Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
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In 2022
Foreign population residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira reached a record high
In 2022, the foreign population residing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM) as of December 31, 2022, totalled 11,793 persons. This marked the highest number since 2008, which was the first year for which data was available. This figure represents a 13.3% increase compared to 2021, with an additional 1,388 persons.
The foreign population accounted for 4.7% of the total resident population in the region in 2022, which amounted to 253,259 persons. Most of the foreign population held residence permits (11,792), with only one person holding a long-term visa.
The nationals of Venezuela (19.7%), the United Kingdom (11.8%), Germany (9.4%), Brazil (9.2%), and Italy (5.5%) continued to be the main foreign communities residing in the region. Among these five nationalities, it is noteworthy that the German nationality saw the largest increase, with 218 more persons (a 24.5% increase) holding residence permits (from 888 in 2021 to 1,106 in 2022). Furthermore, persons of German nationality were the primary contributors to the increase in the foreign population in the region between 2021 and 2022, accounting for a 2.1 percentage point (pp) increase out of the aforementioned 13.3%. Following them were nationals from the United Kingdom, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the United States of America, contributing 1.7 pp, 1.3 pp, and 1.2 pp, respectively, to the same increase. On the other hand, the number of Venezuelan nationals decreased by 1.3% between 2021 and 2022, from 2,353 to 2,323, respectively.
The majority of the foreign population is concentrated in Funchal (51.1% of the total in the region), followed by Santa Cruz (13.3%) and Calheta (10.0%). In terms of gender, there is a slight preponderance of females (50.4%) over males (49.6%).
The municipalities where the foreign population has the highest proportion of residents are Calheta (10.7%), Porto Santo (8.5%), Ponta do Sol (6.5%), and Funchal (5.7%).
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