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

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The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,804,871 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,788,071 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 7.99 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.8M (2.53% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Portugal vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Turkey
2100 9,079,610 64,394,191
2099 9,084,930 65,045,868
2098 9,089,064 65,690,351
2097 9,094,546 66,342,622
2096 9,100,755 66,990,674
2095 9,108,548 67,642,188
2094 9,113,366 68,296,562
2093 9,118,286 68,963,773
2092 9,123,579 69,625,957
2091 9,127,714 70,290,255
2090 9,132,140 70,960,483
2089 9,136,870 71,623,547
2088 9,141,647 72,281,102
2087 9,147,996 72,928,397
2086 9,152,804 73,576,610
2085 9,158,263 74,223,570
2084 9,165,158 74,853,312
2083 9,171,574 75,483,067
2082 9,179,958 76,111,533
2081 9,190,466 76,726,689
2080 9,201,621 77,339,541
2079 9,214,398 77,938,889
2078 9,228,555 78,532,577
2077 9,243,708 79,120,573
2076 9,262,542 79,705,459
2075 9,282,392 80,277,544
2074 9,305,608 80,848,141
2073 9,330,117 81,396,237
2072 9,353,771 81,938,080
2071 9,380,991 82,465,112
2070 9,409,668 82,981,973
2069 9,440,299 83,480,362
2068 9,473,457 83,963,140
2067 9,506,001 84,428,242
2066 9,539,597 84,886,666
2065 9,574,237 85,336,225
2064 9,611,738 85,771,285
2063 9,649,045 86,187,013
2062 9,686,737 86,587,114
2061 9,723,601 86,962,577
2060 9,762,379 87,319,314
2059 9,801,072 87,663,392
2058 9,841,936 87,973,789
2057 9,880,092 88,264,809
2056 9,918,643 88,534,755
2055 9,958,971 88,764,080
2054 9,997,570 88,972,362
2053 10,037,385 89,151,673
2052 10,076,095 89,310,785
2051 10,112,788 89,437,110
2050 10,149,626 89,541,520
2049 10,187,172 89,614,107
2048 10,221,034 89,651,068
2047 10,255,340 89,659,415
2046 10,289,266 89,634,354
2045 10,321,807 89,608,012
2044 10,353,338 89,557,421
2043 10,384,554 89,493,042
2042 10,412,950 89,404,193
2041 10,440,054 89,303,546
2040 10,469,380 89,187,952
2039 10,497,556 89,051,669
2038 10,523,869 88,901,719
2037 10,548,445 88,727,471
2036 10,573,361 88,537,927
2035 10,597,352 88,343,153
2034 10,621,955 88,139,515
2033 10,645,024 87,918,397
2032 10,668,384 87,687,495
2031 10,689,372 87,437,150
2030 10,708,819 87,166,904
2029 10,729,893 86,903,490
2028 10,752,023 86,627,469
2027 10,770,712 86,350,539
2026 10,788,071 86,093,293
2025 10,804,871 85,878,556
2024 10,694,681 85,518,661
2023 10,578,174 85,325,965
2022 10,434,332 84,979,913
2021 10,361,831 84,147,318
2020 10,297,081 83,384,680
2019 10,286,263 82,579,440
2018 10,283,822 81,407,204
2017 10,300,300 80,312,698
2016 10,325,452 79,277,962
2015 10,358,076 78,218,479
2014 10,401,062 77,181,884
2013 10,457,295 76,147,624
2012 10,514,844 75,175,827
2011 10,557,560 74,223,629
2010 10,573,100 73,142,150
2009 10,568,247 72,039,206
2008 10,558,177 71,051,678
2007 10,542,964 70,158,112
2006 10,522,288 70,045,349
2005 10,503,330 69,329,557
2004 10,483,861 68,592,617
2003 10,458,821 67,831,730
2002 10,419,631 67,048,795
2001 10,362,722 66,245,128
2000 10,289,898 65,425,961
1999 10,217,828 64,591,923
1998 10,160,196 63,734,383
1997 10,108,977 62,852,966
1996 10,063,945 61,951,134
1995 10,026,176 61,024,503
1994 9,991,525 60,033,836
1993 9,964,675 58,999,167
1992 9,952,494 57,990,118
1991 9,960,235 57,009,887
1990 9,983,218 56,015,628
1989 10,005,000 54,976,723
1988 10,019,610 53,909,626
1987 10,030,031 52,843,670
1986 10,032,734 51,777,772
1985 10,023,613 50,687,115
1984 9,996,232 49,574,069
1983 9,957,865 48,447,410
1982 9,911,771 47,322,096
1981 9,851,362 46,321,190
1980 9,766,312 45,408,815
1979 9,661,265 44,510,429
1978 9,558,250 43,645,306
1977 9,455,675 42,773,298
