Population in Portugal compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Portugal and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Saudi Arabia	Portugal	Saudi Arabia
1960	8,857,716	2,435,403	-	-
1961	8,929,316	2,526,347	0.81%	3.73%
1962	8,993,985	2,620,910	0.72%	3.74%
1963	9,030,355	2,719,341	0.4%	3.76%
1964	9,035,365	2,821,968	0.06%	3.77%
1965	8,998,595	2,928,771	-0.41%	3.78%
1966	8,930,990	3,039,887	-0.75%	3.79%
1967	8,874,520	3,157,242	-0.63%	3.86%
1968	8,836,650	3,282,711	-0.43%	3.97%
1969	8,757,705	3,417,114	-0.89%	4.09%
1970	8,680,431	3,562,470	-0.88%	4.25%
1971	8,643,756	3,724,031	-0.42%	4.54%
1972	8,630,430	3,905,722	-0.15%	4.88%
1973	8,633,100	4,106,344	0.03%	5.14%
1974	8,754,365	4,323,632	1.4%	5.29%
1975	9,093,470	4,556,287	3.87%	5.38%
1976	9,355,810	4,807,933	2.88%	5.52%
1977	9,455,675	5,083,048	1.07%	5.72%
1978	9,558,250	5,381,902	1.08%	5.88%
1979	9,661,265	5,703,698	1.08%	5.98%
1980	9,766,312	6,047,997	1.09%	6.04%
1981	9,851,362	6,420,551	0.87%	6.16%
1982	9,911,771	6,824,486	0.61%	6.29%
1983	9,957,865	7,252,941	0.47%	6.28%
1984	9,996,232	7,697,307	0.39%	6.13%
1985	10,023,613	8,151,779	0.27%	5.9%
1986	10,032,734	8,628,639	0.09%	5.85%
1987	10,030,031	9,130,194	-0.03%	5.81%
1988	10,019,610	9,629,165	-0.1%	5.47%
1989	10,005,000	10,128,394	-0.15%	5.18%
1990	9,983,218	10,640,691	-0.22%	5.06%
1991	9,960,235	11,160,744	-0.23%	4.89%
1992	9,952,494	11,686,676	-0.08%	4.71%
1993	9,964,675	12,215,862	0.12%	4.53%
1994	9,991,525	12,750,040	0.27%	4.37%
1995	10,026,176	13,289,245	0.35%	4.23%
1996	10,063,945	13,831,009	0.38%	4.08%
1997	10,108,977	14,374,943	0.45%	3.93%
1998	10,160,196	14,922,185	0.51%	3.81%
1999	10,217,828	15,472,075	0.57%	3.69%
2000	10,289,898	16,177,722	0.71%	4.56%
2001	10,362,722	17,041,397	0.71%	5.34%
2002	10,419,631	17,910,910	0.55%	5.1%
2003	10,458,821	18,786,767	0.38%	4.89%
2004	10,483,861	19,669,480	0.24%	4.7%
2005	10,503,330	20,559,890	0.19%	4.53%
2006	10,522,288	21,459,144	0.18%	4.37%
2007	10,542,964	22,368,313	0.2%	4.24%
2008	10,558,177	23,287,877	0.14%	4.11%
2009	10,568,247	24,217,654	0.1%	3.99%
2010	10,573,100	23,978,487	0.05%	-0.99%
2011	10,557,560	25,091,867	-0.15%	4.64%
2012	10,514,844	26,168,861	-0.4%	4.29%
2013	10,457,295	27,624,004	-0.55%	5.56%
2014	10,401,062	28,309,273	-0.54%	2.48%
2015	10,358,076	29,816,382	-0.41%	5.32%
2016	10,325,452	30,954,198	-0.31%	3.82%
2017	10,300,300	30,977,355	-0.24%	0.07%
2018	10,283,822	30,196,281	-0.16%	-2.52%
2019	10,286,263	30,063,799	0.02%	-0.44%
2020	10,297,081	31,552,510	0.11%	4.95%
2021	10,361,831	30,784,383	0.63%	-2.43%
2022	10,434,332	32,175,224	0.7%	4.52%
2023	10,578,174	33,702,731	1.38%	4.75%
2024	10,701,636	35,300,280	1.17%	4.74%
2025	10,687,819	35,927,625	-0.13%	1.78%
2026	10,670,917	36,550,694	-0.16%	1.73%
2027	10,653,073	37,167,513	-0.17%	1.69%
2028	10,632,868	37,775,810	-0.19%	1.64%
2029	10,611,484	38,364,377	-0.2%	1.56%
2030	10,591,436	38,918,375	-0.19%	1.44%
2031	10,571,418	39,450,880	-0.19%	1.37%
2032	10,549,456	39,983,934	-0.21%	1.35%
2033	10,526,482	40,517,599	-0.22%	1.33%
2034	10,502,882	41,052,423	-0.22%	1.32%
2035	10,478,843	41,588,429	-0.23%	1.31%
2036	10,454,630	42,125,184	-0.23%	1.29%
2037	10,430,128	42,661,908	-0.23%	1.27%
2038	10,404,947	43,198,420	-0.24%	1.26%
2039	10,377,968	43,734,316	-0.26%	1.24%
2040	10,349,515	44,269,571	-0.27%	1.22%
2041	10,321,577	44,804,338	-0.27%	1.21%
2042	10,294,106	45,338,111	-0.27%	1.19%
2043	10,264,596	45,870,896	-0.29%	1.18%
2044	10,233,543	46,403,116	-0.3%	1.16%
2045	10,201,832	46,934,822	-0.31%	1.15%
2046	10,168,932	47,465,267	-0.32%	1.13%
2047	10,135,159	47,993,976	-0.33%	1.11%
2048	10,101,419	48,521,364	-0.33%	1.1%
2049	10,066,064	49,047,461	-0.35%	1.08%
2050	10,029,252	49,572,202	-0.37%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.