10% of residents in Portugal municipalities are foreigners

New INE figures analysed by Jornal de Notícias show foreign nationals account for at least 10% of the population in 101 of Portugal's 308 municipalities. Odemira has the highest proportion at 52.06%, followed by Algarve municipalities such as Vila do Bispo at 41.73% and Aljezur at 40.50%, while Lisbon stands at 25.64% and Porto exceeds 22%. Nationally, approximately 1.6 million foreign residents represented about 14% of the population at the end of 2025.