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

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The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,804,871 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,788,071 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 3.75 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.8M (2.53% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Portugal vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Ukraine
2100 9,079,610 15,603,179
2099 9,084,930 15,862,593
2098 9,089,064 16,125,815
2097 9,094,546 16,393,353
2096 9,100,755 16,664,587
2095 9,108,548 16,939,471
2094 9,113,366 17,219,443
2093 9,118,286 17,504,349
2092 9,123,579 17,793,601
2091 9,127,714 18,087,289
2090 9,132,140 18,386,570
2089 9,136,870 18,689,852
2088 9,141,647 18,998,014
2087 9,147,996 19,311,662
2086 9,152,804 19,630,012
2085 9,158,263 19,952,247
2084 9,165,158 20,280,817
2083 9,171,574 20,613,034
2082 9,179,958 20,949,887
2081 9,190,466 21,289,979
2080 9,201,621 21,633,931
2079 9,214,398 21,981,015
2078 9,228,555 22,331,415
2077 9,243,708 22,684,635
2076 9,262,542 23,041,181
2075 9,282,392 23,400,319
2074 9,305,608 23,762,428
2073 9,330,117 24,126,690
2072 9,353,771 24,491,363
2071 9,380,991 24,859,381
2070 9,409,668 25,229,957
2069 9,440,299 25,602,485
2068 9,473,457 25,976,390
2067 9,506,001 26,352,535
2066 9,539,597 26,730,314
2065 9,574,237 27,109,886
2064 9,611,738 27,491,024
2063 9,649,045 27,872,631
2062 9,686,737 28,254,738
2061 9,723,601 28,638,347
2060 9,762,379 29,021,488
2059 9,801,072 29,404,719
2058 9,841,936 29,788,559
2057 9,880,092 30,170,070
2056 9,918,643 30,548,973
2055 9,958,971 30,926,521
2054 9,997,570 31,299,425
2053 10,037,385 31,669,550
2052 10,076,095 32,035,413
2051 10,112,788 32,397,707
2050 10,149,626 32,754,538
2049 10,187,172 33,107,228
2048 10,221,034 33,451,994
2047 10,255,340 33,793,296
2046 10,289,266 34,131,561
2045 10,321,807 34,463,236
2044 10,353,338 34,790,682
2043 10,384,554 35,115,069
2042 10,412,950 35,437,607
2041 10,440,054 35,758,248
2040 10,469,380 36,075,749
2039 10,497,556 36,396,426
2038 10,523,869 36,714,126
2037 10,548,445 37,031,794
2036 10,573,361 37,345,665
2035 10,597,352 37,659,856
2034 10,621,955 37,972,332
2033 10,645,024 38,283,563
2032 10,668,384 38,592,696
2031 10,689,372 38,902,570
2030 10,708,819 39,210,256
2029 10,729,893 39,514,695
2028 10,752,023 39,816,523
2027 10,770,712 40,111,670
2026 10,788,071 40,408,451
2025 10,804,871 38,980,376
2024 10,694,681 37,860,221
2023 10,578,174 37,732,836
2022 10,434,332 41,048,766
2021 10,361,831 44,298,640
2020 10,297,081 44,680,014
2019 10,286,263 44,957,458
2018 10,283,822 45,208,907
2017 10,300,300 45,436,041
2016 10,325,452 45,616,832
2015 10,358,076 45,784,896
2014 10,401,062 45,972,380
2013 10,457,295 46,126,770
2012 10,514,844 46,210,056
2011 10,557,560 46,307,853
2010 10,573,100 46,456,003
2009 10,568,247 46,623,731
2008 10,558,177 46,819,175
2007 10,542,964 47,062,798
2006 10,522,288 47,278,694
2005 10,503,330 47,585,556
2004 10,483,861 47,979,507
2003 10,458,821 48,315,136
2002 10,419,631 48,677,281
2001 10,362,722 49,106,855
2000 10,289,898 49,556,660
1999 10,217,828 49,976,446
1998 10,160,196 50,379,731
1997 10,108,977 50,786,885
1996 10,063,945 51,226,109
1995 10,026,176 51,665,539
1994 9,991,525 52,075,998
1993 9,964,675 52,350,126
1992 9,952,494 52,323,671
1991 9,960,235 52,170,961
1990 9,983,218 52,054,092
1989 10,005,000 51,917,817
1988 10,019,610 51,724,853
1987 10,030,031 51,515,732
1986 10,032,734 51,318,745
1985 10,023,613 51,108,770
1984 9,996,232 50,887,599
1983 9,957,865 50,637,029
1982 9,911,771 50,402,724
1981 9,851,362 50,189,281
1980 9,766,312 49,955,152
1979 9,661,265 49,721,381
1978 9,558,250 49,521,243
1977 9,455,675 49,336,481
1976 9,355,810 49,120,842
1975 9,093,470 48,865,229
1974 8,754,365 48,576,570
1973 8,633,100 48,277,121
1972 8,630,430 47,946,893
1971 8,643,756 47,573,287
1970 8,680,431 47,261,306
1969 8,757,705 46,976,256
1968 8,836,650 46,614,325
1967 8,874,520 46,215,988
1966 8,930,990 45,802,519
1965 8,998,595 45,386,892
1964 9,035,365 44,951,156
1963 9,030,355 44,462,372
1962 8,993,985 43,943,674
1961 8,929,316 43,399,766
1960 8,857,716 42,824,093

