According to the migration report presented this Monday by the OECD, one in ten citizens living in Portugal last year was born abroad, representing a 24% increase in the share of migrants compared to 2012.
The most represented nationalities among migrants in Portugal in 2022 were Brazilians, who made up a quarter of the total number of about 1.1 million migrants in the country, followed by Angolans, whose share was 14%.
In third place was France, where 9% of migrants left for Portugal last year, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) International Migration Outlook 2023 report.
In total, migrants in Portugal make up 10.7% of the total permanent population, according to a document presented this Monday.
OECD analysts say Portugal welcomed 94,000 new long-term or permanent migrants in 2021 – the most recent data available – although they add that this number includes changes in status, meaning it includes some people already living in the country.
According to the OECD report, this number represents 28.3% of migrants benefiting from free mobility, meaning they mostly come from the Schengen area in Europe, with almost half (41.2%) coming to live in Portugal for work purposes. and a quarter (24.7%) for family reasons, accompanying or joining a migrant worker already living.
Among the total number of migrants in Portugal, only 1% are university students from third countries and 0.3% are humanitarian migrants.
Also among arrivals in 2021, Brazil was the most represented nationality, but was followed in this group by India and Belgium.
Among the 15 main countries of origin, the largest increase was recorded in Germany (+1400 people) and the largest decrease in Brazil (-2800).
In 2022, the number of first-time asylum seekers grew by 47%, reaching about 2,000 applicants, but the majority came not from Ukraine, but from Afghanistan.
The second country from which the most asylum seekers in Portugal came was India, only after Ukraine: 200 requests were registered, not counting beneficiaries of temporary protection.
Last year, the number of migrants arriving in OECD countries reached an unprecedented number of more than six million people, not counting Ukrainian refugees.
The figure, presented this Monday in the OECD’s annual migration report, represents an increase of 26% compared to 2021 and 14% compared to 2019, the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Founded in 1961 to promote economic progress and global trade, the OECD is an intergovernmental organization of 38 member countries, including Portugal, committed to defending democracy and market economies, seeking comprehensive responses to common problems and coordinating national and international efforts. politicians.
Most OECD members have highly developed economies, which together account for more than 60% of the world’s wealth.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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