Notícias (GB)
In April 2026, overnight stays in the Region's tourist accommodation grew 4.2% year-on-year, surpassing 1.1 million (Read more...)
In April 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 567 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In April 2026, the precipitation generally recorded values below the climatological normal (Read more...)
In April 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again, after having risen in the previous month (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of jobs in the Regional Administration of Madeira decreased to 20 950 (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the number of debtors in Non-Financial Companies and Households increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In February 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the average gross monthly earnings per worker increased by 3.4% year-on-year, reaching 1 543 euros (Read more...)
In March 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 5.1% compared with the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births increased by 17.4% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, foreign guest arrivals increased 10.2% year-on-year, with the British and German markets surpassing the 80 000 mark (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In April 2026, overnight stays in the Region's tourist accommodation grew 4.2% year-on-year, surpassing 1.1 million (Read more...)
In April 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 567 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In April 2026, the precipitation generally recorded values below the climatological normal (Read more...)
In April 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again, after having risen in the previous month (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of jobs in the Regional Administration of Madeira decreased to 20 950 (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the number of debtors in Non-Financial Companies and Households increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In February 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In the first quarter of 2026, the average gross monthly earnings per worker increased by 3.4% year-on-year, reaching 1 543 euros (Read more...)
In March 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 5.1% compared with the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births increased by 17.4% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, foreign guest arrivals increased 10.2% year-on-year, with the British and German markets surpassing the 80 000 mark (Read more...)
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Note: Revised following a correction in the number of phamarcists.
In 2016
Number of physicians, pharmacists and nurses increased
The number of physicians registered in the Guild at December 31st of 2016 was 968, up by 5.9% when compared to the corresponding day of 2015 (941 physicians at 31/12/2015). Of that total 55.7% (539) were specialists. The number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants maintained an upward trend, rising from 3.6 in 2015 to 3.8 in 2016.
In 2016, 2,148 nurses were registered in the Guild (an increase of 3.1%), which corresponded to 8.4 nurses per 1,000 habitants (8.1 in the previous year).
In 2016, the number of pharmacists was 229 (an increase of 14 pharmacists over 2015).
The data made available now will be included in the publication, "Health Statistics of the Autonomous Region of Madeira - 2016," which will be released in December 2017.
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