Social protection

In 2024, around 374 thousand persons received unemployment benefits, 8.2% more than in 2023.

Text from People 2024. Figures in the text refer to that edition and are not updated automatically.

Measure P27: Pensões de velhice, invalidez e sobrevivência — númeroPT — not yet translated

O quadro do INE refere-se a pensionistas da Segurança Social, por tipo de pensão; a Caixa Geral de Aposentações não está incluída.PT — not yet translated

2,922,353

2025, Portugal

Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Total	Disability	Old age	Survivors
Portugal	2,922,353	167,338	2,030,992	724,023
Norte	1,052,731	59,775	741,091	251,865
Centro	520,713	25,946	364,951	129,816
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	260,541	21,440	173,903	65,198
Grande Lisboa	487,598	19,347	346,594	121,657
Península de Setúbal	209,162	8,626	147,728	52,808
Alentejo	155,942	10,220	104,780	40,942
Algarve	117,074	7,460	80,169	29,445
Região Autónoma dos Açores	50,564	7,741	28,590	14,233
Região Autónoma da Madeira	67,447	6,783	43,016	17,648

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Institute of Informatics: Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, source last updated 28 August 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0014534)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/protecao-social#x-P27-tipo. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension

Periods: 2017 – 2025
Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024): Portugal
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Total
Disability
Old age
Survivors

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Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, 2017 – 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Period	Total	Disability	Old age	Survivors
2017	2,865,617	239,162	1,910,644	715,811
2018	2,804,529	179,108	1,912,987	712,434
2019	2,818,569	181,183	1,921,695	715,691
2020	2,833,861	186,456	1,934,070	713,335
2021	2,852,613	184,082	1,942,216	726,315
2022	2,863,393	183,041	1,952,256	728,096
2023	2,883,722	177,616	1,981,101	725,005
2024	2,910,306	170,538	2,014,553	725,215
2025	2,922,353	167,338	2,030,992	724,023

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Institute of Informatics: Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, source last updated 28 August 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0014534)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Social security pensioners (Series 2017 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/protecao-social#x-P27-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P28: Valor médio das pensões — €PT — not yet translated

8,066€/ No.

2025, Portugal

Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Euro/ Number (€/ No.)
Type of pension: Total
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, 2025. Unit: Euro/ Number (€/ No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Euro/ Number (€/ No.)
Portugal	8,066
Norte	7,442
Centro	7,104
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	7,575
Grande Lisboa	10,786
Península de Setúbal	9,225
Alentejo	7,277
Algarve	7,476
Região Autónoma dos Açores	7,515
Região Autónoma da Madeira	7,135

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Institute of Informatics: Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, source last updated 28 August 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0014532)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/protecao-social#x-P28-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Euro/ Number (€/ No.)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, 2025. Unit: Euro/ Number (€/ No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Total	Disability	Old age	Survivors
Portugal	8,066	7,043	9,519	4,228
Norte	7,442	6,518	8,719	3,905
Centro	7,104	6,879	8,325	3,717
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	7,575	7,340	8,966	3,942
Grande Lisboa	10,786	8,264	12,751	5,592
Península de Setúbal	9,225	7,633	10,846	4,951
Alentejo	7,277	6,989	8,712	3,675
Algarve	7,476	7,176	8,824	3,884
Região Autónoma dos Açores	7,515	7,251	9,215	4,242
Região Autónoma da Madeira	7,135	6,833	8,510	3,898

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Institute of Informatics: Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension, source last updated 28 August 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0014532)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Average value of social security pensions (Serie 2017 - €/ No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Type of pension”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/protecao-social#x-P28-tipo. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P29: Recipients of unemployment benefit — number

Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex, 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	MF	M	F
Portugal	378,306	169,841	208,465
Norte	135,734	56,314	79,420
Centro	51,439	22,496	28,943
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	27,839	12,207	15,632
Grande Lisboa	65,898	31,069	34,829
Península de Setúbal	32,336	15,387	16,949
Alentejo	20,364	11,260	9,104
Algarve	31,030	14,942	16,088
Região Autónoma dos Açores	7,169	3,284	3,885
Região Autónoma da Madeira	6,009	2,598	3,411

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Notes

Statistics Portugal note (0013383): Includes recipients of unemployment benefit, social unemployment benefit, extensions of social unemployment benefit and extraordinary support measures for the long-term unemployed. Recipients are counted as many times as the number of benefits they receive. The total for Portugal includes recipients with undetermined residence. Recipients are counted as many times as the number of benefits they receive.

Source

Institute of Informatics: Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex, source last updated 28 August 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013383)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/protecao-social#x-P29-sexo. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Age group

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Less than 25 years
25 - 29 years
30 - 39 years
40 - 49 years
50 - 54 years
55 and more years

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Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Age group, 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Less than 25 years	25 - 29 years	30 - 39 years	40 - 49 years	50 - 54 years	55 and more years
Norte	6,055	14,114	30,000	30,770	15,226	39,569
Centro	2,551	6,096	12,676	12,783	5,408	11,925
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1,516	3,332	7,004	6,891	2,971	6,125
Grande Lisboa	3,325	8,238	17,901	15,493	6,977	13,964
Península de Setúbal	1,803	4,141	8,455	7,917	3,345	6,675
Alentejo	1,116	2,824	6,061	4,802	1,802	3,759
Algarve	2,590	4,734	8,992	6,714	2,738	5,262
Região Autónoma dos Açores	666	994	1,619	1,552	809	1,529
Região Autónoma da Madeira	394	786	1,288	1,130	585	1,826

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Statistics Portugal note (0013384): Includes recipients of unemployment benefit, social unemployment benefit, extensions of social unemployment benefit and extraordinary support measures for the long-term unemployed. Recipients are counted as many times as the number of benefits they receive. The total for Portugal includes recipients with undetermined residence. Recipients are counted as many times as the number of benefits they receive.

Source

Institute of Informatics: Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Age group, source last updated 28 August 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013384)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Recipients of unemployment benefits, of social security (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Age group”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/protecao-social#x-P29-idade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Observations checksum (SHA-256): 8f428b2009cfcc73c47e8522d9aeafe8b8d3334d5eddf64198317f46e860f34b