Since 2017, there have been 810,546 more immigrants in the National User Registry (RNU), bringing the total to 975,397, according to data from the National Health Service (SNS). This means that, of the total number of immigrants registered in July of this year, 83% are recent, according to the Jornal de Notícias.
The number of immigrants registered in the SNS in July of this year was therefore six times higher than in 2017, representing an increase of almost 500%. However, only 85% (or 832,507) of the 975,397 immigrants are fully registered with a health centre.
The increase in immigrants registered with the SNS continued in the first half of this year, despite the decrease in foreign arrivals, with the end of the expression of interest period in July 2024. This occurred because some of the new registrants were already in the country and subsequently regularized their status.
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We were on holiday June2025 in Olhao, Portugal, what a beautiful place & more importantly felt VERY safe, unlike here in the UK where I was born. The indigenous people of the UK while all these illegal freeloaders get everything. Sadly, the UK is totally broken Although we're in our early 70s we're now thinking about moving to Portugal, due to how safe we felt. We know e will have to go through a lot of red tape,but we're no longer happy in the UK. We will not be spongers, & will have enough money to support ourselves & would be more than happy to integrate into the Portuguese way of life
By Sylvia Pilgrim from UK on 14 Aug 2025, 13:07
What's the value of this post? Singling a type of human and advising how much they are registered with a health service, why?
By Darren Johnstone from Porto on 14 Aug 2025, 14:20