Demographics of Portugal | |
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Population | 10,639,726 (2023) |
Growth rate | 1.2% (2023) |
Birth rate | 8.1 births/1,000 population (2023) |
Death rate | 11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023) |
Life expectancy | 81.2 years (2023) |
• male | 78.4 years (2023) |
• female | 83.7 years (2023) |
Fertility rate | 1.44 children (2023) |
Infant mortality rate | 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2023) |
Net migration rate | 14.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 12.8% (2023) |
15–64 years | 63.1% (2023) |
65 and over | 24.1% (2023) |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.9 male(s)/female (2022) |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female (2022) |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Portuguese citizen |
Major ethnic | Portuguese |
Minor ethnic |
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Language | |
Official | Portuguese |
Spoken | Languages of Portugal |
Demographic features of the population of Portugal include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
As of 2023, Portugal had an estimated population of 10,639,726 inhabitants. [1] Its population density, at 115.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (299/sq mi), is slightly higher than that of most EU countries, moderately surpassing the EU average of 105.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (273/sq mi). [2] [3] However, the distribution of the population is widely uneven; the most densely populated areas are the Lisbon metropolitan area (which contains well above a quarter of the country's population), the metropolitan areas of Porto and the Atlantic coast, while other vast areas are very sparsely populated, like the plateaus of Alentejo, the Trás-os-Montes and Serra da Estrela highlands, and the lesser islands of the Azores archipelago.
The population of the country almost doubled during the twentieth century (+91%), but the pattern of growth was extremely uneven due to large-scale internal migration from the rural North to the industrial cities of Lisbon and Porto, a phenomenon which happened as a consequence of the robust economic growth and structural modernisation, owing to a liberalisation of the economy of the 1960s.
High fertility and birth rates persisted until the 1980s, after which they started to dramatically decline, leading to rapid population aging. At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, almost one in five Portuguese was over 65 years old. [4] Lately, Portugal has been experiencing a short growth in birth rates. The total fertility rate has climbed from an all-time low of 1.21 children per woman in 2013 to 1.43 in 2022, still well below replacement level.
Due to decrease in emigration and increase in immigration in the late 1990s and early 2000s the total population reached its peak in December 2009, standing at 10,573,479. Since then, due to the 2008 financial crisis, immigration (that was- in some years - surpassed by emigration) could not offset a shrinking population size, mainly due to the low birthrate but, also due to aging, the rising mortality. After having decreased by 2.27% by 2018, the total population of Portugal started to grow again, mainly sustained by growing immigration and slightly increasing birth rates. [5] [6] By 2023, the total population had already surpassed the 2009 peak.
Portugal is a fairly linguistically and religiously homogeneous country. Ethnically, the Portuguese people form a big majority of the total population in Portugal. The Portuguese people are mainly a combination of ancient paleolithic populations, and the proto-Celtic, Celtic and Iberian tribes, para-Celtic Lusitanians. Some other groups, like the Romans, Germanic (Visigoths, Suevi, Buri, Alans and Vandals) and later the Moorish (Arabs and Berber), Sephardic Jewish, and the French also passed through the country.
Today, Brazilians, Britons, Indians, Italians, French, Ukrainians, Nepalis and countries members of PALOP (Portuguese-speaking African countries) are the main immigrants and form the major foreign communities in the country. [7] [8]
Portuguese is spoken throughout the country, with only some villages near the northern municipality of Miranda do Douro speaking Mirandese, locally recognised as a co-official language.
