compatriots.net finds 188,647 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Portugal, from 207 countries of origin; 23,642 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from Brazil, Spain, United States.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 44,314 |
| Spain | 23,608 |
| United States | 17,426 |
| United Kingdom | 14,588 |
| France | 11,209 |
| Italy | 9,191 |
| Poland | 5,642 |
| Germany | 5,446 |
| Netherlands | 4,934 |
| India | 4,605 |
| Belgium | 3,091 |
| Mexico | 2,854 |
| Other | 52,427 |
Industry is not available for this register.
Abroad, 324,125 people from Portugal are documented in 216 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 114,450 |
| United States | 79,038 |
| Spain | 43,085 |
| France | 37,362 |
| Brazil | 26,123 |
| Germany | 25,872 |
| Switzerland | 15,785 |
| Netherlands | 15,716 |
| Italy | 10,548 |
| Belgium | 9,779 |
| Canada | 8,214 |
| Ireland | 7,763 |
| Other | 76,641 |
Portugal's company register lists 2,248,089 officer rows, 91,216 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.07; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.