Notícias (GB)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of nurses per thousand inhabitants in the Region remained above the national average, unlike the number of dentists and pharmacists (Read more...)
In 2024, the number of accidents at work in the Region decreased by 3.2% compared with 2023 (Read more...)
In June 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 609 euros/m2 (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, the sales of Madeira Wine fell 4.7% in value and 10.5% in volume, year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the aggregate value of withdrawals and purchases through automatic payment terminals of the SIBS network grew by 4.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the volume of cement sold increased compared with the previous quarter, but fell year-on-year (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of nurses per thousand inhabitants in the Region remained above the national average, unlike the number of dentists and pharmacists (Read more...)
In 2024, the number of accidents at work in the Region decreased by 3.2% compared with 2023 (Read more...)
In June 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 609 euros/m2 (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, the sales of Madeira Wine fell 4.7% in value and 10.5% in volume, year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the aggregate value of withdrawals and purchases through automatic payment terminals of the SIBS network grew by 4.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the volume of cement sold increased compared with the previous quarter, but fell year-on-year (Read more...)
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In 2017
Return of emigrants in Venezuela contributed to the 10.0% increase in the foreign population residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira
The data provided by the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF) indicate that on the 31st of December of 2016, the foreign population with resident status in the Autonomous Region of Madeira totalled 6,720 (up by 10.0% from 2016), distributed between residence permits (6, 692) and long-stay visas (28).
The Venezuelan (14.4%), British (14.2%), Brazilian (12.1%), and German (7.0%) nationalities constitute the largest foreign communities residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The Venezuelan nationality had a sharp increase (38.0%) in the number of foreigners residing in the Region holding a residence permit (703 in 2016 and 970 in 2017).

In terms of geographical distribution, it is in Funchal that the foreign population mainly concentrates (59.2% of the total of the Region), followed by Santa Cruz (13.8%), Calheta (7.3%) and Porto Santo (4. 0%). By gender, the share of females (51.1%) is slightly higher than the proportion of males (48.9%).
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