The current population of Portugal is 10,663,982 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,694,681 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of 0.07% per year.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.35% growth in 20 years).
- The UN estimates that Portugal's population is going to decline by -6.01% to 10M people by 2050.
- Portugal is ranked 92/197 by population and was ranked 78th in 2006.
- Portugal accounts for 0.13% of the world's population.
- Portugal's population peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and has been in decline since.
Portugal population clock
Portugal
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10663982
|
8280917972
|
| Population rank | 92/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | N/A |
| One net population change |
4.51 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
6.13 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.44 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +319 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | +116,507 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.1% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 95/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
25.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +20,648 | N/A |
Portugal population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,857,716 | - |
| 1961 | 8,929,316 | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 8,993,985 | 0.72% |
| 1963 | 9,030,355 | 0.4% |
| 1964 | 9,035,365 | 0.06% |
| 1965 | 8,998,595 | -0.41% |
| 1966 | 8,930,990 | -0.75% |
| 1967 | 8,874,520 | -0.63% |
| 1968 | 8,836,650 | -0.43% |
| 1969 | 8,757,705 | -0.89% |
| 1970 | 8,680,431 | -0.88% |
| 1971 | 8,643,756 | -0.42% |
| 1972 | 8,630,430 | -0.15% |
| 1973 | 8,633,100 | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 8,754,365 | 1.4% |
| 1975 | 9,093,470 | 3.87% |
| 1976 | 9,355,810 | 2.88% |
| 1977 | 9,455,675 | 1.07% |
| 1978 | 9,558,250 | 1.08% |
| 1979 | 9,661,265 | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 9,766,312 | 1.09% |
| 1981 | 9,851,362 | 0.87% |
| 1982 | 9,911,771 | 0.61% |
| 1983 | 9,957,865 | 0.47% |
| 1984 | 9,996,232 | 0.39% |
| 1985 | 10,023,613 | 0.27% |
| 1986 | 10,032,734 | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 10,030,031 | -0.03% |
| 1988 | 10,019,610 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 10,005,000 | -0.15% |
| 1990 | 9,983,218 | -0.22% |
| 1991 | 9,960,235 | -0.23% |
| 1992 | 9,952,494 | -0.08% |
| 1993 | 9,964,675 | 0.12% |
| 1994 | 9,991,525 | 0.27% |
| 1995 | 10,026,176 | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 10,063,945 | 0.38% |
| 1997 | 10,108,977 | 0.45% |
| 1998 | 10,160,196 | 0.51% |
| 1999 | 10,217,828 | 0.57% |
| 2000 | 10,289,898 | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 10,362,722 | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 10,419,631 | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 10,458,821 | 0.38% |
| 2004 | 10,483,861 | 0.24% |
| 2005 | 10,503,330 | 0.19% |
| 2006 | 10,522,288 | 0.18% |
| 2007 | 10,542,964 | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,558,177 | 0.14% |
| 2009 | 10,568,247 | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 10,573,100 | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 10,557,560 | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 10,514,844 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10,457,295 | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 10,401,062 | -0.54% |
| 2015 | 10,358,076 | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 10,325,452 | -0.31% |
| 2017 | 10,300,300 | -0.24% |
| 2018 | 10,283,822 | -0.16% |
| 2019 | 10,286,263 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 10,297,081 | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 10,361,831 | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 10,434,332 | 0.7% |
| 2023 | 10,578,174 | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 10,694,681 | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 10,680,873 | -0.13% |
| 2026 | 10,663,982 | -0.16% |
| 2027 | 10,646,150 | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 10,625,957 | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 10,604,587 | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 10,584,552 | -0.19% |
| 2031 | 10,564,548 | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 10,542,600 | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 10,519,640 | -0.22% |
| 2034 | 10,496,056 | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 10,472,033 | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 10,447,836 | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 10,423,350 | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 10,398,185 | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 10,371,223 | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 10,342,789 | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 10,314,869 | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 10,287,416 | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 10,257,925 | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 10,226,892 | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 10,195,202 | -0.31% |
| 2046 | 10,162,323 | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 10,128,572 | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 10,094,854 | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 10,059,522 | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 10,022,734 | -0.37% |
Portugal has a population of 10.7M as of 2026, compared to 10.3M in 2016, 10.5M in 2006, and 10.1M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.33% per year. Portugal is ranked 146th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Portugal will have 10,162,323 people (-4.7% decline) with a rank change from 92nd to 96th.
By the year 2100, Portugal's population is projected to decline by 15.8% to 8.98M people.
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Portugal population statistics
|
Portugal
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 45.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 47.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.44 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 302 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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