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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 2.52 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Portugal vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Syria
2100 8,977,781 44,620,090
2099 8,983,042 44,690,260
2098 8,987,129 44,750,249
2097 8,992,549 44,813,148
2096 8,998,689 44,867,740
2095 9,006,394 44,895,489
2094 9,011,158 44,945,231
2093 9,016,023 44,974,311
2092 9,021,257 45,003,795
2091 9,025,345 45,016,478
2090 9,029,722 45,048,083
2089 9,034,399 45,047,102
2088 9,039,122 45,041,864
2087 9,045,400 45,049,516
2086 9,050,153 45,068,928
2085 9,055,552 45,034,847
2084 9,062,369 44,999,929
2083 9,068,714 44,971,600
2082 9,077,003 44,910,859
2081 9,087,394 44,843,908
2080 9,098,423 44,744,718
2079 9,111,057 44,687,371
2078 9,125,056 44,649,760
2077 9,140,039 44,604,175
2076 9,158,661 44,520,132
2075 9,178,289 44,426,423
2074 9,201,245 44,328,795
2073 9,225,478 44,221,016
2072 9,248,867 44,084,262
2071 9,275,782 43,939,848
2070 9,304,137 43,795,999
2069 9,334,425 43,648,130
2068 9,367,211 43,465,442
2067 9,399,389 43,271,173
2066 9,432,609 43,060,752
2065 9,466,860 42,810,442
2064 9,503,941 42,559,554
2063 9,540,829 42,311,907
2062 9,578,098 42,062,193
2061 9,614,549 41,808,082
2060 9,652,893 41,522,274
2059 9,691,151 41,208,825
2058 9,731,557 40,925,728
2057 9,769,285 40,643,453
2056 9,807,403 40,332,578
2055 9,847,280 40,026,632
2054 9,885,446 39,691,425
2053 9,924,814 39,348,020
2052 9,963,090 39,045,268
2051 9,999,372 38,733,827
2050 10,035,796 38,410,423
2049 10,072,922 38,089,455
2048 10,106,403 37,784,449
2047 10,140,325 37,492,636
2046 10,173,871 37,181,526
2045 10,206,046 36,843,579
2044 10,237,224 36,526,509
2043 10,268,090 36,188,225
2042 10,296,167 35,825,419
2041 10,322,968 35,447,414
2040 10,351,965 35,042,107
2039 10,379,824 34,626,945
2038 10,405,843 34,183,740
2037 10,430,143 33,703,682
2036 10,454,779 33,223,843
2035 10,478,501 32,696,648
2034 10,502,828 32,148,814
2033 10,525,638 31,562,427
2032 10,548,736 30,967,322
2031 10,569,489 30,329,874
2030 10,588,717 29,672,629
2029 10,609,556 28,949,535
2028 10,631,437 28,217,748
2027 10,649,916 27,428,807
2026 10,667,081 26,607,148
2025 10,683,692 25,689,551
2024 10,694,681 24,672,760
2023 10,578,174 23,594,623
2022 10,434,332 22,462,173
2021 10,361,831 21,628,839
2020 10,297,081 21,049,429
2019 10,286,263 20,353,534
2018 10,283,822 19,577,845
2017 10,300,300 19,224,668
2016 10,325,452 19,193,834
2015 10,358,076 19,424,618
2014 10,401,062 20,273,659
2013 10,457,295 21,666,917
2012 10,514,844 22,759,763
2011 10,557,560 22,878,098
2010 10,573,100 22,482,421
2009 10,568,247 21,976,969
2008 10,558,177 21,636,564
2007 10,542,964 20,884,125
2006 10,522,288 19,637,022
2005 10,503,330 18,814,091
2004 10,483,861 18,336,875
2003 10,458,821 17,889,296
2002 10,419,631 17,468,332
2001 10,362,722 17,051,338
2000 10,289,898 16,637,888
1999 10,217,828 16,228,061
1998 10,160,196 15,820,413
1997 10,108,977 15,417,542
1996 10,063,945 15,018,104
1995 10,026,176 14,616,801
1994 9,991,525 14,208,583
1993 9,964,675 13,795,686
1992 9,952,494 13,385,571
1991 9,960,235 12,980,821
1990 9,983,218 12,579,208
1989 10,005,000 12,179,060