The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It is based on fairly good data for the entire period. Sources: Our World In Data and Gapminder Foundation. [9]
Years | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 [9] |
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Total Fertility Rate in Portugal | 4.5 | 4.47 | 4.44 | 4.41 | 4.38 | 4.35 | 4.33 | 4.3 | 4.27 | 4.24 | 4.21 |
Years | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 [9] |
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Total Fertility Rate in Portugal | 4.18 | 4.15 | 4.12 | 4.09 | 4.1 | 4.11 | 4.12 | 4.14 | 4.15 | 4.16 |
Years | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 [9] |
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Total Fertility Rate in Portugal | 4.17 | 4.18 | 4.19 | 4.2 | 4.21 | 4.22 | 4.23 | 4.24 | 4.23 | 4.22 |
Years | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 [9] |
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Total Fertility Rate in Portugal | 4.91 | 4.19 | 4.18 | 4.17 | 4.16 | 4.15 | 4.38 | 4.3 | 4.38 | 4.24 |
Years | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 [9] |
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Total Fertility Rate in Portugal | 4.16 | 4.06 | 4.15 | 3.86 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.95 | 3.93 | 3.89 |
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[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] | Average population (December 31) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Crude migration change (per 1000) | Total fertility rates [fn 1] [9] [16] [17] [18] |
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1900 | 5,410,000 | 165,245 | 110,330 | 54,915 | 30.5 | 20.3 | 10.2 | 3.96 | |
1901 | 5,460,000 | 170,773 | 114,130 | 56,643 | 31.3 | 20.9 | 10.4 | -1.2 | 4.07 |
1902 | 5,490,000 | 176,029 | 108,378 | 67,651 | 32.0 | 19.7 | 12.4 | -6.9 | 4.16 |
1903 | 5,560,000 | 183,138 | 111,685 | 71,453 | 33.0 | 20.1 | 12.9 | -0.1 | 4.29 |
1904 | 5,600,000 | 176,726 | 105,572 | 71,154 | 31.6 | 18.9 | 12.7 | -5.5 | 4.11 |
1905 | 5,660,000 | 179,746 | 112,756 | 66,990 | 31.8 | 20.0 | 11.8 | -1.1 | 4.13 |
1906 | 5,690,000 | 182,920 | 125,243 | 57,677 | 32.1 | 22.0 | 10.1 | -4.8 | 4.17 |
1907 | 5,730,000 | 176,417 | 113,254 | 63,163 | 30.7 | 19.7 | 11.0 | -4.0 | 3.99 |
1908 | 5,790,000 | 175,268 | 115,876 | 59,392 | 30.3 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 3.94 |
1909 | 5,850,000 | 174,753 | 112,421 | 62,332 | 29.9 | 19.2 | 10.8 | -0.3 | 3.89 |
1910 | 5,890,000 | 186,953 | 113,161 | 73,792 | 31.7 | 19.2 | 12.5 | -5.7 | 4.12 |
1911 | 5,960,000 | 230,033 | 130,900 | 99,133 | 38.6 | 22.0 | 16.6 | -4.7 | 5.02 |
1912 | 5,960,000 | 207,870 | 119,578 | 88,292 | 34.9 | 20.1 | 14.8 | -14.8 | 4.54 |
1913 | 5,970,000 | 193,906 | 123,054 | 70,852 | 32.5 | 20.6 | 11.9 | -10.2 | 4.22 |
1914 | 5,980,000 | 188,479 | 115,526 | 72,953 | 31.5 | 19.3 | 12.0 | -10.3 | 4.09 |
1915 | 5,990,000 | 195,225 | 122,513 | 72,712 | 32.6 | 20.5 | 12.0 | -10.3 | 4.24 |
1916 | 6,000,000 | 192,780 | 129,389 | 63,391 | 32.1 | 21.6 | 10.7 | -9.0 | 4.17 |
1917 | 6,000,000 | 188,391 | 134,082 | 54,309 | 31.4 | 22.3 | 9.1 | -9.1 | 4.08 |
1918 | 6,020,000 | 178,687 | 248,978 | -70,291 | 29.7 | 41.4 | -11.6 | 14.9 | 3.86 |
1919 | 6,020,000 | 166,162 | 152,856 | 13,306 | 27.6 | 25.4 | 2.2 | -2.2 | 3.59 |
1920 | 6,040,000 | 202,908 | 142,862 | 60,046 | 33.6 | 23.7 | 9.9 | -6.6 | 4.37 |
1921 | 6,070,000 | 197,022 | 126,316 | 70,706 | 32.4 | 20.8 | 11.7 | -6.7 | 4.21 |
1922 | 6,170,000 | 203,727 | 125,747 | 77,980 | 33.1 | 20.4 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1923 | 6,240,000 | 207,172 | 141,775 | 65,397 | 33.2 | 22.7 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 4.32 |
1924 | 6,310,000 | 207,440 | 126,052 | 81,388 | 32.8 | 20.0 | 12.8 | -1.6 | 4.26 |
1925 | 6,370,000 | 208,434 | 117,413 | 91,021 | 32.6 | 18.4 | 14.3 | -4.8 | 4.24 |
1926 | 6,470,000 | 214,633 | 127,959 | 86,674 | 33.5 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 4.36 |
1927 | 6,550,000 | 199,399 | 123,382 | 76,017 | 31.0 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 4.03 |
