Portugal - Centre Region (Aicep)

Regions of Portugal - Centre
Area
Why the Centre Region?
The Centre has the second largest land area in mainland Portugal, with an international land border
of 270 km and a coastline of 280 km
Area (km2): 28,199.4
Inhab/Km2: 84.3
Population (N.): 2,375,902 (2010)
The Centre as good infrastructures: motorways, railways, ports and air transport systems
2 Maritime ports
997.8 km of railway network

Electrified rail network: 783.4 km Double rail network: 214.4 km
7 Aerodromes Coimbra, Viseu, Lous, Leiria, Seia, Castelo Branco, Torres Vedras
The Centre region (NUT II) covers 8 Districts: Coimbra, Leiria, Castelo Branco, and part of Aveiro,
Viseu, Guarda, Santarm and Lisboa districts. For statistical purposes this Region is divided into 12 NUT III, with different characteristics:

Baixo Mondego Baixo Vouga Do-Lafes Beira Interior Norte Beira Interior Sul Cova da Beira
Pinhal Interior Norte Pinhal Interior Sul Serra da Estrela Pinhal Litoral Oeste Mdio Tejo
Its geographical location allows the Centre region to have a strategic positioning in the connection
between the two major metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto
With excellent water resources (underground and surface), the Centre has very good conditions for
the development of hydropower and mini-hydropower energy sources
With a rich natural heritage combined with beautiful landscapes and environmental surroundings,
the Centre has a strong potential for tourism development
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People
Why the Centre region? Population
20% of the youth (0-14 years) population (13.7% of total Centres population), in Portugal, is living
in the Centre, the third largest region (after the North and Lisbon) in terms of total population
Resident Population on 31.12.2010: 2.376 million individuals (0.2% increase in 10 years)

Projections for 2025 (Eurostat): 2.530 million individuals
Resident Population according to Age Groups
60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,2 20,0 10,0 0,0 2006 2007 0 - 14 years Source: INE 15 - 24 years 2008 25 - 64 years 2009 65 years and over 2010 14,2 11,7 14,0 11,4 20,3 13,9 11,1 20,5 13,8 10,9 20,7 13,7 10,7 20,9 53,8 54,2 54,4 54,7 54,8
Education
In the school year 2010/2011, students that enrolled in primary and secondary education accounted
for 20% and 22.4% of the national total, respectively
Between the school year 2006/2007 and 2010/2011 the number of students enrolled in higher
education increased by 8.8%
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Students enrolled according to the educational level / Number of students graduated

400.000 21.750 300.000 241.120 18.450 266.047 18.260 244.898 18.307 20.000 25.000
110.754
216.914
200.000
226.328
15.000 72.474 85.749
82.200
74.574
80.275
78.839
100.000
76.611
80.191
81.319
10.000
0 2006/2007 Primary Education Sources: GEPE, MEC 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 Higher Education 2010/2011
5.000
Secondary Education
Graduated students
In the 60 higher education institutions, located in the Centre region, the number of students that
enrolled exceeded 85,000 and graduates were 17,153 (22% of national total). The areas of Business Studies (Management / Economics / Accounting), Engineering and Mathematics and Health were chosen, respectively, by 15.7%, 15.6% and 14% of the enrolled students. Graduates in these same areas represented, respectively, 13.6%, 13.9% and 15.8% of total
The Centre region has the largest number of students enrolled in higher education in areas of S&T
(30.4% of total)
Labour activity /Employment

Active population in 2011: 1,272 thousands individuals (23% of total) Employed population (2011): 1,141 thousands of individuals (29% of total) The Centre has a high employment rate (56% versus 54% in Portugal) and an activity rate of 62%
amongst 15-64 year olds
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Active Population / Employment

1.400 25,0 1.300 23,6 1.141 1.200 1.371 1.295 1.367 1.293 1.348 1.255 1.346 1.243 1.272 24,0 24,9 24,8 25,0 25,0 26,0
23,0
1.100
22,0
2007
2008 Active Population
2009 Employed Population
2010
2011
Employment (% of total)
Source: INE - Employment Statistics
Knowledge
About 55% of the individuals between 16-74 years old use computers and more than a half have
Internet access
Information Society - Computer and Internet Access, 2010

