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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 3.15 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Portugal vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Uruguay
2100 8,977,781 2,256,741
2099 8,983,042 2,279,899
2098 8,987,129 2,303,351
2097 8,992,549 2,326,987
2096 8,998,689 2,350,799
2095 9,006,394 2,374,835
2094 9,011,158 2,398,960
2093 9,016,023 2,423,269
2092 9,021,257 2,447,646
2091 9,025,345 2,472,126
2090 9,029,722 2,496,514
2089 9,034,399 2,520,852
2088 9,039,122 2,545,052
2087 9,045,400 2,569,100
2086 9,050,153 2,592,974
2085 9,055,552 2,616,629
2084 9,062,369 2,640,001
2083 9,068,714 2,663,150
2082 9,077,003 2,686,021
2081 9,087,394 2,708,594
2080 9,098,423 2,730,883
2079 9,111,057 2,752,831
2078 9,125,056 2,774,432
2077 9,140,039 2,795,709
2076 9,158,661 2,816,677
2075 9,178,289 2,837,308
2074 9,201,245 2,857,709
2073 9,225,478 2,877,721
2072 9,248,867 2,897,543
2071 9,275,782 2,917,097
2070 9,304,137 2,936,478
2069 9,334,425 2,955,616
2068 9,367,211 2,974,445
2067 9,399,389 2,992,987
2066 9,432,609 3,011,309
2065 9,466,860 3,029,441
2064 9,503,941 3,047,343
2063 9,540,829 3,065,064
2062 9,578,098 3,082,642
2061 9,614,549 3,100,006
2060 9,652,893 3,117,149
2059 9,691,151 3,133,952
2058 9,731,557 3,150,250
2057 9,769,285 3,166,055
2056 9,807,403 3,181,373
2055 9,847,280 3,196,072
2054 9,885,446 3,210,110
2053 9,924,814 3,223,395
2052 9,963,090 3,235,973
2051 9,999,372 3,247,888
2050 10,035,796 3,259,108
2049 10,072,922 3,269,675
2048 10,106,403 3,279,610
2047 10,140,325 3,288,969
2046 10,173,871 3,297,696
2045 10,206,046 3,305,917
2044 10,237,224 3,313,556
2043 10,268,090 3,320,565
2042 10,296,167 3,326,955
2041 10,322,968 3,332,884
2040 10,351,965 3,338,277
2039 10,379,824 3,343,295
2038 10,405,843 3,347,790
2037 10,430,143 3,351,911
2036 10,454,779 3,355,671
2035 10,478,501 3,359,126
2034 10,502,828 3,362,276
2033 10,525,638 3,365,250
2032 10,548,736 3,368,057
2031 10,569,489 3,370,727
2030 10,588,717 3,373,273
2029 10,609,556 3,375,805
2028 10,631,437 3,378,198
2027 10,649,916 3,380,504
2026 10,667,081 3,382,789
2025 10,683,692 3,384,805
2024 10,694,681 3,386,588
2023 10,578,174 3,388,081
2022 10,434,332 3,390,913
2021 10,361,831 3,396,695
2020 10,297,081 3,398,968
2019 10,286,263 3,397,206
2018 10,283,822 3,394,534
2017 10,300,300 3,388,438
2016 10,325,452 3,379,283
2015 10,358,076 3,368,017
2014 10,401,062 3,356,334
2013 10,457,295 3,345,337
2012 10,514,844 3,335,401
2011 10,557,560 3,326,825
2010 10,573,100 3,318,580
2009 10,568,247 3,310,091
2008 10,558,177 3,302,177
2007 10,542,964 3,295,153
2006 10,522,288 3,289,506
2005 10,503,330 3,285,771
2004 10,483,861 3,283,148
2003 10,458,821 3,281,186
2002 10,419,631 3,278,867
2001 10,362,722 3,274,251
2000 10,289,898 3,266,206
1999 10,217,828 3,254,015
1998 10,160,196 3,239,280
1997 10,108,977 3,223,345
1996 10,063,945 3,206,324
1995 10,026,176 3,189,440
1994 9,991,525 3,172,834
1993 9,964,675 3,156,345
1992 9,952,494 3,139,702
1991 9,960,235 3,122,354
1990 9,983,218 3,104,403
1989 10,005,000 3,086,255
1988 10,019,610 3,067,961
1987 10,030,031 3,049,896
1986 10,032,734 3,032,845
1985 10,023,613 3,017,037
1984 9,996,232 3,002,488
1983 9,957,865 2,988,778
1982 9,911,771 2,975,492
1981 9,851,362 2,963,246
1980 9,766,312 2,951,953
1979 9,661,265 2,939,903
1978 9,558,250 2,925,715
1977 9,455,675 2,909,461
1976 9,355,810 2,891,392
1975 9,093,470 2,872,320
1974 8,754,365 2,853,944
1973 8,633,100 2,837,133
1972 8,630,430 2,821,644
1971 8,643,756 2,806,462
1970 8,680,431 2,790,807