1928 | 6,620,000 | 211,314 | 124,088 | 87,226 | 31.9 | 18.7 | 13.2 | -2.5 | 4.15 |
1929 | 6,720,000 | 200,874 | 118,824 | 82,050 | 29.9 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 3.89 |
1930 | 6,804,000 | 202,529 | 116,352 | 86,177 | 29.7 | 17.1 | 12.7 | -0.2 | 3.86 |
1931 | 6,860,000 | 204,120 | 115,225 | 88,895 | 29.7 | 16.8 | 13.0 | -4.8 | 3.86 |
1932 | 6,968,000 | 208,062 | 118,895 | 89,167 | 29.9 | 17.1 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 3.89 |
1933 | 7,057,000 | 204,315 | 120,996 | 83,319 | 28.9 | 17.2 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 3.88 |
1934 | 7,147,000 | 203,158 | 118,539 | 84,619 | 28.4 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 3.74 |
1935 | 7,237,000 | 203,943 | 123,051 | 80,892 | 28.2 | 17.0 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 3.59 |
1936 | 7,326,000 | 205,615 | 119,003 | 86,612 | 28.1 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 3.45 |
1937 | 7,416,000 | 198,217 | 117,291 | 80,926 | 26.7 | 15.8 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 3.39 |
1938 | 7,506,000 | 199,467 | 115,331 | 84,136 | 26.6 | 15.4 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 3.34 |
1939 | 7,595,000 | 198,888 | 116,075 | 82,813 | 26.2 | 15.3 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 3.28 |
1940 | 7,696,000 | 187,892 | 120,486 | 67,406 | 24.4 | 15.7 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 3.22 |
1941 | 7,750,000 | 184,336 | 134,937 | 49,399 | 23.8 | 17.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 3.12 |
1942 | 7,810,000 | 187,503 | 126,531 | 60,972 | 24.0 | 16.1 | 7.8 | -0.1 | 3.14 |
1943 | 7,890,000 | 198,101 | 121,887 | 76,214 | 25.1 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 3.27 |
1944 | 7,960,000 | 201,373 | 119,275 | 82,098 | 25.3 | 14.8 | 10.3 | -1.4 | 3.28 |
1945 | 8,040,000 | 209,131 | 115,596 | 93,535 | 26.0 | 14.2 | 11.6 | -1.5 | 3.39 |
1946 | 8,100,000 | 205,825 | 120,800 | 85,025 | 25.4 | 14.9 | 10.5 | -3.0 | 3.29 |
1947 | 8,180,000 | 200,488 | 110,437 | 90,051 | 24.5 | 13.5 | 11.0 | -1.1 | 3.14 |
1948 | 8,262,000 | 220,981 | 107,576 | 113,405 | 26.7 | 13.0 | 13.7 | -3.7 | 3.42 |
1949 | 8,333,000 | 212,260 | 117,499 | 94,761 | 25.5 | 14.1 | 11.4 | -2.8 | 3.23 |
1950 | 8,405,000 | 205,163 | 102,798 | 102,365 | 24.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | -3.6 | 3.1 |
1951 | 8,459,000 | 207,870 | 105,473 | 102,397 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 12.1 | -5.7 | 3.1 |
1952 | 8,496,000 | 211,213 | 100,486 | 110,727 | 24.9 | 11.8 | 13.0 | -8.6 | 3.1 |
1953 | 8,534,000 | 202,135 | 97,460 | 104,675 | 23.7 | 11.4 | 12.3 | -7.8 | 3.1 |
1954 | 8,570,000 | 197,536 | 95,088 | 102,448 | 23.0 | 11.1 | 12.0 | -7.8 | 3.1 |
1955 | 8,610,000 | 209,790 | 99,472 | 110,318 | 24.4 | 11.6 | 12.8 | -8.1 | 3.1 |
1956 | 8,647,000 | 202,667 | 106,919 | 95,748 | 23.4 | 12.4 | 11.1 | -6.8 | 3.11 |
1957 | 8,680,000 | 211,494 | 101,784 | 109,710 | 24.4 | 11.7 | 12.6 | -8.8 | 3.12 |
1958 | 8,725,000 | 212,467 | 91,891 | 120,576 | 24.4 | 10.5 | 13.8 | -8.6 | 3.13 |
1959 | 8,826,000 | 213,062 | 97,754 | 115,308 | 24.3 | 11.1 | 13.1 | -1.5 | 3.15 |
1960 | 8,865,000 | 213,895 | 95,009 | 118,886 | 23.9 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 8.9 | 3.16 |
1961 | 8,929,000 | 217,516 | 99,590 | 117,926 | 24.3 | 11.1 | 13.2 | -6.0 | 3.18 |
1962 | 8,994,000 | 220,200 | 96,864 | 123,336 | 24.4 | 10.7 | 13.7 | -6.4 | 3.18 |
1963 | 9,031,000 | 212,152 | 98,011 | 114,141 | 23.4 | 10.8 | 12.6 | -8.5 | 3.19 |
1964 | 9,034,000 | 217,136 | 96,878 | 120,258 | 23.8 | 10.6 | 13.2 | -12.9 | 3.19 |
1965 | 8,999,000 | 210,299 | 95,187 | 115,112 | 23.0 | 10.4 | 12.6 | -16.5 | 3.18 |
1966 | 8,931,000 | 206,940 | 100,088 | 106,852 | 22.7 | 11.0 | 12 | -19.6 | 3.16 |
1967 | 8,875,000 | 202,061 | 95,816 | 106,245 | 22.2 | 10.5 | 11.7 | -18.0 | 3.13 |
1968 | 8,837,000 | 194,962 | 94,661 | 100,301 | 21.4 | 10.4 | 11.0 | -15.3 | 3.09 |
1969 | 8,758,000 | 189,739 | 101,088 | 88,651 | 20.9 | 11.1 | 9.7 | -18.6 | 3.05 |
