Portugal has a population density of 303 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Portugal has 92,762 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Portugal and the Vatican are ranked 81st and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Portugal has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.06% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Portugal is 94.9% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Portugal
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 303 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 81/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
10687819
|
949
|
| Land area | 35,369 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 92,139 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.6% | n/a |
| Urban population | 68.4% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Portugal vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Portugal decreased by 0.15%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Portugal ranked 68th for population density and is in 78th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Portugal
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 303 | - |
| 2023 | 299.1 | - |
| 2022 | 295 | - |
| 2021 | 293 | - |
| 2020 | 291.1 | - |
| 2019 | 290.8 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 290.8 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 291.2 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 291.9 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 292.9 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 294.1 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 295.7 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 297.3 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 298.5 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 299 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 298.8 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 299 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 298.5 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 297.9 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 297.4 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 296.8 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 296 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 294.9 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 293.3 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 291.3 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 289.2 | - |
| 1998 | 287.6 | - |
| 1997 | 286.1 | - |
| 1996 | 284.9 | - |
| 1995 | 283.8 | - |
| 1994 | 282.8 | - |
| 1993 | 282.1 | - |
| 1992 | 281.7 | - |
| 1991 | 281.9 | - |
| 1990 | 282.6 | - |
| 1989 | 283.2 | - |
| 1988 | 283.6 | - |
| 1987 | 283.9 | - |
| 1986 | 284 | - |
| 1985 | 283.7 | - |
| 1984 | 283 | - |
| 1983 | 281.9 | - |
| 1982 | 280.6 | - |
| 1981 | 278.9 | - |
| 1980 | 276.4 | - |
| 1979 | 273.5 | - |
| 1978 | 270.6 | - |
| 1977 | 267.7 | - |
| 1976 | 264.8 | - |
| 1975 | 257.4 | - |
| 1974 | 247.8 | - |
| 1973 | 244.4 | - |
| 1972 | 244.3 | - |
| 1971 | 244.7 | - |
| 1970 | 245.7 | - |
| 1969 | 247.9 | - |
| 1968 | 250.1 | - |
| 1967 | 251.2 | - |
| 1966 | 252.8 | - |
| 1965 | 254.7 | - |
| 1964 | 255.8 | - |
| 1963 | 255.6 | - |
| 1962 | 254.6 | - |
| 1961 | 252.8 | - |
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