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 462,619 people (a 4.48% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 14.1% of the population in Portugal and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Ukraine
2100 -0.06% -1.64%
2099 -0.05% -1.63%
2098 -0.06% -1.63%
2097 -0.07% -1.63%
2096 -0.09% -1.62%
2095 -0.05% -1.63%
2094 -0.05% -1.63%
2093 -0.06% -1.63%
2092 -0.05% -1.62%
2091 -0.05% -1.63%
2090 -0.05% -1.62%
2089 -0.05% -1.62%
2088 -0.07% -1.62%
2087 -0.05% -1.62%
2086 -0.06% -1.62%
2085 -0.08% -1.62%
2084 -0.07% -1.61%
2083 -0.09% -1.61%
2082 -0.11% -1.6%
2081 -0.12% -1.59%
2080 -0.14% -1.58%
2079 -0.15% -1.57%
2078 -0.16% -1.56%
2077 -0.2% -1.55%
2076 -0.21% -1.53%
2075 -0.25% -1.52%
2074 -0.26% -1.51%
2073 -0.25% -1.49%
2072 -0.29% -1.48%
2071 -0.3% -1.47%
2070 -0.32% -1.46%
2069 -0.35% -1.44%
2068 -0.34% -1.43%
2067 -0.35% -1.41%
2066 -0.36% -1.4%
2065 -0.39% -1.39%
2064 -0.39% -1.37%
2063 -0.39% -1.35%
2062 -0.38% -1.34%
2061 -0.4% -1.32%
2060 -0.39% -1.3%
2059 -0.42% -1.29%
2058 -0.39% -1.26%
2057 -0.39% -1.24%
2056 -0.4% -1.22%
2055 -0.39% -1.19%
2054 -0.4% -1.17%
2053 -0.38% -1.14%
2052 -0.36% -1.12%
2051 -0.36% -1.09%
2050 -0.37% -1.07%
2049 -0.33% -1.03%
2048 -0.33% -1.01%
2047 -0.33% -0.99%
2046 -0.32% -0.96%
2045 -0.3% -0.94%
2044 -0.3% -0.92%
2043 -0.27% -0.91%
2042 -0.26% -0.9%
2041 -0.28% -0.88%
2040 -0.27% -0.88%
2039 -0.25% -0.87%
2038 -0.23% -0.86%
2037 -0.24% -0.84%
2036 -0.23% -0.83%
2035 -0.23% -0.82%
2034 -0.22% -0.81%
2033 -0.22% -0.8%
2032 -0.2% -0.8%
2031 -0.18% -0.78%
2030 -0.2% -0.77%
2029 -0.21% -0.76%
2028 -0.17% -0.74%
2027 -0.16% -0.73%
2026 -0.16% 3.66%
2025 1.03% 2.96%
2024 1.1% 0.34%
2023 1.38% -8.08%
2022 0.7% -7.34%
2021 0.63% -0.85%
2020 0.11% -0.62%
2019 0.02% -0.56%
2018 -0.16% -0.5%
2017 -0.24% -0.4%
2016 -0.31% -0.37%
2015 -0.41% -0.41%
2014 -0.54% -0.33%
2013 -0.55% -0.18%
2012 -0.4% -0.21%
2011 -0.15% -0.32%
2010 0.05% -0.36%
2009 0.1% -0.42%
2008 0.14% -0.52%
2007 0.2% -0.46%
2006 0.18% -0.64%
2005 0.19% -0.82%
2004 0.24% -0.69%
2003 0.38% -0.74%
2002 0.55% -0.87%
2001 0.71% -0.91%
2000 0.71% -0.84%
1999 0.57% -0.8%
1998 0.51% -0.8%
1997 0.45% -0.86%
1996 0.38% -0.85%
1995 0.35% -0.79%
1994 0.27% -0.52%
1993 0.12% 0.05%
1992 -0.08% 0.29%
1991 -0.23% 0.22%
1990 -0.22% 0.26%
1989 -0.15% 0.37%
1988 -0.1% 0.41%
1987 -0.03% 0.38%
1986 0.09% 0.41%
1985 0.27% 0.43%
1984 0.39% 0.49%
1983 0.47% 0.46%
1982 0.61% 0.43%
1981 0.87% 0.47%
1980 1.09% 0.47%
1979 1.08% 0.4%
1978 1.08% 0.37%
1977 1.07% 0.44%
1976 2.88% 0.52%
1975 3.87% 0.59%
1974 1.4% 0.62%
1973 0.03% 0.69%
1972 -0.15% 0.79%
1971 -0.42% 0.66%
1970 -0.88% 0.61%
1969 -0.89% 0.78%
1968 -0.43% 0.86%
1967 -0.63% 0.9%
1966 -0.75% 0.92%
1965 -0.41% 0.97%
1964 0.06% 1.1%
1963 0.4% 1.18%
1962 0.72% 1.25%
1961 0.81% 1.34%