1970 | 8,663,252 | 180,690 | 92,854 | 87,836 | 20.9 | 10.7 | 10.1 | -20.9 | 2.99 |
1971 | 8,624,258 | 181,243 | 98,355 | 82,888 | 21.0 | 11.4 | 9.6 | -14.1 | 2.99 |
1972 | 8,636,603 | 174,685 | 90,025 | 84,660 | 20.2 | 10.4 | 9.8 | -8.4 | 2.85 |
1973 | 8,629,598 | 172,324 | 95,239 | 77,085 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 8.9 | -9.7 | 2.76 |
1974 | 8,879,127 | 171,979 | 96,837 | 75,142 | 19.4 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 20.2 | 2.69 |
1975 | 9,307,815 | 179,648 | 97,750 | 81,898 | 19.3 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 39.5 | 2.75 |
1976 | 9,403,809 | 186,712 | 101,843 | 84,869 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 2.81 |
1977 | 9,507,536 | 181,064 | 95,917 | 85,147 | 19.0 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.68 |
1978 | 9,608,959 | 167,467 | 96,042 | 71,425 | 17.4 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 2.45 |
1979 | 9,713,570 | 160,311 | 92,566 | 67,745 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 2.31 |
1980 | 9,818,980 | 158,309 | 94,794 | 63,515 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 2.25 |
1981 | 9,883,670 | 152,071 | 95,728 | 56,343 | 15.4 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 2.13 |
1982 | 9,939,871 | 151,002 | 92,379 | 58,623 | 15.2 | 9.3 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 2.08 |
1983 | 9,975,859 | 144,296 | 96,179 | 48,117 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 4.8 | -1.2 | 1.96 |
1984 | 10,016,605 | 142,783 | 96,975 | 45,808 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 | -0.5 | 1.91 |
1985 | 10,030,621 | 130,450 | 97,085 | 33,365 | 13.0 | 9.7 | 3.3 | -1.9 | 1.73 |
1986 | 10,034,846 | 126,715 | 95,521 | 31,194 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 3.1 | -2.7 | 1.67 |
1987 | 10,025,215 | 123,179 | 95,102 | 28,077 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 2.8 | -3.8 | 1.63 |
1988 | 10,014,005 | 122,093 | 97,844 | 24,249 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 2.4 | -3.5 | 1.62 |
1989 | 9,995,995 | 118,483 | 95,743 | 22,740 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 2.3 | -4.1 | 1.58 |
1990 | 9,970,441 | 116,321 | 102,768 | 13,553 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 1.4 | -4.0 | 1.57 |
1991 | 9,950,029 | 116,299 | 103,882 | 12,417 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 1.2 | -3.2 | 1.56 |
1992 | 9,954,958 | 114,924 | 100,638 | 14,286 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 1.54 |
1993 | 9,974,391 | 113,960 | 105,950 | 8,010 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.52 |
1994 | 10,008,659 | 109,227 | 99,232 | 9,995 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.45 |
1995 | 10,043,693 | 107,097 | 103,475 | 3,622 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 1.41 |
1996 | 10,084,196 | 110,261 | 106,881 | 3,380 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 1.45 |
1997 | 10,133,758 | 112,933 | 104,778 | 8,155 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 1.47 |
1998 | 10,186,634 | 113,384 | 106,198 | 7,186 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 1.48 |
1999 | 10,249,022 | 116,002 | 107,871 | 8,131 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 1.51 |
2000 | 10,330,774 | 120,008 | 105,364 | 14,644 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 1.55 |
2001 | 10,394,669 | 112,774 | 105,092 | 7,682 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 1.45 |
2002 | 10,444,592 | 114,383 | 106,258 | 8,125 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.47 |
2003 | 10,473,050 | 112,515 | 108,795 | 3,720 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.44 |
2004 | 10,494,672 | 109,298 | 102,012 | 7,286 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.41 |
2005 | 10,511,988 | 109,399 | 107,464 | 1,935 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.42 |
2006 | 10,532,588 | 105,449 | 101,990 | 3,459 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.38 |
2007 | 10,553,339 | 102,492 | 103,512 | -1,020 | 9.7 | 9.8 | -0.1 | 2.1 | 1.35 |