1976 9,355,810 41,899,984
1975 9,093,470 41,053,126
1974 8,754,365 40,210,234
1973 8,633,100 39,329,533
1972 8,630,430 38,430,221
1971 8,643,756 37,518,611
1970 8,680,431 36,638,465
1969 8,757,705 35,787,774
1968 8,836,650 34,921,684
1967 8,874,520 34,050,421
1966 8,930,990 33,177,672
1965 8,998,595 32,345,220
1964 9,035,365 31,543,072
1963 9,030,355 30,726,841
1962 8,993,985 29,916,147
1961 8,929,316 29,119,238
1960 8,857,716 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 462,619 people (a 4.48% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 5.92% to 10,149,626 people with a rank change from 91st to 97th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2025 at 10.8M people and is projected to decrease to 9.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Turkey
2100 -0.06% -1%
2099 -0.05% -0.98%
2098 -0.06% -0.98%
2097 -0.07% -0.97%
2096 -0.09% -0.96%
2095 -0.05% -0.96%
2094 -0.05% -0.97%
2093 -0.06% -0.95%
2092 -0.05% -0.95%
2091 -0.05% -0.94%
2090 -0.05% -0.93%
2089 -0.05% -0.91%
2088 -0.07% -0.89%
2087 -0.05% -0.88%
2086 -0.06% -0.87%
2085 -0.08% -0.84%
2084 -0.07% -0.83%
2083 -0.09% -0.83%
2082 -0.11% -0.8%
2081 -0.12% -0.79%
2080 -0.14% -0.77%
2079 -0.15% -0.76%
2078 -0.16% -0.74%
2077 -0.2% -0.73%
2076 -0.21% -0.71%
2075 -0.25% -0.71%
2074 -0.26% -0.67%
2073 -0.25% -0.66%
2072 -0.29% -0.64%
2071 -0.3% -0.62%
2070 -0.32% -0.6%
2069 -0.35% -0.57%
2068 -0.34% -0.55%
2067 -0.35% -0.54%
2066 -0.36% -0.53%
2065 -0.39% -0.51%
2064 -0.39% -0.48%
2063 -0.39% -0.46%
2062 -0.38% -0.43%
2061 -0.4% -0.41%
2060 -0.39% -0.39%
2059 -0.42% -0.35%
2058 -0.39% -0.33%
2057 -0.39% -0.3%
2056 -0.4% -0.26%
2055 -0.39% -0.23%
2054 -0.4% -0.2%
2053 -0.38% -0.18%
2052 -0.36% -0.14%
2051 -0.36% -0.12%
2050 -0.37% -0.08%
2049 -0.33% -0.04%
2048 -0.33% -0.009%
2047 -0.33% 0.03%
2046 -0.32% 0.03%
2045 -0.3% 0.06%
2044 -0.3% 0.07%
2043 -0.27% 0.1%
2042 -0.26% 0.11%
2041 -0.28% 0.13%
2040 -0.27% 0.15%
2039 -0.25% 0.17%
2038 -0.23% 0.2%
2037 -0.24% 0.21%
2036 -0.23% 0.22%
2035 -0.23% 0.23%
2034 -0.22% 0.25%
2033 -0.22% 0.26%
2032 -0.2% 0.29%
2031 -0.18% 0.31%
2030 -0.2% 0.3%
2029 -0.21% 0.32%
2028 -0.17% 0.32%
2027 -0.16% 0.3%
2026 -0.16% 0.25%
2025 1.03% 0.42%
2024 1.1% 0.23%
2023 1.38% 0.41%
2022 0.7% 0.99%
2021 0.63% 0.91%
2020 0.11% 0.98%
2019 0.02% 1.44%
2018 -0.16% 1.36%
2017 -0.24% 1.31%
2016 -0.31% 1.35%
2015 -0.41% 1.34%
2014 -0.54% 1.36%
2013 -0.55% 1.29%
2012 -0.4% 1.28%
2011 -0.15% 1.48%
2010 0.05% 1.53%
2009 0.1% 1.39%
2008 0.14% 1.27%
2007 0.2% 0.16%
2006 0.18% 1.03%
2005 0.19% 1.07%
2004 0.24% 1.12%
2003 0.38% 1.17%
2002 0.55% 1.21%
2001 0.71% 1.25%
2000 0.71% 1.29%
1999 0.57% 1.35%
1998 0.51% 1.4%
1997 0.45% 1.46%
1996 0.38% 1.52%
1995 0.35% 1.65%
1994 0.27% 1.75%
1993 0.12% 1.74%
1992 -0.08% 1.72%
1991 -0.23% 1.77%
1990 -0.22% 1.89%
1989 -0.15% 1.98%
1988 -0.1% 2.02%
1987 -0.03% 2.06%
1986 0.09% 2.15%
1985 0.27% 2.25%
1984 0.39% 2.33%
1983 0.47% 2.38%
1982 0.61% 2.16%
1981 0.87% 2.01%
1980 1.09% 2.02%
1979 1.08% 1.98%
1978 1.08% 2.04%
1977 1.07% 2.08%
1976 2.88% 2.06%
1975 3.87% 2.1%
1974 1.4% 2.24%
1973 0.03% 2.34%
1972 -0.15% 2.43%
1971 -0.42% 2.4%
1970 -0.88% 2.38%
1969 -0.89% 2.48%
1968 -0.43% 2.56%
1967 -0.63% 2.63%
1966 -0.75% 2.57%
1965 -0.41% 2.54%
1964 0.06% 2.66%
1963 0.4% 2.71%
1962 0.72% 2.74%
1961 0.81% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Portugal grew by 1.03%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Portugal Turkey
Current population
10788071
86225430
Population rank 91/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.04%
One net population change
4.78 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
6.22 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
4.43 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +302 +986
