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There were 11,001 Portuguese who entered Spain in 2022, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. This Spanish agency accounted for a total of 1,258,894 foreigners entering Spain, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.9% of this total. +
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According to OECD data, 3,529 Portuguese entered Belgium in 2021. That international organisation accounted for a total of 121,386 entries of foreigners into Belgian territory, with the Portuguese accounting for 2.9% of that total. +
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In 2022, 746 Portuguese entered the United States of America (USA), according to data from the US Department of Homeland Security. In 2022, the US Department of Homeland Security counted 1,018,349 foreign entries in the US, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.1% of that value. +
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According to data from the Office Fédéral de la Statistique, 9,948 Portuguese entered Switzerland in 2022. The official statistics department counted a total of 169,055 foreigners entering Swiss territory in that year, with the Portuguese accounting for 5.9% of that total. +
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According to data from the Andorra Department of Statistics, 207 Portuguese entered Andorra in 2022. This agency accounted for a total of 4,270 foreigners entering the country, with the Portuguese accounting for 4.8% of immigration in that year. +
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In 2022, 562 Portuguese entered Brazil, according to data from the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. This ministry accounted for a total of 25,061 foreigners entering Brazil, with the Portuguese accounting for 2.2% of this total. +
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According to data from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 4,533 Portuguese entered the Netherlands in 2022. This Dutch agency accounted for a total of 378,122 foreigners entering the country, with the Portuguese accounting for 1.2% of this total. +
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There were 875 Portuguese who entered Canada in 2022, according to data from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The official statistics department accounted for a total of 437,590 entries of foreigners in Canadian territory in that year, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.2% of this total. +
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There were 381 Portuguese who entered Angola in 2021, according to the consulates of the Republic of Angola in Lisbon and Porto (information on visas issued by the Angola consulate in Faro is not available). This number represents an increase of 1% when compared to the previous year. +
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In 2022, 797 Portuguese entered Austria, according to Statistics Austria. That Austrian body accounted for a total of 246,265 entries of foreigners into the country, with the Portuguese representing 0.3% of immigration in that year. +
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There were 360 Portuguese people who, in 2022, entered Iceland, according to data from Statistics Iceland. This Icelandic body counted a total of 15,438 foreign entries in the country, with the Portuguese accounting for 2.3% of immigration that year. +
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In 2022, 5,935 Portuguese entered Germany, according to data from the Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland. The German agency accounted for a total of 2,112,920 foreigners entering Germany, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.3% of this total. +
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According to Eurostat data, 539 Portuguese entered Italy in 2021. That European agency accounted for a total of 318,366 entries by foreigners into Italy, with the Portuguese accounting for only 0.2% of that total. +
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According to data from the Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, 3,633 Portuguese entered the country in 2022. The statistical office accounted for a total of 31,433 entries of foreigners into Luxembourg territory, with the Portuguese accounting for 11.6% of this total. +
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There were 7,663 Portuguese people who entered France in 2021, according to Eurostat data. This European institution counted a total of 336,398 entries of foreigners in France, with the Portuguese representing 2.3% of this total. +
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According to Statistics Norway data, in 2022 784 Portuguese entered the country. That statistical institute counted a total of 83,282 entries of foreigners in Norwegian territory, with the Portuguese representing 0.9% of this total. +
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In 2022, 547 Portuguese entered Sweden, according to Statistics Sweden. That Swedish agency accounted for a total of 102,436 foreign entries in Sweden, with the Portuguese accounting for 0.5% of that total. +
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There were 7,941 Portuguese who entered the United Kingdom in 2022, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions. That British agency accounted for a total of 1,055,283 foreigners in the United Kingdom, with the Portuguese representing 0.8% of that total. +
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According to data from Denmark Statistik, 1,812 Portuguese people entered Denmark in 2022. This Danish institution counted a total of 117,907 entries of foreigners in the country, with the Portuguese representing 1.5% of that total. +
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In 2021, 2,561 Portuguese citizens opted for British nationality, according to data from Gov UK. This United Kingdom body counted a total of 159,969 acquisitions of nationality by foreigners, with the Portuguese representing 1.6% of that total. +

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