2008 | 10,563,014 | 104,594 | 104,280 | 314 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.40 |
2009 | 10,573,479 | 99,491 | 104,434 | -4,943 | 9.4 | 9.9 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 1.35 |
2010 | 10,572,721 | 101,381 | 105,954 | -4,573 | 9.6 | 10.0 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 1.39 |
2011 | 10,558,950 | 96,856 | 102,848 | -5,992 | 9.2 | 9.8 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 1.35 |
2012 | 10,503,889 | 89,841 | 107,612 | -17,771 | 8.6 | 10.3 | -1.7 | -3.5 | 1.28 |
2013 | 10,444,092 | 82,787 | 106,554 | -23,767 | 7.9 | 10.2 | -2.3 | -3.4 | 1.21 |
2014 | 10,395,121 | 82,367 | 104,843 | -22,476 | 7.9 | 10.1 | -2.2 | -2.5 | 1.23 |
2015 | 10,368,554 | 85,500 | 108,539 | -23,039 | 8.3 | 10.5 | -2.2 | -0.4 | 1.30 |
2016 | 10,344,478 | 87,126 | 110,573 | -23,447 | 8.5 | 10.7 | -2.3 | 0 | 1.36 |
2017 | 10,335,770 | 86,154 | 109,758 | -23,604 | 8.4 | 10.7 | -2.3 | 1.5 | 1.37 |
2018 | 10,333,496 | 87,020 | 113,051 | -26,031 | 8.5 | 11.0 | -2.5 | 2.3 | 1.41 |
2019 | 10,375,395 | 86,579 | 111,843 | -25,264 | 8.4 | 10.9 | -2.4 | 6.5 | 1.42 |
2020 | 10,394,297 | 84,530 | 123,396 | -38,866 | 8.2 | 12.0 | -3.8 | 5.6 | 1.40 |
2021 | 10,421,117 | 79,582 | 124,841 | -45,220 | 7.7 | 12.1 | -4.4 | 7.0 | 1.34 |
2022 | 10,516,621 | 83,671 | 124,311 | -40,640 | 8.0 | 11.9 | -3.9 | 8.3 | 1.42 |
2023 [19] | 10,639,726 | 85,699 | 118,295 | -32,596 | 8.1 | 11.1 | -3.0 | 14.7 | 1.44 |
Period | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase |
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January - October 2023 | 71,369 | 97,172 | -25,803 |
January - October 2024 | 70,576 | 98,574 | -27,998 |
Difference | -793 (-1.11%) | +1,402 (+1.44%) | -2,195 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 4 920 220 | 5 422 846 | 10 343 066 | 100.00 |
0–4 | 218 527 | 207 185 | 425 712 | 4.07 |
5–9 | 222 278 | 210 889 | 433 167 | 4.14 |
10–14 | 251 339 | 240 793 | 492 132 | 4.70 |
15–19 | 266 963 | 255 595 | 522 558 | 4.99 |
20–24 | 287 540 | 273 647 | 560 887 | 5.36 |
25–29 | 280 721 | 268 129 | 548 850 | 5.24 |
30–34 | 287 493 | 284 268 | 571 761 | 5.46 |
35–39 | 305 503 | 314 418 | 619 921 | 5.92 |
40–44 | 351 485 | 375 132 | 726 617 | 6.94 |
45–49 | 392 737 | 423 651 | 816 388 | 7.80 |
50–54 | 366 189 | 400 157 | 766 346 | 7.32 |
55–59 | 351 700 | 397 580 | 749 280 | 7.16 |
60–64 | 339 143 | 386 682 | 725 825 | 6.93 |
65–69 | 309 373 | 359 065 | 668 438 | 6.39 |
70–74 | 282 050 | 335 766 | 617 816 | 5.90 |
75–79 | 215 263 | 278 986 | 494 249 | 4.72 |
80–84 | 148 007 | 211 012 | 359 019 | 3.43 |
85+ | 125 800 | 242 600 | 368 400 | 3.52 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 692 144 | 658 867 | 1 351 011 | 12.91 |
15–64 | 3 272 879 | 3 335 554 | 6 608 433 | 63.13 |
65+ | 1 036 788 | 1 386 851 | 2 507 922 | 23.96 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 5 083 568 | 5 556 158 | 10 639 726 | 100.00 |
0–4 | 221 121 | 208 651 | 429 772 | 4.04 |
5–9 | 229 621 | 218 559 | 448 180 | 4.21 |
10–14 | 247 542 | 238 274 | 485 816 | 4.57 |
15–19 | 269 206 | 258 900 | 528 106 | 4.96 |
20–24 | 290 561 | 280 090 | 570 651 | 5.36 |
25–29 | 291 928 | 278 498 | 570 426 | 5.36 |
30–34 | 300 061 | 295 770 | 595 831 | 5.60 |
35–39 | 308 975 | 316 753 | 625 728 | 5.88 |
40–44 | 352 038 | 373 875 | 725 913 | 6.82 |
45–49 | 394 465 | 425 996 | 820 461 | 7.71 |
50–54 | 373 346 | 409 236 | 782 582 | 7.36 |
55–59 | 354 591 | 400 294 | 754 885 | 7.09 |
60–64 | 344 026 | 392 774 | 736 800 | 6.92 |
65–69 | 316 994 | 368 303 | 685 297 | 6.44 |
70–74 | 282 121 | 337 022 | 619 143 | 5.82 |
75–79 | 225 565 | 291 354 | 516 919 | 4.86 |
80–84 | 150 497 | 213 353 | 363 850 | 3.42 |
85+ | 130 910 | 248 456 | 379 366 | 3.57 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 698 284 | 665 484 | 1 363 768 | 12.82 |
15–64 | 3 279 197 | 3 432 186 | 6 711 383 | 63.08 |
65+ | 1 106 087 | 1 458 488 | 2 564 575 | 24.10 |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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0 | 412,924 | — |
600 | 367,043 | −0.02% |
1100 | 688,207 | +0.13% |
1400 | 825,848 | +0.06% |
1500 | 1,150,000 | +0.33% |
