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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 13.3 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Portugal vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Russia
2100 8,977,781 124,983,377
2099 8,983,042 125,086,144
2098 8,987,129 125,186,329
2097 8,992,549 125,264,415
2096 8,998,689 125,354,177
2095 9,006,394 125,422,006
2094 9,011,158 125,474,373
2093 9,016,023 125,529,632
2092 9,021,257 125,604,261
2091 9,025,345 125,652,742
2090 9,029,722 125,707,894
2089 9,034,399 125,760,026
2088 9,039,122 125,810,124
2087 9,045,400 125,858,116
2086 9,050,153 125,926,035
2085 9,055,552 126,001,913
2084 9,062,369 126,076,414
2083 9,068,714 126,151,046
2082 9,077,003 126,234,371
2081 9,087,394 126,317,768
2080 9,098,423 126,414,511
2079 9,111,057 126,534,688
2078 9,125,056 126,674,591
2077 9,140,039 126,830,956
2076 9,158,661 126,982,766
2075 9,178,289 127,165,304
2074 9,201,245 127,362,143
2073 9,225,478 127,576,856
2072 9,248,867 127,802,632
2071 9,275,782 128,080,998
2070 9,304,137 128,353,977
2069 9,334,425 128,642,208
2068 9,367,211 128,920,237
2067 9,399,389 129,203,483
2066 9,432,609 129,511,983
2065 9,466,860 129,842,007
2064 9,503,941 130,177,089
2063 9,540,829 130,522,107
2062 9,578,098 130,851,664
2061 9,614,549 131,200,160
2060 9,652,893 131,526,812
2059 9,691,151 131,884,461
2058 9,731,557 132,247,211
2057 9,769,285 132,584,941
2056 9,807,403 132,925,501
2055 9,847,280 133,271,436
2054 9,885,446 133,595,068
2053 9,924,814 133,914,243
2052 9,963,090 134,180,223
2051 9,999,372 134,443,510
2050 10,035,796 134,687,487
2049 10,072,922 134,909,323
2048 10,106,403 135,117,641
2047 10,140,325 135,311,492
2046 10,173,871 135,482,008
2045 10,206,046 135,664,379
2044 10,237,224 135,863,165
2043 10,268,090 136,085,277
2042 10,296,167 136,307,658
2041 10,322,968 136,557,818
2040 10,351,965 136,821,807
2039 10,379,824 137,122,219
2038 10,405,843 137,433,644
2037 10,430,143 137,770,811
2036 10,454,779 138,118,955
2035 10,478,501 138,478,809
2034 10,502,828 138,852,689
2033 10,525,638 139,237,595
2032 10,548,736 139,635,142
2031 10,569,489 140,058,187
2030 10,588,717 140,453,528
2029 10,609,556 140,840,370
2028 10,631,437 141,214,141
2027 10,649,916 141,580,416
2026 10,667,081 141,906,741
2025 10,683,692 142,772,403
2024 10,694,681 143,533,851
2023 10,578,174 143,826,130
2022 10,434,332 144,236,933
2021 10,361,831 144,746,762
2020 10,297,081 145,245,148
2019 10,286,263 145,453,291
2018 10,283,822 145,398,106
2017 10,300,300 145,293,260
2016 10,325,452 145,015,460
2015 10,358,076 144,640,716
2014 10,401,062 144,237,223
2013 10,457,295 143,805,638
2012 10,514,844 143,378,447
2011 10,557,560 143,018,195
2010 10,573,100 142,849,468
2009 10,568,247 142,785,348
2008 10,558,177 142,742,366
2007 10,542,964 142,805,114
2006 10,522,288 143,049,637
2005 10,503,330 143,518,814
2004 10,483,861 144,067,316
2003 10,458,821 144,648,618
2002 10,419,631 145,306,497
2001 10,362,722 145,976,482
2000 10,289,898 146,596,869
1999 10,217,828 147,214,776
1998 10,160,196 147,670,784
1997 10,108,977 147,915,361
1996 10,063,945 148,160,129
1995 10,026,176 148,375,787
1994 9,991,525 148,407,912
1993 9,964,675 148,458,777
1992 9,952,494 148,538,197
1991 9,960,235 148,394,216
1990 9,983,218 147,969,406
1989 10,005,000 147,721,000
1988 10,019,610 146,857,000
1987 10,030,031 145,908,000
1986 10,032,734 144,894,000
1985 10,023,613 143,858,000
1984 9,996,232 142,745,000
