Observatório da Emigração

Name

Observatório da Emigração

Legal name

Observatório da Emigração

Website

https://observatorioemigracao.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: Supported by ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa through its integrated research center CIES, and by government bodies including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MNE), the Secretary of State for Communities, and FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Observatório da Emigração is a research observatory that provides free public access to statistical databases, interactive maps, multimedia content, and analytical publications on Portuguese emigration patterns and trends. It coordinates ongoing research projects, such as the post-2008 emigration trajectories study, and serves as a national reference resource for researchers, policymakers, journalists, and the general public.

Product overview

Observatório da Emigração is a research observatory that functions as a data and knowledge platform rather than a commercial product company. Its core offering consists of statistical databases on Portuguese emigration, published research reports, and multimedia educational content. The portfolio includes annual statistical reports (Estado da Emigração), the Atlas da Emigração Portuguesa for geographic visualization, OEm Working Papers and Country Reports for academic research, interactive databases with annual series and census data, and mapping tools. The platform also produces webinars and conferences featuring international migration scholars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Observatório da Emigração Statistical Database
• Interactive Emigration Maps (Remittances, Entries Abroad, Born in Portugal)
• Research Publications and Working Papers
• Trajetórias pós-2008 (Post-2008 Trajectories) Research Project
• Multimedia Video Content on Portuguese Emigration

Quantifiable outcome

• Tracked approximately 1.8 million Portuguese emigrants worldwide in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CEG - Centro de Estudos Geográficos (Universidade de Lisboa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner collaborating on geographical aspects of Portuguese emigration, including mapping and spatial analysis of migration patterns
• IS - Instituto de SociologiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSociology research partner contributing to understanding of emigration phenomena and social dynamics
• SOCIUS - Research Center in Economic Sociology (ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic sociology research partner, likely contributing to analysis of remittances and economic aspects of migration
• MNE - Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros de PortugalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKey government partner supporting the observatory's activities and using its data for policy formulation on diaspora and emigration matters
• Secretariat for Portuguese Communities (Gabinete da Secretário de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrimary government stakeholder for the annual Emigration Report, using observatory data for diaspora policy
• Rede MigraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMigration network collaborating on joint research reports and conferences on Portuguese emigration
• Alto Comissariado para as Migrações (ACM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment migration agency collaborating on migration policy research and data sharing

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI): German economic research institute producing research on migration, integration and demographic economics — comparable to OEm in publishing working papers and policy-relevant analyses, though broader in scope and focused on Germany.

Direct peers

• Migration Policy Institute (MPI): US-based think tank that produces data-driven analysis of international migration for policymakers, media and researchers — the closest functional analogue to OEm as a national/regional observatory that aggregates official statistics, publishes reports and briefs, and serves as a policy reference.
• International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD): Vienna-based intergovernmental organisation that conducts research, training and policy dialogue on migration across Europe and beyond — comparable to OEm in aggregating migration statistics, producing reports and advising governments on diaspora and migration policy.
• Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS): Oxford-based interdisciplinary research centre producing empirical research on migration and integration — directly comparable to OEm as an academic research centre publishing working papers, country studies and policy-oriented outputs on migration phenomena.
• The Migration Observatory (University of Oxford): University-hosted observatory providing independent analysis of UK and international migration data for policymakers, journalists and researchers — directly comparable to OEm in mission (country-focused migration data hub), output format (briefings, data sheets, working papers) and academic-policy audience.
• GLOBALCIT (formerly EUDO Citizenship Observatory): European University Institute-hosted observatory providing comparative data on citizenship, migration and mobility policies across EU member states — analogous to OEm as an EU-linked observatory producing cross-country datasets and policy-relevant analysis.
• IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe): Europe's largest network of academic researchers in migration studies, hosting research projects, conferences and a dedicated publishing platform — comparable to OEm as a Europe-wide hub that connects migration researchers, disseminates publications and convenes the migration research community.

Broad incumbents

• International Organization for Migration (IOM): UN-related intergovernmental agency that is the global reference body for migration data (World Migration Report, IOM Data), operating at a vastly larger scale than OEm but serving an overlapping function as a migration data and policy reference for governments worldwide.
• UN DESA Population Division: UN body producing the authoritative global estimates of international migrant stocks (including the ~1.8 million Portuguese emigrants figure OEm cites) and migration trends — comparable as a producer of foundational migration statistics that OEm and other observatories rely on.
• OECD International Migration Division: OECD division publishing International Migration Outlook and the OECD International Migration Database — directly comparable to OEm as a multinational provider of harmonised migration statistics, and one of OEm's primary upstream data sources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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