1600 | 1,840,000 | +0.47% |
1710 | 2,430,000 | +0.25% |
1810 | 3,010,000 | +0.21% |
1825 | 3,390,000 | +0.80% |
1849 | 3,411,454 | +0.03% |
1864 | 4,188,419 | +1.38% |
1878 | 4,550,699 | +0.59% |
1890 | 5,049,729 | +0.87% |
1900 | 5,423,132 | +0.72% |
1911 | 5,969,056 | +0.88% |
1920 | 6,032,991 | +0.12% |
1930 | 6,825,883 | +1.24% |
1940 | 7,722,152 | +1.24% |
1950 | 8,510,240 | +0.98% |
1960 | 8,851,240 | +0.39% |
1970 | 8,648,369 | −0.23% |
1981 | 9,833,041 | +1.17% |
1991 | 9,862,540 | +0.03% |
2001 | 10,356,117 | +0.49% |
2011 | 10,562,178 | +0.20% |
2021 | 10,343,066 | −0.21% |
2023 | 10,639,726 | +1.42% |
Source: INE, [23] [24] [25] [26] Our World in Data [27] |
The following demographic statistics are from the World Population Review. [28]
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. [18]
Period | Life expectancy in Years | Period | Life expectancy in Years |
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1950–1955 | 60.3 | 1990–1995 | 74.9 |
1955–1960 | 62.4 | 1995–2000 | 76.0 |
1960–1965 | 64.5 | 2000–2005 | 77.6 |
1965–1970 | 66.4 | 2005–2010 | 79.3 |
1970–1975 | 68.3 | 2010–2015 | 80.5 |
1975–1980 | 70.4 | 2015–2020 | 81.1 |
1980–1985 | 72.5 | 2020–2024 | 82.6 |
1985–1990 | 74.0 | ||
Source: UN World Population Prospects [37]
Years [39] | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths/1,000 live births | 77.5 | 88.8 | 78.6 | 73.1 | 69.0 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 59.2 | 61.1 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 51.9 | 41.4 | 44.8 | 37.9 | 38.9 |
Years | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
Deaths/1,000 live births | 33.4 | 30.3 | 29.1 | 26.0 | 24.3 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
Years | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Deaths/1,000 live births | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Years | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Deaths/1,000 live births | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
As of 2023, Portugal had two significant agglomerations: the political metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto – Grande Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (3.0 million) and Grande Área Metropolitana do Porto (1.8 million). Together they host 44.77% of the total population. [44]
Image | City | Metropolitan area | Core municipality |
---|---|---|---|
Lisbon | 2,961,177 | 567,131 | |
Porto | 1,802,664 | 248,769 |
When considering the number of inhabitants in consistent single urban areas, de facto cities in mainland Portugal, per the new with increased density of human-created structures, and excluding suburban and rural areas, Portugal has two cities with about one million inhabitants each (Lisbon and Porto), ten others with more than 50,000 inhabitants and 14 cities with populations between 20,000 and 40,000 inhabitants. [45]
Portugal has 151 localities with national city status (cidade). Every city is included into a municipality ( município ). This is a list of population by city, which means that it refers to the number of inhabitants in the city proper, excluding inhabitants from the same municipality but living outside the urban area of the city in other civil parishes ( freguesias ) of the municipality. In some cases (e.g. Lisbon), the entire municipality and the city proper cover the same territory. [46] [47] [48]
The following table lists the largest Portuguese municipalities by population as of 2023. The land area is expressed in km2 and only municipalities with populations of over 100,000 inhabitants are listed. [2] The 26 listed municipalities account for 46.10% of the country's population and for only 5.14% of its total land area. [49]
In 1992, 1.3% of the population was foreign, by 2023 the number had grown to almost 10% or 1,044,606 people. [50]
Since the independence of the former African colonies, Portugal saw a steady immigration from Africa, most notably Cape Verde, Angola and Guinea-Bissau, but also São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique and former Portuguese India in Asia.
