MAY 2022 15 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN In 2021, the immigrants and their descendants were about 12% of the people aged 16 to 74 living in Portugal In 2021, 951,400 (12.4%) persons aged 16 to 74 living in Portugal had an immigrant background, i.e., they or at least one of their parents were born outside Portugal. Compared to those who had origin only in Portugal, they were younger, better educated, and more concentrated in predominantly urban areas. Resident population aged 16 to 74 with and without an immigration background – some differences, 2021 Of all those with an immigrant background: • 580.6 thousand (7.6%) were immigrants; • 370.8 (4.8%) were descendants of immigrants. Concerning immigrants, the following should be noted: • They originate mainly in countries with which Portugal has historical ties; First-generation immigrants aged 16 to 74 by country of birth (%), Portugal, 2021 • Those fromPortuguese-speaking African Countries account for more than a third (36.7%) of the total number of immigrants; • The vast majority (70.4%) have Portuguese as their mother tongue; • Two out of five (39.8%) arrived in Portugal more than 40 years ago; • 11.3% of those aged between 25 and 64 who were employed indicated that they had experienced discrimination in the work context; • 28.9% of those aged between 25 and 64 who were employed indicated that their current job requires fewer skills than the one they had before they arrived in Portugal. 49.3% 32.6% 79.7% 33.8% 23.8% 72.8% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 16 to 39 years old Completed ter�ary educa�on Concentrated in predominantly urban areas Popula�on with an immigra�on background Popula�on without an immigra�on background Angola 21.5% France 19.3% Brazil 9.8% Mozambique 9.6% Venezuela 4.8% Other 34.9%
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