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

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In 2025, the population of Portugal grew by 1.03%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Portugal Ukraine
Current population
10788071
40408451
Population rank 91/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.49%
One net population change
4.78 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
6.22 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
4.43 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +302 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +110,190 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 13/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +16,472 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 38/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - 1,702,358
2024 -34,223 20,648 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 -32,792 29,102 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -40,694 68,696 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -45,592 69,606 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -39,129 54,076 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -24,687 63,031 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -25,709 22,495 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -23,691 13,979 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -23,749 -775 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -23,823 -3,209 -147,107 -21,992
2014 -22,882 -26,447 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -24,052 -36,342 -129,662 26,781
2012 -17,875 -37,083 -130,451 66,768
2011 -5,279 -31,513 -158,372 26,457
2010 -4,230 -5,627 -180,388 16,030
2009 -5,284 14,532 -197,918 26,796
2008 0 9,478 -229,086 9,312
2007 -1,055 21,064 -282,659 15,237
2006 3,156 16,754 -300,787 136,442
2005 2,101 15,537 -337,857 -111,493
2004 7,339 13,928 -344,157 5,644
2003 4,184 24,740 -351,299 18,540
2002 8,335 42,169 -364,544 -26,991
2001 8,290 55,565 -374,734 -92,847
2000 15,435 60,586 -364,143 -67,865
1999 8,175 49,572 -348,286 -59,247
1998 7,112 40,931 -318,299 -80,684
1997 8,087 36,922 -306,549 -108,735
1996 4,026 32,640 -305,154 -158,008
1995 4,011 26,971 -281,629 -134,053
1994 9,991 20,761 -238,820 -166,380
1993 7,972 8,561 -169,405 26,357
1992 13,933 -11,847 -95,857 291,788
1991 12,948 -37,914 -16,486 125,962
1990 13,976 -34,855 48,463 75,760
1989 22,011 -30,615 106,431 36,978
1988 24,047 -26,595 162,002 75,637
1987 28,084 -23,142 198,850 -18,275
1986 31,102 -20,000 225,751 -12,369
1985 33,077 -19,183 201,011 5,546
1984 45,983 -16,658 222,430 13,340
1983 47,798 -16,568 241,741 23,608
1982 58,479 -15,006 194,101 9,096
1981 56,152 -7,938 182,839 40,807
1980 63,481 29,881 197,223 47,406
1979 67,628 32,434 197,294 25,635
1978 70,731 34,345 206,554 -29,180
1977 84,156 37,779 216,932 -24,745
1976 85,138 40,490 247,323 -8,219
1975 81,841 42,262 256,787 15,336
1974 74,412 41,254 273,486 31,725
1973 76,835 39,748 274,938 18,777
1972 83,715 39,058 309,785 56,928
1971 82,980 48,944 305,849 74,604
1970 87,672 -191,862 291,839 -48,335
1969 89,329 -161,114 274,858 51,763
1968 100,737 -145,200 295,162 102,096
1967 106,495 -136,232 313,899 85,527
1966 107,171 -129,233 337,794 89,737
1965 115,182 -123,855 334,365 69,354
1964 120,170 -118,763 391,120 76,650
1963 113,783 -116,874 449,648 60,178
1962 123,217 -113,947 481,887 45,712
1961 117,867 -112,768 508,602 51,625
1960 118,693 -95,886 538,812 52,281

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

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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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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