Portugal saw migration waves due to labor shortages since 1999, first from Eastern Europe (1999–2002), in two distinctive groups, a Slav (Ukraine, Russia and Bulgaria) and an East Latin (Romania and Moldova), that stopped and started declining as the labour market became saturated.
Since 2003, most of the immigrants came from Brazil, China and the Indian subcontinent. Family reunification was seen as important for a successful integration in the country, thus the government eased it, and in 2006, more than 6 in 10 new immigrants were family members of legal foreign residents in the country. [51]
There is also a significant number of elderly Western European residents in search of quality of life, namely from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
More recently, there is significant migration from the former Portuguese colony of Brazil, as since 2017 more than 30,000 Brazilians immigrate to Portugal annually.
Below is a summary table of the main foreign nationalities present in Portugal according to the latest AIMA data. [50] As of December 31, 2023, there were 1,044,606 legally resident people in Portugal with foreign citizenship (about 9.82% of the population). These include both citizens born in Portugal with foreign citizenship and foreign immigrants. Descendants of immigrants are excluded (Portugal, like many European countries, does not collect data on ethnicity) and those who, regardless of place of birth or citizenship at birth, were Portuguese citizens (see also Portuguese nationality law ). Among the latter are also naturalized citizens whose data are reported in the next table.
Nationality | Population [50] |
---|---|
Brazil | 368,449 |
Angola | 55,589 |
Cape Verde | 48,885 |
United Kingdom | 47,409 |
India | 44,051 |
Italy | 36,227 |
Guinea-Bissau | 32,535 |
Nepal | 29,972 |
China | 27,873 |
France | 27,549 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 26,460 |
Bangladesh | 25,666 |
Ukraine | 23,499 |
Germany | 22,858 |
Romania | 20,881 |
Spain | 20,573 |
Pakistan | 17,148 |
United States of America | 14,126 |
Netherlands | 13,592 |
Russia | 10,901 |
Other countries (below 10,000) | 130,363 |
Below is a summary table of Portuguese citizenship acquisitions by foreigners residing in the country recorded between 2008 and 2022 for countries having recorded at least 1,000 naturalizations during the given timespan. During this period, 342,458 people (3.27% of the current Portuguese population) obtained Portuguese citizenship according to the latest Eurostat data. These people are not counted among foreigners (see above table) as they are Portuguese citizens in all respects. [52]
Nationality | Acquisitions of Citizenship (2008–2022) [53] [54] |
---|---|
Brazil | 89,713 |
Cape Verde | 55,109 |
Ukraine | 32,722 |
Guinea-Bissau | 27,043 |
Angola | 25,805 |
Moldova | 19,212 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 14,990 |
India | 12,202 |
Romania | 6,922 |
Nepal | 6,473 |
Russia | 5,540 |
Pakistan | 5,288 |
Other countries (below 5,000) | 41,439 |
Year | Portugal | Mainland | Azores | Madeira |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | -25,178 | -22,661 | -821 | -1,696 |
2012 | -37,290 | -34,127 | -955 | -2,208 |
2013 | -36,029 | -32,739 | -985 | -2,305 |
2014 | -26,495 | -21,293 | -2,066 | -3,136 |
2015 | -3,528 | 476 | -1,573 | -2,431 |
2016 | -629 | 2,222 | -1,400 | -1,451 |
2017 | 14,896 | 16,695 | -1,117 | -682 |
2018 | 23,757 | 24,720 | -1,094 | 131 |
2019 | 67,163 | 66,634 | -575 | 1,104 |
2020 | 57,768 | 54,889 | 839 | 2,040 |
2021 | 72,040 | 68,616 | 1,500 | 1,924 |
2022 | 136,144 | 131,449 | 1,973 | 2,722 |
2023 | 155,701 | 150,882 | 1,227 | 3,592 |
Portugal does not collect ethnicity or racial data of its population. [56]
Anti-racism laws prohibit and penalize racial discrimination in housing, business, and health services.
Discrimination against persons with disabilities in employment, education, access to health care, or the provision of other state services is illegal. The law mandates access to public buildings and to newly built private buildings for such persons.
The main language spoken as first language by the overwhelming majority of the population is Portuguese. [57] Other autochthonous languages spoken include:
The great majority of the Portuguese population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. Religious observance remains strong in northern areas, while the population of Lisbon and southern areas are generally less devout.
