Population in Portugal compared to Qatar: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Portugal and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Qatar	Portugal	Qatar
1960	8,857,716	36,010	-	-
1961	8,929,316	39,680	0.81%	10.2%
1962	8,993,985	44,630	0.72%	12.5%
1963	9,030,355	50,380	0.4%	12.9%
1964	9,035,365	56,867	0.06%	12.9%
1965	8,998,595	64,065	-0.41%	12.7%
1966	8,930,990	72,192	-0.75%	12.7%
1967	8,874,520	81,439	-0.63%	12.8%
1968	8,836,650	91,749	-0.43%	12.7%
1969	8,757,705	103,025	-0.89%	12.3%
1970	8,680,431	116,350	-0.88%	12.9%
1971	8,643,756	131,346	-0.42%	12.9%
1972	8,630,430	146,506	-0.15%	11.5%
1973	8,633,100	161,841	0.03%	10.5%
1974	8,754,365	177,362	1.4%	9.59%
1975	9,093,470	193,087	3.87%	8.87%
1976	9,355,810	209,052	2.88%	8.27%
1977	9,455,675	225,285	1.07%	7.77%
1978	9,558,250	241,808	1.08%	7.33%
1979	9,661,265	258,670	1.08%	6.97%
1980	9,766,312	275,913	1.09%	6.67%
1981	9,851,362	293,553	0.87%	6.39%
1982	9,911,771	311,537	0.61%	6.13%
1983	9,957,865	329,709	0.47%	5.83%
1984	9,996,232	347,878	0.39%	5.51%
1985	10,023,613	365,940	0.27%	5.19%
1986	10,032,734	382,422	0.09%	4.5%
1987	10,030,031	397,005	-0.03%	3.81%
1988	10,019,610	411,264	-0.1%	3.59%
1989	10,005,000	425,646	-0.15%	3.5%
1990	9,983,218	440,175	-0.22%	3.41%
1991	9,960,235	454,853	-0.23%	3.33%
1992	9,952,494	469,657	-0.08%	3.25%
1993	9,964,675	484,545	0.12%	3.17%
1994	9,991,525	499,459	0.27%	3.08%
1995	10,026,176	514,325	0.35%	2.98%
1996	10,063,945	529,019	0.38%	2.86%
1997	10,108,977	550,500	0.45%	4.06%
1998	10,160,196	580,540	0.51%	5.46%
1999	10,217,828	612,500	0.57%	5.51%
2000	10,289,898	644,989	0.71%	5.3%
2001	10,362,722	677,925	0.71%	5.11%
2002	10,419,631	711,205	0.55%	4.91%
2003	10,458,821	744,682	0.38%	4.71%
2004	10,483,861	773,332	0.24%	3.85%
2005	10,503,330	825,408	0.19%	6.73%
2006	10,522,288	972,831	0.18%	17.9%
2007	10,542,964	1,208,595	0.2%	24.2%
2008	10,558,177	1,426,938	0.14%	18.1%
2009	10,568,247	1,608,903	0.1%	12.8%
2010	10,573,100	1,616,832	0.05%	0.49%
2011	10,557,560	1,624,761	-0.15%	0.49%
2012	10,514,844	1,722,438	-0.4%	6.01%
2013	10,457,295	1,916,426	-0.55%	11.3%
2014	10,401,062	2,151,745	-0.54%	12.3%
2015	10,358,076	2,344,557	-0.41%	8.96%
2016	10,325,452	2,477,113	-0.31%	5.65%
2017	10,300,300	2,545,820	-0.24%	2.77%
2018	10,283,822	2,580,734	-0.16%	1.37%
2019	10,286,263	2,638,657	0.02%	2.24%
2020	10,297,081	2,794,148	0.11%	5.89%
2021	10,361,831	2,504,910	0.63%	-10.4%
2022	10,434,332	2,657,333	0.7%	6.08%
2023	10,578,174	2,656,032	1.38%	-0.05%
2024	10,701,636	2,857,822	1.17%	7.6%
2025	10,687,819	2,921,065	-0.13%	2.21%
2026	10,670,917	2,975,134	-0.16%	1.85%
2027	10,653,073	3,019,526	-0.17%	1.49%
2028	10,632,868	3,057,695	-0.19%	1.26%
2029	10,611,484	3,092,803	-0.2%	1.15%
2030	10,591,436	3,125,174	-0.19%	1.05%
2031	10,571,418	3,156,754	-0.19%	1.01%
2032	10,549,456	3,189,188	-0.21%	1.03%
2033	10,526,482	3,222,500	-0.22%	1.04%
2034	10,502,882	3,256,691	-0.22%	1.06%
2035	10,478,843	3,291,711	-0.23%	1.08%
2036	10,454,630	3,327,585	-0.23%	1.09%
2037	10,430,128	3,364,333	-0.23%	1.1%
2038	10,404,947	3,401,906	-0.24%	1.12%
2039	10,377,968	3,440,293	-0.26%	1.13%
2040	10,349,515	3,479,439	-0.27%	1.14%
2041	10,321,577	3,519,302	-0.27%	1.15%
2042	10,294,106	3,559,840	-0.27%	1.15%
2043	10,264,596	3,601,019	-0.29%	1.16%
2044	10,233,543	3,642,784	-0.3%	1.16%
2045	10,201,832	3,685,111	-0.31%	1.16%
2046	10,168,932	3,727,959	-0.32%	1.16%
2047	10,135,159	3,771,287	-0.33%	1.16%
2048	10,101,419	3,815,108	-0.33%	1.16%
2049	10,066,064	3,859,368	-0.35%	1.16%
2050	10,029,252	3,904,074	-0.37%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.