Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, Portugal's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 4300.0% compared to 2024, reaching 23,540.

Portugal accounts for 4.8% of the EU-27 total of 491,950.

Portugal ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 635.6% (from 3,200 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.