1983 9,957,865 141,668,000
1982 9,911,771 140,823,000
1981 9,851,362 139,941,000
1980 9,766,312 139,010,000
1979 9,661,265 138,027,000
1978 9,558,250 137,060,000
1977 9,455,675 136,100,000
1976 9,355,810 135,147,000
1975 9,093,470 134,200,000
1974 8,754,365 133,432,000
1973 8,633,100 132,669,000
1972 8,630,430 131,909,000
1971 8,643,756 131,155,000
1970 8,680,431 130,404,000
1969 8,757,705 129,664,000
1968 8,836,650 128,928,000
1967 8,874,520 128,196,000
1966 8,930,990 127,468,000
1965 8,998,595 126,745,000
1964 9,035,365 125,345,000
1963 9,030,355 123,960,000
1962 8,993,985 122,591,000
1961 8,929,316 121,236,000
1960 8,857,716 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/portugal/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 14.1% of the population in Portugal and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Russia
2100 -0.06% -0.08%
2099 -0.05% -0.08%
2098 -0.06% -0.06%
2097 -0.07% -0.07%
2096 -0.09% -0.05%
2095 -0.05% -0.04%
2094 -0.05% -0.04%
2093 -0.06% -0.06%
2092 -0.05% -0.04%
2091 -0.05% -0.04%
2090 -0.05% -0.04%
2089 -0.05% -0.04%
2088 -0.07% -0.04%
2087 -0.05% -0.05%
2086 -0.06% -0.06%
2085 -0.08% -0.06%
2084 -0.07% -0.06%
2083 -0.09% -0.07%
2082 -0.11% -0.07%
2081 -0.12% -0.08%
2080 -0.14% -0.09%
2079 -0.15% -0.11%
2078 -0.16% -0.12%
2077 -0.2% -0.12%
2076 -0.21% -0.14%
2075 -0.25% -0.15%
2074 -0.26% -0.17%
2073 -0.25% -0.18%
2072 -0.29% -0.22%
2071 -0.3% -0.21%
2070 -0.32% -0.22%
2069 -0.35% -0.22%
2068 -0.34% -0.22%
2067 -0.35% -0.24%
2066 -0.36% -0.25%
2065 -0.39% -0.26%
2064 -0.39% -0.26%
2063 -0.39% -0.25%
2062 -0.38% -0.27%
2061 -0.4% -0.25%
2060 -0.39% -0.27%
2059 -0.42% -0.27%
2058 -0.39% -0.25%
2057 -0.39% -0.26%
2056 -0.4% -0.26%
2055 -0.39% -0.24%
2054 -0.4% -0.24%
2053 -0.38% -0.2%
2052 -0.36% -0.2%
2051 -0.36% -0.18%
2050 -0.37% -0.16%
2049 -0.33% -0.15%
2048 -0.33% -0.14%
2047 -0.33% -0.13%
2046 -0.32% -0.13%
2045 -0.3% -0.15%
2044 -0.3% -0.16%
2043 -0.27% -0.16%
2042 -0.26% -0.18%
2041 -0.28% -0.19%
2040 -0.27% -0.22%
2039 -0.25% -0.23%
2038 -0.23% -0.24%
2037 -0.24% -0.25%
2036 -0.23% -0.26%
2035 -0.23% -0.27%
2034 -0.22% -0.28%
2033 -0.22% -0.28%
2032 -0.2% -0.3%
2031 -0.18% -0.28%
2030 -0.2% -0.27%
2029 -0.21% -0.26%
2028 -0.17% -0.26%
2027 -0.16% -0.23%
2026 -0.16% -0.61%
2025 -0.1% -0.53%
2024 1.1% -0.2%
2023 1.38% -0.28%
2022 0.7% -0.35%
2021 0.63% -0.34%
2020 0.11% -0.14%
2019 0.02% 0.04%
2018 -0.16% 0.07%
2017 -0.24% 0.19%
2016 -0.31% 0.26%
2015 -0.41% 0.28%
2014 -0.54% 0.3%
2013 -0.55% 0.3%
2012 -0.4% 0.25%
2011 -0.15% 0.12%
2010 0.05% 0.04%
2009 0.1% 0.03%
2008 0.14% -0.04%
2007 0.2% -0.17%
2006 0.18% -0.33%
2005 0.19% -0.38%
2004 0.24% -0.4%
2003 0.38% -0.45%
2002 0.55% -0.46%
2001 0.71% -0.42%
2000 0.71% -0.42%
1999 0.57% -0.31%
1998 0.51% -0.17%
1997 0.45% -0.17%
1996 0.38% -0.15%
1995 0.35% -0.02%
1994 0.27% -0.03%
1993 0.12% -0.05%
1992 -0.08% 0.1%
1991 -0.23% 0.29%
1990 -0.22% 0.17%
1989 -0.15% 0.59%
1988 -0.1% 0.65%
1987 -0.03% 0.7%
1986 0.09% 0.72%
1985 0.27% 0.78%
1984 0.39% 0.76%
1983 0.47% 0.6%
1982 0.61% 0.63%
1981 0.87% 0.67%
1980 1.09% 0.71%
1979 1.08% 0.71%
1978 1.08% 0.71%
1977 1.07% 0.71%
1976 2.88% 0.71%
1975 3.87% 0.58%
1974 1.4% 0.58%
1973 0.03% 0.58%
1972 -0.15% 0.57%
1971 -0.42% 0.58%
1970 -0.88% 0.57%
1969 -0.89% 0.57%
1968 -0.43% 0.57%
1967 -0.63% 0.57%
1966 -0.75% 0.57%
1965 -0.41% 1.12%
1964 0.06% 1.12%
1963 0.4% 1.12%
1962 0.72% 1.12%