1988 10,019,610 11,782,264
1987 10,030,031 11,388,923
1986 10,032,734 11,002,844
1985 10,023,613 10,625,672
1984 9,996,232 10,258,398
1983 9,957,865 9,904,809
1982 9,911,771 9,572,511
1981 9,851,362 9,260,189
1980 9,766,312 8,957,663
1979 9,661,265 8,661,909
1978 9,558,250 8,372,759
1977 9,455,675 8,090,501
1976 9,355,810 7,817,320
1975 9,093,470 7,554,364
1974 8,754,365 7,302,160
1973 8,633,100 7,060,321
1972 8,630,430 6,826,024
1971 8,643,756 6,598,094
1970 8,680,431 6,380,609
1969 8,757,705 6,175,166
1968 8,836,650 5,978,742
1967 8,874,520 5,790,198
1966 8,930,990 5,609,047
1965 8,998,595 5,435,267
1964 9,035,365 5,269,087
1963 9,030,355 5,110,467
1962 8,993,985 4,959,340
1961 8,929,316 4,815,466
1960 8,857,716 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Syria
2100 -0.06% -0.16%
2099 -0.05% -0.13%
2098 -0.06% -0.14%
2097 -0.07% -0.12%
2096 -0.09% -0.06%
2095 -0.05% -0.11%
2094 -0.05% -0.06%
2093 -0.06% -0.07%
2092 -0.05% -0.03%
2091 -0.05% -0.07%
2090 -0.05% 0.002%
2089 -0.05% 0.01%
2088 -0.07% -0.02%
2087 -0.05% -0.04%
2086 -0.06% 0.08%
2085 -0.08% 0.08%
2084 -0.07% 0.06%
2083 -0.09% 0.14%
2082 -0.11% 0.15%
2081 -0.12% 0.22%
2080 -0.14% 0.13%
2079 -0.15% 0.08%
2078 -0.16% 0.1%
2077 -0.2% 0.19%
2076 -0.21% 0.21%
2075 -0.25% 0.22%
2074 -0.26% 0.24%
2073 -0.25% 0.31%
2072 -0.29% 0.33%
2071 -0.3% 0.33%
2070 -0.32% 0.34%
2069 -0.35% 0.42%
2068 -0.34% 0.45%
2067 -0.35% 0.49%
2066 -0.36% 0.58%
2065 -0.39% 0.59%
2064 -0.39% 0.59%
2063 -0.39% 0.59%
2062 -0.38% 0.61%
2061 -0.4% 0.69%
2060 -0.39% 0.76%
2059 -0.42% 0.69%
2058 -0.39% 0.69%
2057 -0.39% 0.77%
2056 -0.4% 0.76%
2055 -0.39% 0.84%
2054 -0.4% 0.87%
2053 -0.38% 0.78%
2052 -0.36% 0.8%
2051 -0.36% 0.84%
2050 -0.37% 0.84%
2049 -0.33% 0.81%
2048 -0.33% 0.78%
2047 -0.33% 0.84%
2046 -0.32% 0.92%
2045 -0.3% 0.87%
2044 -0.3% 0.93%
2043 -0.27% 1.01%
2042 -0.26% 1.07%
2041 -0.28% 1.16%
2040 -0.27% 1.2%
2039 -0.25% 1.3%
2038 -0.23% 1.42%
2037 -0.24% 1.44%
2036 -0.23% 1.61%
2035 -0.23% 1.7%
2034 -0.22% 1.86%
2033 -0.22% 1.92%
2032 -0.2% 2.1%
2031 -0.18% 2.21%
2030 -0.2% 2.5%
2029 -0.21% 2.59%
2028 -0.17% 2.88%
2027 -0.16% 3.09%
2026 -0.16% 3.57%
2025 -0.1% 4.12%
2024 1.1% 4.57%
2023 1.38% 5.04%
2022 0.7% 3.85%
2021 0.63% 2.75%
2020 0.11% 3.42%
2019 0.02% 3.96%
2018 -0.16% 1.84%
2017 -0.24% 0.16%
2016 -0.31% -1.19%
2015 -0.41% -4.19%
2014 -0.54% -6.43%
2013 -0.55% -4.8%
2012 -0.4% -0.52%
2011 -0.15% 1.76%
2010 0.05% 2.3%
2009 0.1% 1.57%
2008 0.14% 3.6%
2007 0.2% 6.35%
2006 0.18% 4.37%
2005 0.19% 2.6%
2004 0.24% 2.5%
2003 0.38% 2.41%
2002 0.55% 2.45%
2001 0.71% 2.48%
2000 0.71% 2.53%
1999 0.57% 2.58%
1998 0.51% 2.61%
1997 0.45% 2.66%
1996 0.38% 2.75%
1995 0.35% 2.87%
1994 0.27% 2.99%
1993 0.12% 3.06%
1992 -0.08% 3.12%
1991 -0.23% 3.19%
1990 -0.22% 3.29%
1989 -0.15% 3.37%
1988 -0.1% 3.45%
1987 -0.03% 3.51%
1986 0.09% 3.55%
1985 0.27% 3.58%
1984 0.39% 3.57%
1983 0.47% 3.47%
1982 0.61% 3.37%
1981 0.87% 3.38%
1980 1.09% 3.41%
1979 1.08% 3.45%
1978 1.08% 3.49%
1977 1.07% 3.49%
1976 2.88% 3.48%
1975 3.87% 3.45%
1974 1.4% 3.43%
1973 0.03% 3.43%
1972 -0.15% 3.45%
1971 -0.42% 3.41%
1970 -0.88% 3.33%
1969 -0.89% 3.29%
1968 -0.43% 3.26%
1967 -0.63% 3.23%
1966 -0.75% 3.2%
1965 -0.41% 3.15%
1964 0.06% 3.1%
