Portugal news – Portugal’s tourism sector is booming, and the country received 19% more tourists in 2023, to reach a total of 26.5 million tourists.
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Portugal’s tourism sector in 2023 did even better that during pre-pandemic highs, with +7.7% more tourists than in 2019.
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Here are the figures for tourist arrivals in Portugal by country of residence in 2023:
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Portugal’s main inbound tourism market is Spain, with a share of 25.2%, having registered a 16.7% growth in 2023 compared to the previous year.
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The total number of inbound tourists in Portugal in 2023 reached 32.5 million guests, which provided 85.1 million overnight stays, corresponding to variations of +12.5% and +10.3% respectively, figures that reflect an average annual growth of 2.4% and 2.3%.
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The seasonality rate for inbound tourism in Portugal in 2023 fell to 36.9% and reached its lowest value since 2013. This indicator was higher for residents with 41.3% than for non-residents with 34.8%.
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What is the growth of tourist arrivals in Portugal by region?
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Figures for the number of tourists by region in Portugal show that all regions recorded increases in the number of overnight stays in 2023, with the West & Vale do Tejo region registering +18.2%, the North registering +14.0%, and the Lisbon metropolitan region registering +11.8%, being the regions with the highest growth in tourism figures.Â
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The Algarve registered an increase in number of tourists of +6.7%, and Central Portugal registered +6.9%, that are the less significant increases in tourism figures in Portugal. Compared to 2019, tourist arrivals in the Algarve and Setúbal did not reach pre-pandemic levels with overnight stays being -1.5% and -0.9% respectively.
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