Portuguese emigration after World War II

Table IO.3 shows the distribution of Portuguese emigration by region of origin.Portuguese emigration to Europe in the 1960s initially fit this traditional pattern.We have described the main features of the Portuguese emigration and return migration.Indeed, Portuguese emigration to Europe is, once again, a significant phenomenon.TABLE 10.1 Principal Destinations of Portuguese Legal Emigration, 1950-1988 (in thousands).TABLE 10.2 Principal Destinations of Portuguese Emigration, 1950-1988 (in thousands).TABLE 10.3 Percentage of Portuguese Emigration by District, 1950-1988.TABLE 10.6 Portuguese Emigration by Destination, 1950-1988.In 1970 and 1971, Portuguese migration peaked.The same cannot be said of Portuguese migratory policy.