NUTS-3 PT11B · Portugal
Population
83,4452025
GDP
€1,529M2024
Unemployment· NUTS-2 source
6.3%2025
Employment· NUTS-2 source
78.2%2025
Active firms· FR-only
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Cadastral parcels· FR-only
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Area
2,925.5 km²
TerraSight · Compare
2 regions side-by-side
PT11B · PT11E
Decision brief
Download brief (PDF)mandate-neutral · ranked by overall opportunity
Best overall fit: Alto Tâmega e Barroso (Opportunity 31). Runner-up: Terras de Trás-os-Montes (30).
Strengths
Energy cost (90) · Cost advantage (80)
Red flags
Economic base (EU bottom 15%)
Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%)
Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%)
Digital readiness (EU bottom 15%)
Strengths
Energy cost (90) · Cost advantage (80)
Red flags
Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%)
Connectivity (EU bottom 15%)
Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%)
Industrial base (EU bottom 15%)
Digital readiness (EU bottom 15%)
Why you might not pick Alto Tâmega e Barroso
Economic base (EU bottom 15%); Demographic outlook (EU bottom 15%); Freight intensity (EU bottom 15%); Digital readiness (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Freight intensity (EU pctl 3) — Terras de Trás-os-Montes may suit a mandate that weights that higher.
How robust is this recommendation?
Alto Tâmega e Barroso leads under all four archetype mandates — the recommendation is weight-stable.
Phase-2 diligence checklist
- Site-level grid connection capacity and power pricing (beyond country-grain energy data)
- Local incentives, tax regimes and permitting timelines
- Workforce depth for your specific roles (the talent pillar is a proxy)
- Real-estate availability, rents and land — public pan-EU data stops at the Nordics
This is a mandate-neutral read. To weight the pillars to your thesis, run these regions through the Site Screener — it ranks all 1,211 regions under your weights and exports the full PDF. First-pass macro screening, not investment advice.
Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores
Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure
31.4
29.5
Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers
46.5
45.5
Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment
37.5
47.1
Connectivitytransit + air + market access
17.3
11.0
Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers
63.0
63.0
Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory
60.0
47.8
Trajectories · 2012–latest
Real GDP (2020 prices)
3.1% 5y
1.2% 5y
Population
0.3% 5y
0.3% 5y
Unemployment rate
1.8% 5y
2.4% 5y
Derived comparisons
GDP per capita
€18,325
€19,337
Population density
29 /km²
19 /km²
Parcels per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
Firms per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
All indicators · 86 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,330M
€1,804M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€62M
€147M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€253M
€280M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€113M
€120M
GVA — construction (F)
€87M
€77M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€240M
€298M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€13,800
€13,800
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
22,200 PPS
23,500 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€18,300
€19,300
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€16,004M
€16,004M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€3,831M
€3,831M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€39,066M
€39,066M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€161M
€183M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€4M
€15M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€259M
€310M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€323M
€542M
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,300M
€1,764M
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€47,867
€43,305
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€327M
€444M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
32,960
49,420
Self-employed persons
10,600
18,990
Employment in manufacturing (C)
2,630
3,070
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
77.8%
77.8%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
18.4%
18.4%
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
6.2%
6.1%
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
37,100
48,900
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
8,799
11,625
Enterprise births
1,105
1,318
Enterprise deaths
1,013
1,228
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.2%
4.9%
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2
2.0%
2.0%
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total) ·N2
4.4%
4.4%
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE) ·N2
1.6%
1.6%
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
29.8%
29.8%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
41.3%
41.3%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
15.7%
15.7%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
23.3%
23.3%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
10.5%
10.5%
Digital
Households with internet access ·N2
88.8%
88.8%
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
427,056
366,265
Mobility
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
6
9
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
512 kt
570 kt
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
7
8
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
100
167
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
45,569
60,044
Population aged 65+
30,580
37,223
Population aged under 15
7,296
10,029
Median age of population
56.6 yrs
54.4 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
67.1%
62.0%
Crude rate of total population change
4.2 /1k
5.2 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
16.4 /1k
16.1 /1k
Crude birth rate
4.8 /1k
5.0 /1k
Crude death rate
17.0 /1k
15.8 /1k
Live births
402
544
Deaths
1,415
1,725
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
83.1%
78.7%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.13
1.07
Population density (persons per km²)
29 /km²
20 /km²
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
48,153
64,035
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) ·N2
18.7%
18.7%
Life expectancy at birth ·N2
83.1 yrs
83.1 yrs
At-risk-of-poverty rate (regional) ·N2
15.6%
15.6%
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2
327 /100k
327 /100k
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate) ·N2
914 /100k
914 /100k
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2
207 /100k
207 /100k
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
2.4 /100k
1.9 /100k
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
41.8 /100k
22.3 /100k
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
173 /100k
125 /100k
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
441 /100k
395 /100k
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2
50 /M
50 /M
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.02
1.02
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.81
0.81
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.13
1.13
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.79
0.79
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.89
0.89
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.107/kWh
€0.107/kWh
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.045/kWh
€0.045/kWh
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
426 m
670 m
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
38 days/yr
43 days/yr
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
15 days/yr
30 days/yr
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
11 days/yr
6 days/yr