Portugal - North Region (Aicep)

Regions of Portugal - North
Area
Why the North region?
The North has one of the largest land areas in mainland Portugal, with an international land border
of 568 km and a coastline of 142 km
Area (km2): 21,286
Inhab/Km2: 175.8
Population (N.): 3,741,092 (2010)
The North has good infrastructures: motorways, railways, ports and air transport systems
2 Maritime Ports (Viana do Castelo and Leixes)
516.2 km of railway network

Electrified rail network: 397 km Double rail network: 119.2 km
1 Airport - Porto city 9 Aerodromes - Braga, Bragana, Maia, Mirandela, Mogadouro, Vila Real, Chaves, Espinho, Macedo de Cavaleiros (Heliport)
The North Region (NUT II) covers 8 Districts: Viana do Castelo, Bragana, Braga, Porto, Vila Real,
and part of Aveiro, Viseu and Guarda districts. For statistical purposes this Region is divided into 8 NUT III, with different characteristics: Minho-Lima Cvado Ave Grande Porto Tmega Entre Douro e Vouga Douro Alto Trs-os-Montes
With a rich cultural heritage combined with other diversified and modern resources, the North region
has a strong potential for tourism development
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icep Portugal Global Trade & Investment Agency Av. 5 de Outubro, 101, 1050-051 LISBOA Tel. Lisboa: + 351 217 909 500 Contact Centre: 808 214 214 aicep@portugalglobal.pt www.portugalglobal.pt
People
Why the North region? Population
36% of the youth population, in Portugal, is centred in the North region Resident Population on 31.12.2010: 3.7 million individuals (35% of total in 2010 and an 0.2%
increase in 10 years) Projections for 2025: 3.913 million individuals
Resident Population according to Age Groups
60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,0 10,0 0,0 2006 2007 0 - 14 years Source: INE 15 - 24 years 2008 25 - 64 years 2009 65 years and over 2010 16,1 12,9 15,0 15,8 12,6 15,3 15,6 12,2 15,5 15,4 12,0 15,8 15,1 11,7 16,1 55,9 56,3 56,7 56,9 57,0
In 2010, the North region recorded the fourth highest rate of natural increase in population, following
Lisbon, Azores and Algarve
Education
In the school year 2010/2011, students enrolled in primary and secondary education accounted for
36% of national total, in both levels of education
Between the school year 2006/2007 and 2010/2011 the number of students enrolled in higher
education increased by 9%
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Students enrolled according to educational level / Number of students graduated

600.000 500.000 400.000 300.000 200.000 100.000 0 2006/2007 Primary Education Sources: GEPE, MEC 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 Higher Education 2010/2011 Graduated students Secondary Education 430.841 438.942 484.167 28.654 27.089 26.656 26.733 30.000
25.000 401.393 20.000 123.754
123.113
123.673
182.596
117.987
116.539
120.835
378.929
117.341
113.690
124.125
15.000 10.000
5.000
In the 101 higher education institutions, located in the North region, the number of students that
enrolled exceeded 123,000 and graduates were more than 27,000 (1/3 of the national total). The areas of Health, Engineering and Mathematics and Business Studies (Management / Economics / Accounting), were chosen, respectively, by 17%, 15% and 14 % of the enrolled students. Graduates in these same areas represented, respectively, 23%, 11.2% and 10.6% of total
Labour activity /Employment

Active population in 2011: 1,981 thousands of individuals (35.7% of total) Activity rate among people aged 15 or more: 62.3%
Active Population / Employment
2.000 1.987 1.983 1.984 1.900 1.971 1.981 40,0
35,6 1.800 1.700 1.801 34,8 34,9 34,7 34,8 35,0 1.812 1.754
1.733
1.600 1.500
1.722
30,0 2007 2008 Active Population 2009 Employed Population 2010 2011
Employment (% of total)
Source: INE - Employment Statistics
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Employed population (2011): 1,722 thousands of individuals (31.1% of total) Employment rate among individuals with 15 years old and more: 54.1%
Knowledge
More than a half of the population between 16 and 74 years old use computers and 47% have
Internet access
Information Society - Computer and Internet Access, 2010
70,0 60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,0 10,0 0,0 Households Individuals 16-74 years Computer North Portugal Households Individuals 16-74 years Internet 58,4 59,5 51,3 55,4 51,3 53,7 51,1
47,5
Source: INE/Survey on Information and Communication Technologies usage in private households, 2010
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Economy
North region Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010: 47,542 million (28% of national GDP) Second most important region in the national GDP ranking GDP per capita: 13.0 thousand in 2010 (80 - index Portugal=100 and 65 index EU27=100)
GDP per inhabitant in PPP (UE27=100)
85 80 75 70 65 60 55 2001 Source: INE 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P Portugal North
P= Provisional data
Annual average growth rate of GDP (2001-2010): 2.6% (national average in the same period: 2.8%)
GVA Breakdown - 2010

Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 1,6% Industry (energy and construction) 31,0%
Employment Breakdown - 2010

Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 11,6% Services 52,3% Industry (energy and construction) 36,1%
Services 67,4%
Source: INE
Source: INE
Second most important region in respect of turnover generated in 2009: 91,499 million (25,608
million in the Manufacturing Industry) which represented 27.2% and 36% of national and manufacturing turnover, respectively)
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Trade Balance
18.000 16.000 14.000 12.000 Million 10.000 8.000 6.000 4.000 2.000 0 2007 Source: INE (declared values) 2008 2009 2010P 2011P
Exports
Imports
Balance 15.746 +20%
37.2% to tal exp.
14.571
14.550
13.078
13.636
13.117
11.860
10.543
10.775
12.244
813
1.493
914
1.317
P= Preliminary data(2010-2011)
The North is the region that exports the most (37% of total exports and an average annual growth of
3% between 2007 and 2011) and where exports outside the EU represents nearly 20% of total exports
5 Major clients Spain, Angola, France, USA and Germany Its main exports are industrial products (the manufacturing industry has an important role in this
region). They are export leaders in the traditional sectors such as textiles, clothing and footwear
International Trade - Main Products, 2010P

3.000 2.656 2.500 2.000 Million 1.500 1.413 1.000 500 0 Textile materials Machinery and tools Vehicles and other transport material Footw ear Plastics and rubber Base metals Wood Exports 2.190 Imports 1.471
1.885
1.282
1.145
1.127
1.062
2.342
816
1.021
3.502
P= Preliminary data 258
Source: INE (declared values)
Emerging sectors: Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and Biotechnology (R&D) Proportion of exports of high technology goods in 2011: 1.8%, with emphasis on the sub-region of
Minho-Lima (3.6%)
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Companies
More than 340,000 companies are located in the North. These companies generate a turnover
exceeding 90 billion (27% of national turnover) and have more than 1.2 million employees
Business Enterprises - Number of companies and R&D Personnel, 2009
R&D Personnel (N.) North 448.138 172.863 368.691 1.222.869 164.652 32.953 34.888 342.044 Services Construction Manufacturing Business Enterprises (N.) Total
Portugal
R&D Personnel (N.)
1.596.929 472.730 718.507 3.717.920 514.326 107.536 74.234 1.060.906
Business Enterprises (N.)
Source: INE
The manufacturing industry is represented by almost 35 000 companies, which generate a turnover
exceeding 25 billion (36% of national turnover) and have approximately 370 000 employees. The most representative industries are the following: Food industry (10.2% of total Manufacturing Industry turnover), Clothing (9.4%), Metal industry (9.3%), Textiles (8.2%), Leather Goods (6.4%) Electronic equipment (5.9%) and Wood and Cork (5.8%)
Business Enterprises - Turnover and GVA, 2009
8.390 3.264 6.964 22.495 45.640 11.921 25.608 91.449 38.964 GVA (M) Portugal 9.501 16.715 82.736 185.085 Turnover (M) 34.581 70.630 335.887 Source: INE Services Construction Manufacturing Total
GVA (M) North Turnover (M)
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The North region concentrates the largest number of companies in the areas of Industry and Energy,
Construction and Wholesale and Retail Trade. In 2010, Industry and Energy companies represented 46% of total
Number of exporting companies in 2010: 6,717 (38% of total and an increase of 2.7% over the
same period)
The North region has 1,083 Research Institutions (R&D Centres) with international recognition Engineering, Technology and Social Sciences were the areas that most invested in R&D (about
60% of total R&D expenditure in this region)
Business Companies - R&D Personnel (Thousand)
North Portugal North Portugal North Portugal North Portugal North Portugal 1.744 6.133 Source: INE 2.544 9.459 3.344 12.784 4.138 14.510 4.215 13.922
R&D personnel hired by companies and spending in R&D more than doubled, between 2005 and
2009
Business Enterprises - R&D Expenditure (Thousand)
North Portugal North Portugal North Portugal North Portugal North Portugal 114.461 462.015 Source: INE 165.020 736.402 215.579 1.010.790 311.683 1.295.099 293.173 1.311.070
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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Major traditional sectors located in the North: textiles and clothing, footwear, furniture Sectors with greater potential: information technology, communications and electronics (ICTE),
machinery and electrical equipment, and biotechnology (in this case ranging from food industry to health)
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Regions of Portugal - North

Area (km2): 21,286

Population (N.): 3,741,092 (2010)

516.2 km of railway network

Students enrolled according to educational level / Number of students graduated

25.000 401.393 20.000 123.754

Labour activity /Employment

Source: INE - Employment Statistics

GVA Breakdown - 2010

Employment Breakdown - 2010

Balance 15.746 +20%

37.2% to tal exp.

International Trade - Main Products, 2010P

Source: INE (declared values)

R&D Personnel (N.)

1.596.929 472.730 718.507 3.717.920 514.326 107.536 74.234 1.060.906

Business Enterprises (N.)

GVA (M) North Turnover (M)

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