1961 0.81% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/portugal/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Portugal Russia
Current population
10667081
141906741
Population rank 92/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.71%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
6.13 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
4.44 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +319 -801
Annual growth/decline +116,507 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 177/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +16,472 -251,822
Net migration rank 38/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - -251,822
2024 - 20,648 - -178,042
2023 -32,792 29,102 -503,392 27,807
2022 -40,694 68,696 -576,948 765,629
2021 -45,592 69,606 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -39,129 54,076 -697,177 334,094
2019 -24,687 63,031 -319,997 336,494
2018 -25,709 22,495 -232,637 339,972
2017 -23,691 13,979 -130,764 396,619
2016 -23,749 -775 0 447,645
2015 -23,823 -3,209 43,392 384,756
2014 -22,882 -26,447 28,848 264,698
2013 -24,052 -36,342 28,761 289,872
2012 -17,875 -37,083 0 285,977
2011 -5,279 -31,513 -128,716 309,377
2010 -4,230 -5,627 -242,844 307,555
2009 -5,284 14,532 -257,014 350,206
2008 0 9,478 -356,856 360,840
2007 -1,055 21,064 -471,257 365,717
2006 3,156 16,754 -686,638 308,370
2005 2,101 15,537 -846,761 263,541
2004 7,339 13,928 -792,370 261,519
2003 4,184 24,740 -896,822 256,804
2002 8,335 42,169 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 8,290 55,565 -963,445 259,614
2000 15,435 60,586 -967,540 550,401
1999 8,175 49,572 -927,453 375,468
1998 7,112 40,931 -694,053 528,135
1997 8,087 36,922 -769,159 541,387
1996 4,026 32,640 -785,248 587,171
1995 4,011 26,971 -845,742 723,875
1994 9,991 20,761 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 7,972 8,561 -757,140 507,229
1992 13,933 -11,847 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 12,948 -37,914 103,876 125,505
1990 13,976 -34,855 325,533 299,863
1989 22,011 -30,615 576,112 89,400
1988 24,047 -26,595 778,343 269,862
1987 28,084 -23,142 977,583 275,611
1986 31,102 -20,000 985,279 283,553
1985 33,077 -19,183 762,447 280,614
1984 45,983 -16,658 756,548 247,026
1983 47,798 -16,568 906,676 200,159
1982 58,479 -15,006 830,855 107,520
1981 56,152 -7,938 713,700 36,686
1980 63,481 29,881 681,149 10,440
1979 67,628 32,434 690,135 -5,791
1978 70,731 34,345 812,766 108,882
1977 84,156 37,779 832,932 122,316
1976 85,138 40,490 852,237 113,851
1975 81,841 42,262 843,850 80,069
1974 74,412 41,254 883,186 -51,759
1973 76,835 39,748 846,561 -107,568
1972 83,715 39,058 872,050 -111,168
1971 82,980 48,944 854,999 -134,968
1970 87,672 -191,862 785,554 -264,464
1969 89,329 -161,114 753,088 -64,643
1968 100,737 -145,200 787,621 -83,221
1967 106,495 -136,232 854,554 -116,029
1966 107,171 -129,233 989,279 -111,360
1965 115,182 -123,855 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 120,170 -118,763 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 113,783 -116,874 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 123,217 -113,947 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 117,867 -112,768 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 118,693 -95,886 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/portugal/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 51% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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