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In August 2026, 7,267 live births were registered, 367 less (-4.8%) than in July 2026 and 292 less (-3.9%) compared to the same month of 2025.

In August 2026, the natural balance was -1,795, having improved in relation to the same month of 2025, when it reached -2,319.

In August 2026, 5,145 marriages were celebrated, 438 more (+9.3%) than in July 2026 and 160 more (+4.6%) than in August 2025.

• physical activity: 28.5% of the population aged 15 and over did not walk on any day of a normal week and more than half (53.4%) of the population aged 15 and over did not practice physical exercise;

• food consumption: more than half of the population aged 15 and over consumed fruit (68.3% of the persons) and milk and dairy products (57.5%) daily, almost a third of the population (32.1%) consumed processed fish or seafood and/or processed meat one to three times a week while sugary soft drinks were consumed daily by 8.0% of the population;

• overweight and obesity: more than half of the population aged 18 and over (57.1%) was overweight (pre-obesity) or obese, i.e., had a body mass index equal to or greater than 25 kg/m2;

• consumption of alcoholic beverages: 55.9% of persons aged 15 and over consumed alcohol regularly (15.3% daily and 40.6% regularly, but not every day) and 42.5% of the population aged 15 and over consuming alcoholic beverages in the 12 months prior to the interview indicated having consumed, at least once, six or more beverages on a single occasion (risky consumption);

• tobacco consumption: 14.6% of the population aged 15 and over were smokers, 12.7% smoked daily and 22.7% were former smokers;

• health literacy, which decreased as a function of age and increased as a function of education level, with a proportion of the population that assessed their level of health literacy as adequate of 56.6% at 15-24 years, which compares to 16.6% at 85 years and over and 16.6%, and of 35.1% in the population with basic education which compares to 59.8% with higher education.

In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions, expressed as Global Warming Potential (GWP), decreased by 2.8% compared to the previous year, totalling 52.0 million tons of CO2 equivalent, the lowest value in the series that began in 1995. This reduction occurred in a context of economic growth, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices increasing by 2.7%.

The reduction in GHG emissions (-2.8%), combined with GDP growth at market prices (+2.7%), resulted in a 5.4% drop in the Carbon Intensity of the Portuguese economy, reaching the lowest value in the statistical series.

In that month, there was a daily average of 124.9 thousand passengers disembarked, 2.1% more than in August 2025.

Between January and August 2026, the number of passengers handled increased 2.4% and the movement of freight and mail grew 1.7% (+4.9% and +2.1% in the same period of 2025, in the identical order).

The United Kingdom remained the main country of origin and destination of flights. Spain overtook France and ranked the second position among the main countries of origin and destination.

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The CPI monthly rate was 1.2% (nil in the previous month and 0.9% in September 2025), while the CPI 12-month average rate was 2.8% (2.7% in August). 

In September 2026, the annual rate of the Portuguese Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) was 3.6% (the same value as in the previous month). This rate is 0.2 percentage points (p.p.) below the rate estimated by Eurostat for the Euro area (in August, the Portuguese rate was 0.4 p.p. above the figure estimated by Eurostat for the Euro area). Excluding energy and unprocessed food products, the Portuguese HICP increased 2.7% in September (2.9% in August), above the corresponding rate for the Euro area (estimated at 2.2%).

The employment and wages indices rose 1.9% and 7.2% in August, respectively (1.8% and 8.9% in the previous month).

On a month-on-month basis, the nominal index rose 1.5%, following a decrease of 1.0% in July.

The indices of employment, wages and salaries and hours worked (adjusted for calendar effects) recorded year-on-year changes of 0.7%, 6.2%, and 0.6%, respectively (1.4%, 7.2%, and 0.4% in July).

In year-on-year terms, employment and hours worked (adjusted for calendar effects) decreased by 0.5% and 1.4%, respectively (-0.3% and -1.7% in July), while wages and salaries increased by 4.0% (4.6% in the previous month). 

• in 2025, depression affected almost one in ten (9.8%) of people aged 85 or over;

• almost one-fifth (19.3%) of people aged 25 to 34 have had at least one consultation with a mental health professional;

• regular use of medicines for insomnia, anxiety and depression was more common amongst women (20.0%, 16.4% and 12.9%, respectively) than amongst men (9.1%, 7.5% and 5.5%);

• mental health literacy increased with educational attainment: the proportion of the population with higher education who rated their ability to 'learn more about activities good for mental well-being' and 'find information to deal with mental health problems' as easy or very easy was 88.7% and 74.6%, respectively, compared with 66.3% and 53.5% for the population with basic education;

• the mental well-being index was lower for women (68 compared with 75 for men) and for older people (62 for those aged 85 and over and 79 for those aged 15 to 24);

• the degree of life satisfaction increased with education attainment: 84.9% of the population with higher education was quite satisfied, satisfied or fairly satisfied with life.

