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Indians in Portugal
India has the largest diaspora in the world and as per the Ministry of External Affairs, there are 3.2 Crores or 32 million Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) residing outside India.
As per the Ministry of External Affairs 2018 report, there are 81,393 (82 thousand) Indians residing in Portugal.
- Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) – 70,000 (70 thousand)
- Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) – 11,393
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Source: MEA report about overseas Indian population.
Portugal Indian population
Indians make up less than 1% of the Portugal population and approx population of Indians in Portugal as of 2024 is 90 thousand. A majority of the Indian community hails from the former Portugal colonies in India,i.e Goa and Daman & Diu. Later arrivals to Portugal were mostly Goans, Gujaratis, and Malayali people from Daman and Diu, and most recently Punjabis.
The NRI population in Portugal are ex-pats from India and number around 12000 – 15000. Indian Expats have recently immigrated especially information technology professionals.
As of 2022, there were an estimated 75,000 people of Indian origin living in Portugal, concentrated in Lisbon and Porto. They are also found in the Algarve, Coimbra, Guarda, Leiria, Odemira, and Rio Maior.
Source: Wikipedia
Religion of Indian population in Portugal
Christianity is the majority religion followed by people of Indian Origin in Portugal. NRI Population mainly follows Hinduism, Sikhism & Islam.
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