International Association Study, conducted in the Portuguese territory by Intercampus, concludes that about 30% of the Portuguese is against the migratory phenomenon, still below the global average.
Only 39% of the Portuguese is in favor of immigration and 30% says it is against, according to an international poll GALLUP ASSOCIATION International (GIA), carried out at the national level by Intercampus. Even so, Portugal is from the few countries in Western Europe where the approval rate is higher in immigration, including the entry of foreign workers in the national territory.
In Portugal, about 30% of respondents have a negative opinion on the migratory phenomenon – below the global average of 35% – and 30% assumes a neutral position.
The increase in migratory flows has gained a more pronounced dimension in recent years due to increasing conflicts armed in various parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia, who have sponsored the presence of migrants from these regions in Western Europe and the US.
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In the field of ethnic tolerance, the study reveals that most Portuguese (52%) “trusts the people who belong to their ethnic group than in people who belong to other ethnic groups present in their country”, a number virtually identical to global average of 54%.
Global, Gia’s survey was carried out on 43 countries on various continents and shows that in cases of countries such as the United States or Saudi Arabia, which welcome a significant number of immigrants that contribute to economic development, there is a greater Immigration approval, with a rate of 45% and 52%, respectively. In the opposite direction, Iraq and Peru have a more unfavorable view of immigrants.
Technical file
Gallup International International Inquiry (EOY), conducted in Portugal by Intercampus, was held in 43 countries around the world. A total of 46 195 people around the world was interviewed. In each country, a representative sample of about 1000 men and women was interviewed between October 2024 and February 2025, either personally or online. The margin of error of the inquiry is ± 3-5% for a confidence level of 95%.
