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INE Posts Portugal's 2023-2025 Esperança de Vida à Nascença at 81.75 Years — Women at 84.21, Men at 78.99 and the At-65 Reading Hits 20.19 as Falling Mortality in the 60+ Bracket Carries the Triennium Step Up

INE's 28 May 2026 Tábua de Mortalidade prints Portuguese esperança de vida à nascença at 81.75 years for 2023-2025 — women at 84.21, men at 78.99, and the at-65 figure at 20.19 years (women 21.55, men 18.43), with falling mortality in the 60+ bracket driving the triennium step up.

28 May 2026

Demographics

Deloitte's 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey Logs Two Portuguese Cohorts Postponing Casa, Filhos and Casamento — 57% of Gen Z and 65% of Millennials Cite Money as Cost-of-Living Tops the Worry List for a Fifth Year

Deloitte's 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey finds 57% of Portuguese Gen Z and 65% of millennials have postponed casa, filhos or casamento for money reasons — well above the 52% global millennial figure. Housing tops the barriers.

28 May 2026

Aviation

Aviation Veterans Trace Lisbon Airport Chaos to 'Saturação Estrutural' as Vinci's 29 May Reinforcement Lifts Border Boxes to 34 and E-Gates to 32 — A Decade of 70% Passenger Growth Has Met an Unchanged Terminal Footprint

Veterans of Portuguese aviation reframed the Lisbon airport queues story on Thursday — the cause is 'saturação estrutural', a decade of 70% passenger growth absorbed by an unchanged terminal. Vinci's 29 May reinforcement lifts boxes to 34 and e-gates to 32.

28 May 2026

Pensions

Portaria 476/2025 Pushes Portugal's 2027 Idade da Reforma to 66 Years and 11 Months — Fator de Sustentabilidade Hits Early Pensioners at 17.63% in 2026 as Esperança Média de Vida at 65 Reaches 20.19 Years

Portaria 476/2025 fixes Portugal's 2027 retirement age at 66 years and 11 months — two months above 2026. The 2026 sustainability factor rises to 17.63%, life expectancy at 65 hits 20.19 years, and only very-long-career workers keep full exemption.

28 May 2026

Markets Briefing

Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Slips 0.53% on JM and Mota-Engil, IGCP Sells €3B 20-Year Bond at 18x Demand, Aforro June Rate Hits 2.215%

The latest Portugal news, analysis, and what it means for expats and residents.

28 May 2026

More Than a Move: How Empathy-Driven Real Estate Agents Are Helping North Americans Build New Lives in Portugal

Sponsored Content — This article was created in partnership with an advertiser. As increasing numbers of North Americans choose Portugal as their new home, one group of real estate professionals is redefining what

28 May 2026

EDP

EDP Energises a 44 MWp Fukushima Solar Plant on a Reconverted Golf Course — 63,000 Panels Sell 48 GWh/Year to Amazon Under a Long-Term PPA as the APAC AWS Pipeline Crosses 1.4 GW

EDP Renewables APAC switches on a 44 MWp Fukushima solar plant on Thursday 28 May — 63,000 panels on a former golf course sell 48 GWh/year to Amazon under a long-term PPA. Second EDP-Amazon Asia-Pacific deal after Singapore 2021 lifts the AWS pipeline above 1.4 GW.

28 May 2026