LISBON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's foreign resident population has surpassed the 1 million mark for the first time, announced the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) on Monday. This historic milestone reflects a 33 percent increase in foreign residents between 2022 and 2023.
According to the Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Noticias, 329,000 residence permits were issued during this period. Of these, 38,000 were issued to citizens from other European Union countries, accounting for 12 percent of the total.
