Source: INE – Instituto Nacional de Estatística

√ Companies located in Lisbon generate nearly 50% of national turnover. In the manufacturing industry the North region leads with 38% of total, followed by Lisbon (34%). √ Export companies located in the North, Centre and Lisbon regions are responsible for almost 90% of total Portuguese exports**. ** Declared Values √ In 2011, Azores, Algarve and Lisbon’s total exports registered the highest growth, when compared to the previous year (57%, 44% and 28%, respectively).

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