70,0 59,5 60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,0 10,0 0,0 Households Individuals 16-74 years Computer Centre Portugal Households Individuals 16-74 years Internet 53,8 50,1 55,4 49,4 53,7 45,5 51,1
Source: INE/Survey on Information and Communication Technologies usage in private households, 2010
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Economy
Centre region Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010: 32,161 million (19% of national GDP) Third most important region in the national GDP ranking (1% increase compared to the previous
year)
GDP per capita: 13.5 thousand in 2010 (83 - index Portugal=100 and 68 index EU27=100)
GDP per inhabitant in PPP (UE27=100)
85 80 75 Portugal 70 65 60 2001 Source: INE 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010P Centre
P= Provisional data
Annual average growth rate of GDP (2001-2010): 2.5% (national average in the same period: 2.8%)
GVA Breakdown - 2010
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 3,6%
Employment Breakdown - 2010
Industry (energy and construction) 30,2%
Services 50,8%
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 20,3%
Services 66,2%
Industry (energy and construction) 28,9% Source: INE
Source: INE
Third most important region in respect of turnover generated in 2009: 51,319 million (15,922
million in the Manufacturing industry) which represented 15.3% of national turnover and 23% of manufacturing turnover)
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A region with valuable natural resources: non-metallic minerals (clay and kaolin) which are
important to the ceramic, glass and cement industries and a forest landscape (47% of the Centre region) that enables the development of wood, pulp and paper industries
The Centre area comprises of four specialized industrial areas: Estarreja (chemical industry),
Covilh (textiles and clothing); Marinha Grande (glass, plastics and moulds) and Aveiro (metal products and ceramics)
The Centre region has an important fishing sector: good infrastructures, responsible for almost 30%
of total nominal catches, 68 units for fishing processing (2008), concentrated in Murtosa, lhavo and Figueira da Foz (78% of total)
Balance of trade surplus, registering an 8% export growth in 2011 and sales outside the EU-27
accounting for 23% of total
Trade Balance
9.000 8.000 7.025 7.413 7.000 6.000 Million 5.000 4.000 3.000 751 1.000 0 2007 Source: INE (declared values) 2008 2009 2010P 2011P 629 2.000 Exports Imports 7.558 7.654 6.807 6.468 + 8% 8.002 5.943 1.470
1 2% to tal exp.
5.385
1.083
6.947 1.055
Balance
P= Preliminary data(2010-2011)
Five major clients: Spain, France, Germany, Angola and Italy Industrial products and machinery represents more than 80% of total exports in 2011
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Internacional Trade - Main Products, 2010P

1.600.000 1.431.747 1.400.000 1.200.000 Thousand 1.000.000 800.000 600.000 400.000 200.000 0 Machinery and tools Vehicles and other transport material Wood pulp and paper Base metals Plastics and rubber
Exports
Imports 713.566 P= Preliminary data 627.616
975.745
965.728
959.821
663.420
Source: INE (declared values)
Proportion of exports of high technology goods in 2011: 1.98%, with emphasis on the sub-region of
Baixo-Vouga (4.5%)
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170.218
718.347
869.715
Companies
More than 229,000 companies are located in the Centre (21.6% of total). These companies
generate a turnover exceeding 51 billion (15.3% of national turnover) and have more than 681,000 employees
Almost 70% of companies located in the Centre are micro companies

Business Enterprises - Number of companies and R&D Personnel, 2009
R&D Personnel (N.) Centre 268.139 97.584 177.994 681.845 110.338 30.577 18.185 229.099 Services Construction Manufacturing Business Enterprises (N.) Total
Portugal
R&D Personnel (N.)
1.596.929 472.730 718.507 3.717.920 514.326 107.536 74.234 1.060.906
Business Enterprises (N.)
Source: INE
The manufacturing industry is represented by more than 18,000 companies, which generate a
turnover exceeding 15 billion (22.5% of national turnover) and have approximately 178,000 employees. The most representative industries are the following: Food industry (19% of total Manufacturing Industry turnover), Metal products (13.3%), Non-Metallic Minerals (11.6%), Pulp and Paper (7.4%) and Automotive industry (6.2%)
Business Enterprises - Turnover and GVA, 2009
3.346 1.191 3.542 9.846 24.912 5.739 15.922 51.319 38.964 9.501 16.715 82.736 185.085 Turnover (M) 34.581 70.630 335.887 Source: INE
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GVA (M) Centre
Services Construction Manufacturing Total
Turnover (M)
GVA (M) Portugal
In 2010, the agriculture and fishing sector, in the Centre region, registered the largest turnover per
company at national level (128 thousand euros)
Number of exporting companies in 2010: 3,843 (21.6% of total) The Centre region has 792 Research Institutions (R&D Centres) with international recognition
Business Companies - R&D Personnel (Thousand)
Centre Portugal Centre Portugal Centre Portugal Centre Portugal Centre Portugal 1.292 6.133 Source: INE 2.068 9.459 2.845 12.784 2.549 14.510 2.748 13.922
R&D personnel hired by companies and spending in R&D more than doubled, between 2005 and
2009
Business Enterprises - R&D Expenditure (Thousand)
Centre Portugal Centre Portugal Centre Portugal Centre Portugal Centre Portugal 69.938 462.015 Source: INE 123.129 736.402 176.320 1.010.790 164.648 1.295.099 150.607 1.311.070
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Regions of Portugal - Centre

Area (km2): 28,199.4

Population (N.): 2,375,902 (2010)

997.8 km of railway network

Resident Population on 31.12.2010: 2.376 million individuals (0.2% increase in 10 years)

Students enrolled according to the educational level / Number of students graduated

15.000 72.474 85.749

Labour activity /Employment

Active Population / Employment

2008 Active Population

2009 Employed Population

Source: INE - Employment Statistics

Information Society - Computer and Internet Access, 2010

Employment Breakdown - 2010

Industry (energy and construction) 30,2%

Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 20,3%

Industry (energy and construction) 28,9% Source: INE

Internacional Trade - Main Products, 2010P

Imports 713.566 P= Preliminary data 627.616

Source: INE (declared values)

Almost 70% of companies located in the Centre are micro companies

R&D Personnel (N.)

1.596.929 472.730 718.507 3.717.920 514.326 107.536 74.234 1.060.906

Business Enterprises (N.)

GVA (M) Centre

Services Construction Manufacturing Total

GVA (M) Portugal

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