Population in Portugal compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Portugal and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	UAE	Portugal	UAE
1960	8,857,716	131,334	-	-
1961	8,929,316	137,989	0.81%	5.07%
1962	8,993,985	144,946	0.72%	5.04%
1963	9,030,355	152,211	0.4%	5.01%
1964	9,035,365	159,692	0.06%	4.91%
1965	8,998,595	167,103	-0.41%	4.64%
1966	8,930,990	173,976	-0.75%	4.11%
1967	8,874,520	179,700	-0.63%	3.29%
1968	8,836,650	199,416	-0.43%	11%
1969	8,757,705	239,660	-0.89%	20.2%
1970	8,680,431	286,536	-0.88%	19.6%
1971	8,643,756	335,027	-0.42%	16.9%
1972	8,630,430	385,014	-0.15%	14.9%
1973	8,633,100	436,399	0.03%	13.3%
1974	8,754,365	489,087	1.4%	12.1%
1975	9,093,470	542,856	3.87%	11%
1976	9,355,810	615,866	2.88%	13.4%
1977	9,455,675	710,209	1.07%	15.3%
1978	9,558,250	809,274	1.08%	13.9%
1979	9,661,265	912,010	1.08%	12.7%
1980	9,766,312	1,015,700	1.09%	11.4%
1981	9,851,362	1,099,855	0.87%	8.29%
1982	9,911,771	1,166,370	0.61%	6.05%
1983	9,957,865	1,235,305	0.47%	5.91%
1984	9,996,232	1,305,996	0.39%	5.72%
1985	10,023,613	1,377,911	0.27%	5.51%
1986	10,032,734	1,467,383	0.09%	6.49%
1987	10,030,031	1,574,244	-0.03%	7.28%
1988	10,019,610	1,681,788	-0.1%	6.83%
1989	10,005,000	1,789,851	-0.15%	6.43%
1990	9,983,218	1,898,220	-0.22%	6.05%
1991	9,960,235	2,006,626	-0.23%	5.71%
1992	9,952,494	2,114,730	-0.08%	5.39%
1993	9,964,675	2,222,093	0.12%	5.08%
1994	9,991,525	2,328,188	0.27%	4.77%
1995	10,026,176	2,434,662	0.35%	4.57%
1996	10,063,945	2,597,564	0.38%	6.69%
1997	10,108,977	2,817,410	0.45%	8.46%
1998	10,160,196	3,040,421	0.51%	7.92%
1999	10,217,828	3,266,009	0.57%	7.42%
2000	10,289,898	3,493,575	0.71%	6.97%
2001	10,362,722	3,723,590	0.71%	6.58%
2002	10,419,631	3,956,826	0.55%	6.26%
2003	10,458,821	4,192,457	0.38%	5.96%
2004	10,483,861	4,428,967	0.24%	5.64%
2005	10,503,330	4,664,790	0.19%	5.32%
2006	10,522,288	5,009,100	0.18%	7.38%
2007	10,542,964	5,624,635	0.2%	12.3%
2008	10,558,177	6,302,664	0.14%	12.1%
2009	10,568,247	6,707,058	0.1%	6.42%
2010	10,573,100	6,869,838	0.05%	2.43%
2011	10,557,560	7,104,538	-0.15%	3.42%
2012	10,514,844	7,391,448	-0.4%	4.04%
2013	10,457,295	7,693,031	-0.55%	4.08%
2014	10,401,062	8,059,440	-0.54%	4.76%
2015	10,358,076	8,505,237	-0.41%	5.53%
2016	10,325,452	8,935,095	-0.31%	5.05%
2017	10,300,300	9,223,225	-0.24%	3.22%
2018	10,283,822	9,346,701	-0.16%	1.34%
2019	10,286,263	9,445,785	0.02%	1.06%
2020	10,297,081	9,401,038	0.11%	-0.47%
2021	10,361,831	9,575,152	0.63%	1.85%
2022	10,434,332	10,074,977	0.7%	5.22%
2023	10,578,174	10,483,751	1.38%	4.06%
2024	10,694,681	10,986,400	1.1%	4.79%
2025	10,680,873	11,304,093	-0.13%	2.89%
2026	10,663,982	11,531,926	-0.16%	2.02%
2027	10,646,150	11,712,175	-0.17%	1.56%
2028	10,625,957	11,868,257	-0.19%	1.33%
2029	10,604,587	12,010,111	-0.2%	1.2%
2030	10,584,552	12,145,577	-0.19%	1.13%
2031	10,564,548	12,281,573	-0.19%	1.12%
2032	10,542,600	12,421,758	-0.21%	1.14%
2033	10,519,640	12,565,679	-0.22%	1.16%
2034	10,496,056	12,712,942	-0.22%	1.17%
2035	10,472,033	12,863,015	-0.23%	1.18%
2036	10,447,836	13,015,458	-0.23%	1.19%
2037	10,423,350	13,169,969	-0.23%	1.19%
2038	10,398,185	13,326,337	-0.24%	1.19%
2039	10,371,223	13,484,193	-0.26%	1.18%
2040	10,342,789	13,643,197	-0.27%	1.18%
2041	10,314,869	13,803,349	-0.27%	1.17%
2042	10,287,416	13,964,553	-0.27%	1.17%
2043	10,257,925	14,126,724	-0.29%	1.16%
2044	10,226,892	14,289,828	-0.3%	1.15%
2045	10,195,202	14,453,775	-0.31%	1.15%
2046	10,162,323	14,619,554	-0.32%	1.15%
2047	10,128,572	14,788,991	-0.33%	1.16%
2048	10,094,854	14,961,419	-0.33%	1.17%
2049	10,059,522	15,135,496	-0.35%	1.16%
2050	10,022,734	15,310,628	-0.37%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 338,530 (a 3.28% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.