Religious minorities include a little over 400,000 Protestants and Mormons [68] [69] [70] (3.84% of the total population).
There are also about 100,000 Muslims [71] (1%) and 45,000 Hindus [72] [73] [74] (0.43%), most of whom came from Goa, a former Portuguese colony on the west coast of India (Some Muslims also came from former two Portuguese African colonies with important Muslim minorities: Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique).
There are also about 1,500 Jews, [75] 2,000 Baha'i [76] and 35,000 Sikh [72] (0.34%)
Portugal is also home to about 17,000 Buddhists, [77] mostly Chinese from Macau and a few Indians from Goa.
Portugal is still one of the most religious countries in Europe, most Portuguese believe with certainty in the Existence of God and religion plays an important role in the life of most Portuguese. [78] [79] According to the Pew Research Center, 40% of Portuguese Catholics pray daily. [80]
Religion by municipality according with the 2021 Census.
definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2021 official INE estimate) [81]
The municipality is the second-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution.
Alvalade is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Alvalade is south of Lumiar and Olivais, west of Marvila, east of São Domingos de Benfica, and north of Avenidas Novas and Areeiro. The population in 2021 was 33,309.
The Parque das Nações, colloquially known as Expo, is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in eastern Lisbon, Parque das Nações is to the east of Olivais, northeast of Marvila, and directly south of Lisbon's border with Loures. The population in 2021 was 22,382.
Olivais is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in eastern Lisbon, Olivais is west of Parque das Nações, north of Marvila and Alvalade, and east of Lumiar and Santa Clara. The population in 2021 was 32,179.
Lumiar is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Lumiar is east of Carnide, north of Alvalade, west of Olivais, and south of Santa Clara and partially of Lisbon's border with Odivelas. The population in 2021 was 46,334.
As of December 2022, Portugal had 1,733,067 inhabitants that were born in a foreign country, out of 10,516,621 inhabitants, accounting for 16.48% of its total population. This figure also includes all Portuguese nationals born outside of Portugal. This applies whether they are children of Portuguese citizens living abroad at the time of their birth or foreign-born individuals who have acquired Portuguese citizenship through naturalization. Dealing with foreign nationals, in 2023 around 1,044,606 foreign citizens lived in Portugal, accounting for 9.82% of Portugal's population. Among foreign nationals, about 35.3% were from Brazil.
The economy of Portugal is ranked 34th in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report for 2019. The great majority of the international trade is done within the European Union (EU), whose countries received 71.4% of the Portuguese exports and were the origin of 74.6% of the Portuguese imports in 2020. The Portuguese currency is the euro (€) and the country has been a part of the Eurozone since its inception. Portugal's central bank is the Banco de Portugal, which forms part of the European System of Central Banks, and the major stock exchange is the Euronext Lisbon. Among OECD nations, Portugal has a highly efficient and strong social security system; social expenditure stood at roughly 24.6% of GDP.
Carnide is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Carnide is north of São Domingos de Benfica and Benfica, east of Lumiar, and directly south of Lisbon's border with Odivelas. The population in 2021 was 18,028.
Marvila is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in eastern Lisbon, Marvila is to the southwest of Parque das Nações north of Beato, and east of Alvalade. The population in 2021 was 35,479.
Penha de França is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Penha de França is north of São Vicente, east of Arroios, south of Areeiro, and west of Beato. The population in 2021 was 28,475.
Santa Clara is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Santa Clara is north of Lumiar, west of Olivais, and directly south of Lisbon's border with Odivelas and Loures. The population in 2021 was 23,645.
Areeiro is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Areeiro is east of Avenidas Novas, east of Marvila, south of Alvalade, and north of Beato, Penha de França, and Arroios. The population in 2021 was 21,160.
Vilela is a Portuguese Freguesia in the Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, with an area of 4.18 km2 and 615 inhabitants (2011). The Freguesia has a population density of 147.1 people per km2.
Ferreiros is a Portuguesae Freguesia in the Municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, with and area of 4.88 km² and 416 inhabitants as of 2011. The population density is 85.2 people per km².
Monsul is a Portuguese Freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, it has an area of 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) and 773 inhabitants (2011). Its population density is 228/km2 (590/sq mi).
Rendufinho is a Portuguese Freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, it has an area of 8.86 km² and 736 inhabitants (2011). And a population density of 83.1 people per km².
Geraz do Minho is a Portuguese Freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, it has an area of 4.33 km2 and 521 inhabitants (2011). It has a population density of 120 people per km2.
Sobradelo da Goma is a Portuguese Freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, it has an area of 10.23 km² and 794 inhabitants (2011). Its population density is 77.6 people per km².