In August 2026, the unit value index (prices) of exports continued the upward trajectory that began in March, recording a positive change of 6.8% (+5.6% in July 2026 and -1.8% in August 2025). For imports, the index recorded a year-on-year change identical to that of the previous month (+5.1%), being the fifth consecutive positive change (-3.0% in August 2025).

The quarterly rate of change of the total index was 3.9% (0.1% in the previous period and 4.7% in the corresponding period a year earlier).

The annual average rate of change stood at 3.5%, unchanged from the 1st quarter of 2026.

• sensory or physical difficulties, with the results showing that difficulties in biting or chewing (17.1% of older people) and climbing or descending 12 steps without assistance (16.9%) were the most reported by older people;

• barriers to participation in specific aspects of life due to long-term health problems, with older population citing, above all, obstacles to mobility: in the use of transport (16.9% of older people), in accessing and using buildings and facilities (16.0%) and in mobility outside the home (15.7%);

• difficulties in personal care and carrying out domestic activities, with 45.9% of older people reporting difficulty in at least one domestic activity, whilst 16.9% of older people reported having at least one difficulty with personal care;

• informal care, with 22.4% of older people reporting that they had received informal support or assistance and 11.9% of older people having provided informal care to other people;

• social support, with more than a third of older people (34.3%) benefitting from strong social support;

• vaccination, with higher vaccination rates against influenza and COVID-19 than those recorded for pneumonia and, in general, lower proportions of the older population vaccinated in the Autonomous Regions;

• chronic conditions, with the results showing that high blood pressure affects 55.5% of older people and that half of this population group suffers from low back pain or other chronic back problems;

• consumption of medicines, with a particular focus on the higher prevalence of regular use of prescribed medicines for high blood pressure, diabetes and high blood lipid levels amongst the elderly population compared with people aged 15 to 64: it was also found that the elderly population habitually used medication less frequently to treat depression and anxiety than people aged 15 to 64;

• accidents in the home or during leisure activities, confirming that the occurrence of domestic or leisure accidents with injury increases with age, reaching 9.7% of persons aged 85 or over, compared with 6.4% for the population aged 65 or over and 3.2% for people aged 15 to 64.

The growth in overnight stays was driven by both residents and non-residents. Overnight stays by residents rose by 1.5% (+4.1% in July), reaching 3.9 million. Overnight stays by non-residents grew by 1.9% to 7.0 million (+0.8% in July).

Among the top ten inbound markets, Poland and Canada recorded the highest growth rates (+11.7% and +11.2%, respectively). In contrast, the French market continued to show the sharpest decline (-7.6%). 

In the same month, the revenue per available room (RevPAR) stood at EUR 119.1 (+1.5%) and the average daily rate (ADR) reached EUR 163.2 (+3.0%).

• The unemployment rate stood at 5.7%, the same value as in April and June 2026 but down 0.1 percentage points (pp) from July 2025.

• The labour underutilisation rate was estimated at 9.6%, up from the previous month (0.3 pp), and down from three months before (0.1 pp) and from the same month of 2025 (0.4 pp).

• The unemployment rate of men stood at 4.9%, reaching its lowest value since February 1998.

August 2026 (provisional estimates):

• The unemployment rate stood at 5.7%, the same value as in July 2026, up from May of that year (0.1 pp) and down from August 2025 (0.2 pp).

• The labour underutilisation rate was estimated at 9.7%, up from the previous month (0.1 pp) and from three months before (0.2 pp) and down from a year earlier (0.4 pp).

The monthly employment and unemployment estimates published in the current Press Release are still based on the resident population estimates calculated from the final results of the 2021 Census. Following the release of the annual resident population estimates based on administrative sources for 2025 and the revision for the 2021 to 2024 period, the monthly employment and unemployment estimates will be revised on the 4th of March 2027.

The CPI monthly rate is estimated to be 1.2% (nil in August and 0.9% in September 2025), while the CPI 12-month average rate was estimated to be 2.8% (2.7% in the previous month).

The estimate of the Portuguese Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) annual rate of change was 3.6% (the same value as in the previous month).

The September CPI final results will be released on October 13th, 2026.

Employment, wages and hours worked adjusted for calendar effects indices recorded year-on-year changes of 0.9%, 5.8% and 1.4% in August, respectively (1.0%, 6.3% and 1.3% in July).

The median house rental value increased in all NUTS 3 sub-regions. The highest values were recorded in Grande Lisboa (15.24 €/m2), Região Autónoma da Madeira (12.78 €/m2), Península de Setúbal (11.99 €/m2), Algarve (11.56 €/m2), and Área Metropolitana do Porto (10.83 €/m2).

In the 2nd quarter of 2026, there was a year-on-year increase in the median house rental value in the 24 municipalities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants, with Guimarães (20.7%) recording the highest year-on-year growth rate and Lisboa with the highest median rental (17.79 €/m2), although with a lower year-on-year growth rate (5.1%) than the national value (10.2%). Ten of the 24 municipalities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants presented year-on-year growth rates of the number of new lease agreements higher than the national rate (0.4%), with Almada (17.2%) standing out with the greatest variation.