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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DREM updates Territory Statistics
The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) releases today on its website, a set of tables with updated information regarding territory, namely data concerning areas, perimeters, and altimetry of the revised and updated version of the Official Administrative Map of Portugal, 2021 version - CAOP2021 whose responsibility in the Autonomous Region of Madeira belongs to the Regional Directorate for Spatial Planning (DROTe).
Information is also provided on the resident population at the civil parish level (final data from the 2021 Census), its population density, data on the territorial structure, extreme points, and major mountain systems.
In 2021, the population density in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 313.0 inhabitants per km2
In 2021, the population density in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 313.0 inhabitants per km2, with the highest value in Funchal (1,387.7 inhabitants/km2) and the lowest in Porto Moniz (30.4 inhabitants/km2). By parish, this indicator reaches its highest value in S. Pedro (4 834.9 inhabitants/km2) and its lowest value in Ribeira da Janela (10.8 inhabitants/km2).
Compared to the other six NUTS II regions in Portugal, the Autonomous Region of Madeira has the second highest population density, only behind Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (951.9 inhabitants/km2). Alentejo is the region with the lowest population density (22.3 inhabitants/km2), while the Autonomous Region of Azores has a population density of 101.8 inhabitants/km2.

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