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

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The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,804,871 in 2025 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,788,071 people compared to 344,434,632 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 31.9 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.27% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.8M (2.53% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.4% growth).

Portugal vs United States: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal United States
2100 9,079,610 415,429,771
2099 9,084,930 414,829,167
2098 9,089,064 414,231,720
2097 9,094,546 413,576,381
2096 9,100,755 412,927,393
2095 9,108,548 412,225,379
2094 9,113,366 411,498,749
2093 9,118,286 410,785,729
2092 9,123,579 410,051,921
2091 9,127,714 409,320,183
2090 9,132,140 408,613,732
2089 9,136,870 407,885,645
2088 9,141,647 407,129,733
2087 9,147,996 406,421,298
2086 9,152,804 405,715,343
2085 9,158,263 405,059,379
2084 9,165,158 404,343,130
2083 9,171,574 403,612,785
2082 9,179,958 402,871,293
2081 9,190,466 402,054,554
2080 9,201,621 401,319,194
2079 9,214,398 400,554,914
2078 9,228,555 399,737,968
2077 9,243,708 398,906,565
2076 9,262,542 398,035,750
2075 9,282,392 397,109,170
2074 9,305,608 396,226,412
2073 9,330,117 395,307,725
2072 9,353,771 394,393,561
2071 9,380,991 393,415,363
2070 9,409,668 392,469,727
2069 9,440,299 391,479,981
2068 9,473,457 390,517,695
2067 9,506,001 389,543,856
2066 9,539,597 388,597,719
2065 9,574,237 387,685,327
2064 9,611,738 386,805,026
2063 9,649,045 385,911,917
2062 9,686,737 385,032,627
2061 9,723,601 384,170,837
2060 9,762,379 383,361,269
2059 9,801,072 382,542,030
2058 9,841,936 381,704,804
2057 9,880,092 380,907,023
2056 9,918,643 380,159,777
2055 9,958,971 379,430,756
2054 9,997,570 378,682,851
2053 10,037,385 377,878,421
2052 10,076,095 377,073,303
2051 10,112,788 376,229,840
2050 10,149,626 375,373,155
2049 10,187,172 374,493,150
2048 10,221,034 373,590,762
2047 10,255,340 372,626,259
2046 10,289,266 371,644,809
2045 10,321,807 370,602,914
2044 10,353,338 369,518,897
2043 10,384,554 368,375,680
2042 10,412,950 367,158,772
2041 10,440,054 365,937,822
2040 10,469,380 364,671,837
2039 10,497,556 363,367,337
2038 10,523,869 361,997,023
2037 10,548,445 360,606,236
2036 10,573,361 359,193,245
2035 10,597,352 357,750,686
2034 10,621,955 356,266,726
2033 10,645,024 354,775,032
2032 10,668,384 353,259,037
2031 10,689,372 351,721,511
2030 10,708,819 350,155,042
2029 10,729,893 348,564,667
2028 10,752,023 346,906,294
2027 10,770,712 345,257,605
2026 10,788,071 343,565,426
2025 10,804,871 341,784,857
2024 10,694,681 340,110,988
2023 10,578,174 334,914,895
2022 10,434,332 333,271,411
2021 10,361,831 331,893,745
2020 10,297,081 331,526,933
2019 10,286,263 328,329,953
2018 10,283,822 326,838,199
2017 10,300,300 325,122,128
2016 10,325,452 323,071,755
2015 10,358,076 320,738,994
2014 10,401,062 318,386,329
2013 10,457,295 316,059,947
2012 10,514,844 313,877,662
2011 10,557,560 311,583,481
2010 10,573,100 309,327,143
2009 10,568,247 306,771,529
2008 10,558,177 304,093,966
2007 10,542,964 301,231,207
2006 10,522,288 298,379,912
2005 10,503,330 295,516,599
2004 10,483,861 292,805,298
2003 10,458,821 290,107,933
2002 10,419,631 287,625,193
2001 10,362,722 284,968,955
2000 10,289,898 282,162,411
1999 10,217,828 279,294,713
1998 10,160,196 276,115,288
1997 10,108,977 272,911,760
1996 10,063,945 269,667,391
1995 10,026,176 266,557,091
1994 9,991,525 263,435,673
1993 9,964,675 260,255,352
1992 9,952,494 256,894,189
1991 9,960,235 253,492,503
1990 9,983,218 250,131,894
1989 10,005,000 246,819,222
1988 10,019,610 244,499,004
1987 10,030,031 242,288,936
1986 10,032,734 240,132,831
1985 10,023,613 237,923,734
1984 9,996,232 235,824,908
1983 9,957,865 233,792,014
1982 9,911,771 231,664,432
1981 9,851,362 229,465,744
1980 9,766,312 226,542,250