1963 0.4% 3.05%
1962 0.72% 2.99%
1961 0.81% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Portugal Syria
Current population
10667081
26829400
Population rank 92/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.32%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
6.13 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
4.44 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +116,507 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 6/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +16,472 +421,693
Net migration rank 38/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - 421,693
2024 - 20,648 - 546,494
2023 -32,792 29,102 402,713 757,309
2022 -40,694 68,696 369,750 735,142
2021 -45,592 69,606 350,560 211,220
2020 -39,129 54,076 327,992 269,050
2019 -24,687 63,031 293,762 500,985
2018 -25,709 22,495 242,530 514,102
2017 -23,691 13,979 237,214 -287,501
2016 -23,749 -775 236,007 -124,063
2015 -23,823 -3,209 253,977 -827,496
2014 -22,882 -26,447 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -24,052 -36,342 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -17,875 -37,083 475,520 -999,267
2011 -5,279 -31,513 543,950 -256,888
2010 -4,230 -5,627 558,666 -54,359
2009 -5,284 14,532 559,314 -52,703
2008 0 9,478 576,593 -402,393
2007 -1,055 21,064 529,162 801,514
2006 3,156 16,754 480,616 682,911
2005 2,101 15,537 468,960 13,382
2004 7,339 13,928 461,209 10,881
2003 4,184 24,740 457,000 -33,920
2002 8,335 42,169 453,967 -35,096
2001 8,290 55,565 451,503 -36,383
2000 15,435 60,586 446,211 -34,425
1999 8,175 49,572 439,261 -31,394
1998 7,112 40,931 433,447 -26,025
1997 8,087 36,922 429,887 -31,571
1996 4,026 32,640 430,765 -30,197
1995 4,011 26,971 430,172 -28,122
1994 9,991 20,761 426,996 -12,630
1993 7,972 8,561 420,244 -8,828
1992 13,933 -11,847 412,878 -4,063
1991 12,948 -37,914 410,830 -10,154
1990 13,976 -34,855 409,177 -6,620
1989 22,011 -30,615 406,111 -8,379
1988 24,047 -26,595 404,285 -8,426
1987 28,084 -23,142 399,159 -8,335
1986 31,102 -20,000 390,821 -9,485
1985 33,077 -19,183 379,231 -6,221
1984 45,983 -16,658 366,768 -5,245
1983 47,798 -16,568 355,375 -9,729
1982 58,479 -15,006 319,664 -721
1981 56,152 -7,938 330,237 -24,536
1980 63,481 29,881 332,464 -33,114
1979 67,628 32,434 324,943 -32,793
1978 70,731 34,345 316,724 -30,567
1977 84,156 37,779 306,630 -28,275
1976 85,138 40,490 294,267 -26,268
1975 81,841 42,262 282,299 -24,389
1974 74,412 41,254 270,735 -24,242
1973 76,835 39,748 254,687 -17,502
1972 83,715 39,058 249,027 -17,610
1971 82,980 48,944 239,610 -15,167
1970 87,672 -191,862 230,117 -19,594
1969 89,329 -161,114 219,114 -18,749
1968 100,737 -145,200 209,454 -16,968
1967 106,495 -136,232 199,223 -14,618
1966 107,171 -129,233 191,122 -13,434
1965 115,182 -123,855 182,560 -12,704
1964 120,170 -118,763 174,549 -12,044
1963 113,783 -116,874 166,555 -11,817
1962 123,217 -113,947 159,155 -11,641
1961 117,867 -112,768 151,485 -11,237
1960 118,693 -95,886 143,687 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/portugal/syria | 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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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