Annual growth/decline +110,190 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 138/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +16,472 -258,205
Net migration rank 38/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - -258,205
2024 -34,223 20,648 453,249 -275,952
2023 -32,792 29,102 426,630 -318,070
2022 -40,694 68,696 535,373 -301,544
2021 -45,592 69,606 521,713 20,283
2020 -39,129 54,076 608,708 37,934
2019 -24,687 63,031 751,472 -15,690
2018 -25,709 22,495 830,353 187,570
2017 -23,691 13,979 875,408 659,846
2016 -23,749 -775 895,841 352,063
2015 -23,823 -3,209 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -22,882 -26,447 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -24,052 -36,342 921,386 438,618
2012 -17,875 -37,083 917,145 258,623
2011 -5,279 -31,513 875,839 68,849
2010 -4,230 -5,627 892,334 55,532
2009 -5,284 14,532 900,491 24,276
2008 0 9,478 868,749 47,915
2007 -1,055 21,064 876,626 -186,402
2006 3,156 16,754 897,351 -190,194
2005 2,101 15,537 898,650 -174,177
2004 7,339 13,928 896,025 -146,574
2003 4,184 24,740 893,683 -121,383
2002 8,335 42,169 922,927 -129,444
2001 8,290 55,565 980,560 -166,759
2000 15,435 60,586 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 8,175 49,572 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 7,112 40,931 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 8,087 36,922 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 4,026 32,640 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 4,011 26,971 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 9,991 20,761 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 7,972 8,561 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 13,933 -11,847 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 12,948 -37,914 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 13,976 -34,855 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 22,011 -30,615 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 24,047 -26,595 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 28,084 -23,142 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 31,102 -20,000 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 33,077 -19,183 1,098,846 8,960
1984 45,983 -16,658 1,096,529 21,787
1983 47,798 -16,568 1,095,106 39,871
1982 58,479 -15,006 1,091,863 23,728
1981 56,152 -7,938 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 63,481 29,881 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 67,628 32,434 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 70,731 34,345 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 84,156 37,779 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 85,138 40,490 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 81,841 42,262 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 74,412 41,254 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 76,835 39,748 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 83,715 39,058 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 82,980 48,944 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 87,672 -191,862 991,950 -150,924
1969 89,329 -161,114 970,958 -110,578
1968 100,737 -145,200 950,778 -78,973
1967 106,495 -136,232 936,727 -65,993
1966 107,171 -129,233 925,790 -50,999
1965 115,182 -123,855 904,016 -113,911
1964 120,170 -118,763 884,152 -69,978
1963 113,783 -116,874 862,626 -44,317
1962 123,217 -113,947 837,473 -34,353
1961 117,867 -112,768 816,911 -26,187
1960 118,693 -95,886 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 48.2% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 314,089 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 337,649 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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