1979 9,661,265 225,055,487
1978 9,558,250 222,584,545
1977 9,455,675 220,239,425
1976 9,355,810 218,035,164
1975 9,093,470 215,973,199
1974 8,754,365 213,853,928
1973 8,633,100 211,908,788
1972 8,630,430 209,896,021
1971 8,643,756 207,660,677
1970 8,680,431 205,052,174
1969 8,757,705 202,676,946
1968 8,836,650 200,706,052
1967 8,874,520 198,712,056
1966 8,930,990 196,560,338
1965 8,998,595 194,302,963
1964 9,035,365 191,888,791
1963 9,030,355 189,241,798
1962 8,993,985 186,537,737
1961 8,929,316 183,691,481
1960 8,857,716 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 462,619 people (a 4.48% growth), while the United States' population increased by 21,362,877 people (a 6.61% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 91st in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 8.98% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal United States
2100 -0.06% 0.14%
2099 -0.05% 0.14%
2098 -0.06% 0.16%
2097 -0.07% 0.16%
2096 -0.09% 0.17%
2095 -0.05% 0.18%
2094 -0.05% 0.17%
2093 -0.06% 0.18%
2092 -0.05% 0.18%
2091 -0.05% 0.17%
2090 -0.05% 0.18%
2089 -0.05% 0.19%
2088 -0.07% 0.17%
2087 -0.05% 0.17%
2086 -0.06% 0.16%
2085 -0.08% 0.18%
2084 -0.07% 0.18%
2083 -0.09% 0.18%
2082 -0.11% 0.2%
2081 -0.12% 0.18%
2080 -0.14% 0.19%
2079 -0.15% 0.2%
2078 -0.16% 0.21%
2077 -0.2% 0.22%
2076 -0.21% 0.23%
2075 -0.25% 0.22%
2074 -0.26% 0.23%
2073 -0.25% 0.23%
2072 -0.29% 0.25%
2071 -0.3% 0.24%
2070 -0.32% 0.25%
2069 -0.35% 0.25%
2068 -0.34% 0.25%
2067 -0.35% 0.24%
2066 -0.36% 0.24%
2065 -0.39% 0.23%
2064 -0.39% 0.23%
2063 -0.39% 0.23%
2062 -0.38% 0.22%
2061 -0.4% 0.21%
2060 -0.39% 0.21%
2059 -0.42% 0.22%
2058 -0.39% 0.21%
2057 -0.39% 0.2%
2056 -0.4% 0.19%
2055 -0.39% 0.2%
2054 -0.4% 0.21%
2053 -0.38% 0.21%
2052 -0.36% 0.22%
2051 -0.36% 0.23%
2050 -0.37% 0.23%
2049 -0.33% 0.24%
2048 -0.33% 0.26%
2047 -0.33% 0.26%
2046 -0.32% 0.28%
2045 -0.3% 0.29%
2044 -0.3% 0.31%
2043 -0.27% 0.33%
2042 -0.26% 0.33%
2041 -0.28% 0.35%
2040 -0.27% 0.36%
2039 -0.25% 0.38%
2038 -0.23% 0.39%
2037 -0.24% 0.39%
2036 -0.23% 0.4%
2035 -0.23% 0.42%
2034 -0.22% 0.42%
2033 -0.22% 0.43%
2032 -0.2% 0.44%
2031 -0.18% 0.45%
2030 -0.2% 0.46%
2029 -0.21% 0.48%
2028 -0.17% 0.48%
2027 -0.16% 0.49%
2026 -0.16% 0.52%
2025 1.03% 0.49%
2024 1.1% 1.55%
2023 1.38% 0.49%
2022 0.7% 0.42%
2021 0.63% 0.11%
2020 0.11% 0.97%
2019 0.02% 0.46%
2018 -0.16% 0.53%
2017 -0.24% 0.63%
2016 -0.31% 0.73%
2015 -0.41% 0.74%
2014 -0.54% 0.74%
2013 -0.55% 0.7%
2012 -0.4% 0.74%
2011 -0.15% 0.73%
2010 0.05% 0.83%
2009 0.1% 0.88%
2008 0.14% 0.95%
2007 0.2% 0.96%
2006 0.18% 0.97%
2005 0.19% 0.93%
2004 0.24% 0.93%
2003 0.38% 0.86%
2002 0.55% 0.93%
2001 0.71% 0.99%
2000 0.71% 1.03%
1999 0.57% 1.15%
1998 0.51% 1.17%
1997 0.45% 1.2%
1996 0.38% 1.17%
1995 0.35% 1.18%
1994 0.27% 1.22%
1993 0.12% 1.31%
1992 -0.08% 1.34%
1991 -0.23% 1.34%
1990 -0.22% 1.34%
1989 -0.15% 0.95%
1988 -0.1% 0.91%
1987 -0.03% 0.9%
1986 0.09% 0.93%
1985 0.27% 0.89%
1984 0.39% 0.87%
1983 0.47% 0.92%
1982 0.61% 0.96%
1981 0.87% 1.29%
1980 1.09% 0.66%
1979 1.08% 1.11%
1978 1.08% 1.06%
1977 1.07% 1.01%
1976 2.88% 0.95%
1975 3.87% 0.99%
1974 1.4% 0.92%
1973 0.03% 0.96%
1972 -0.15% 1.08%
1971 -0.42% 1.27%
1970 -0.88% 1.17%
1969 -0.89% 0.98%
1968 -0.43% 1%
1967 -0.63% 1.09%
1966 -0.75% 1.16%
1965 -0.41% 1.26%
1964 0.06% 1.4%
1963 0.4% 1.45%
1962 0.72% 1.55%
1961 0.81% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, 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 the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Portugal United States
Current population
10788071
344434632
Population rank 91/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 4.15%
One net population change
4.78 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
6.22 minutes
8.75 seconds
One death every
4.43 minutes
10.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +302 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +110,190 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 99/197 128/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +16,472 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 38/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - 1,230,663
2024 -34,223 20,648 544,178 1,286,132
2023 -32,792 29,102 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -40,694 68,696 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -45,592 69,606 199,137 674,787
2020 -39,129 54,076 208,862 329,769
2019 -24,687 63,031 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -25,709 22,495 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -23,691 13,979 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -23,749 -775 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -23,823 -3,209 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 -22,882 -26,447 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -24,052 -36,342 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 -17,875 -37,083 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 -5,279 -31,513 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 -4,230 -5,627 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 -5,284 14,532 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 0 9,478 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 -1,055 21,064 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 3,156 16,754 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 2,101 15,537 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 7,339 13,928 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 4,184 24,740 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 8,335 42,169 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 8,290 55,565 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 15,435 60,586 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 8,175 49,572 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 7,112 40,931 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 8,087 36,922 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 4,026 32,640 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 4,011 26,971 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 9,991 20,761 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 7,972 8,561 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 13,933 -11,847 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 12,948 -37,914 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 13,976 -34,855 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 22,011 -30,615 1,875,826 400,998
1988 24,047 -26,595 1,735,943 460,778
1987 28,084 -23,142 1,720,252 480,815
1986 31,102 -20,000 1,656,917 493,082
1985 33,077 -19,183 1,689,258 598,777
1984 45,983 -16,658 1,627,192 622,793
1983 47,798 -16,568 1,636,544 662,840
1982 58,479 -15,006 1,714,317 600,149
1981 56,152 -7,938 1,652,153 583,070
1980 63,481 29,881 1,608,450 595,916
1979 67,628 32,434 1,597,894 503,559
1978 70,731 34,345 1,402,283 556,521
1977 84,156 37,779 1,431,556 577,060
1976 85,138 40,490 1,264,604 635,590
1975 81,841 42,262 1,252,644 655,078
1974 74,412 41,254 1,218,968 706,978
1973 76,835 39,748 1,165,499 783,163
1972 83,715 39,058 1,301,355 833,543
1971 82,980 48,944 1,640,519 833,549
1970 87,672 -191,862 1,824,965 744,902
1969 89,329 -161,114 1,702,487 523,740
1968 100,737 -145,200 1,565,507 594,514
1967 106,495 -136,232 1,669,181 585,410
1966 107,171 -129,233 1,749,387 637,692
1965 115,182 -123,855 1,943,030 644,902
1964 120,170 -118,763 2,245,099 618,635
1963 113,783 -116,874 2,289,826 639,495
1962 123,217 -113,947 2,406,337 625,617
1961 117,867 -112,768 2,571,681 580,333
1960 118,693 -95,886 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2024, 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 the United States 34% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,192,763 people) and 66% is from migration (a gain of 13,947,820 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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