1969 8,757,705 2,773,974
1968 8,836,650 2,754,606
1967 8,874,520 2,732,277
1966 8,930,990 2,707,646
1965 8,998,595 2,681,169
1964 9,035,365 2,653,180
1963 9,030,355 2,623,766
1962 8,993,985 2,593,298
1961 8,929,316 2,562,044
1960 8,857,716 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 14.1% of the population in Portugal and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Uruguay
2100 -0.06% -1.02%
2099 -0.05% -1.02%
2098 -0.06% -1.02%
2097 -0.07% -1.01%
2096 -0.09% -1.01%
2095 -0.05% -1.01%
2094 -0.05% -1%
2093 -0.06% -1%
2092 -0.05% -0.99%
2091 -0.05% -0.98%
2090 -0.05% -0.97%
2089 -0.05% -0.95%
2088 -0.07% -0.94%
2087 -0.05% -0.92%
2086 -0.06% -0.9%
2085 -0.08% -0.89%
2084 -0.07% -0.87%
2083 -0.09% -0.85%
2082 -0.11% -0.83%
2081 -0.12% -0.82%
2080 -0.14% -0.8%
2079 -0.15% -0.78%
2078 -0.16% -0.76%
2077 -0.2% -0.74%
2076 -0.21% -0.73%
2075 -0.25% -0.71%
2074 -0.26% -0.7%
2073 -0.25% -0.68%
2072 -0.29% -0.67%
2071 -0.3% -0.66%
2070 -0.32% -0.65%
2069 -0.35% -0.63%
2068 -0.34% -0.62%
2067 -0.35% -0.61%
2066 -0.36% -0.6%
2065 -0.39% -0.59%
2064 -0.39% -0.58%
2063 -0.39% -0.57%
2062 -0.38% -0.56%
2061 -0.4% -0.55%
2060 -0.39% -0.54%
2059 -0.42% -0.52%
2058 -0.39% -0.5%
2057 -0.39% -0.48%
2056 -0.4% -0.46%
2055 -0.39% -0.44%
2054 -0.4% -0.41%
2053 -0.38% -0.39%
2052 -0.36% -0.37%
2051 -0.36% -0.34%
2050 -0.37% -0.32%
2049 -0.33% -0.3%
2048 -0.33% -0.28%
2047 -0.33% -0.26%
2046 -0.32% -0.25%
2045 -0.3% -0.23%
2044 -0.3% -0.21%
2043 -0.27% -0.19%
2042 -0.26% -0.18%
2041 -0.28% -0.16%
2040 -0.27% -0.15%
2039 -0.25% -0.13%
2038 -0.23% -0.12%
2037 -0.24% -0.11%
2036 -0.23% -0.1%
2035 -0.23% -0.09%
2034 -0.22% -0.09%
2033 -0.22% -0.08%
2032 -0.2% -0.08%
2031 -0.18% -0.08%
2030 -0.2% -0.08%
2029 -0.21% -0.07%
2028 -0.17% -0.07%
2027 -0.16% -0.07%
2026 -0.16% -0.06%
2025 -0.1% -0.05%
2024 1.1% -0.04%
2023 1.38% -0.08%
2022 0.7% -0.17%
2021 0.63% -0.07%
2020 0.11% 0.05%
2019 0.02% 0.08%
2018 -0.16% 0.18%
2017 -0.24% 0.27%
2016 -0.31% 0.33%
2015 -0.41% 0.35%
2014 -0.54% 0.33%
2013 -0.55% 0.3%
2012 -0.4% 0.26%
2011 -0.15% 0.25%
2010 0.05% 0.26%
2009 0.1% 0.24%
2008 0.14% 0.21%
2007 0.2% 0.17%
2006 0.18% 0.11%
2005 0.19% 0.08%
2004 0.24% 0.06%
2003 0.38% 0.07%
2002 0.55% 0.14%
2001 0.71% 0.25%
2000 0.71% 0.37%
1999 0.57% 0.45%
1998 0.51% 0.49%
1997 0.45% 0.53%
1996 0.38% 0.53%
1995 0.35% 0.52%
1994 0.27% 0.52%
1993 0.12% 0.53%
1992 -0.08% 0.56%
1991 -0.23% 0.58%
1990 -0.22% 0.59%
1989 -0.15% 0.6%
1988 -0.1% 0.59%
1987 -0.03% 0.56%
1986 0.09% 0.52%
1985 0.27% 0.48%
1984 0.39% 0.46%
1983 0.47% 0.45%
1982 0.61% 0.41%
1981 0.87% 0.38%
1980 1.09% 0.41%
1979 1.08% 0.48%
1978 1.08% 0.56%
1977 1.07% 0.62%
1976 2.88% 0.66%
1975 3.87% 0.64%
1974 1.4% 0.59%
1973 0.03% 0.55%
1972 -0.15% 0.54%
1971 -0.42% 0.56%
1970 -0.88% 0.61%
1969 -0.89% 0.7%
1968 -0.43% 0.82%
1967 -0.63% 0.91%
1966 -0.75% 0.99%
1965 -0.41% 1.05%
1964 0.06% 1.12%
1963 0.4% 1.17%
1962 0.72% 1.22%
1961 0.81% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Portugal Uruguay
Current population
10667081
3382789
Population rank 92/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.04%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
6.13 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
4.44 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +319 -4
Annual growth/decline +116,507 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 167/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +16,472 -1,338
Net migration rank 38/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - -1,338
2024 - 20,648 - -1,348
2023 -32,792 29,102 298 -1,501
2022 -40,694 68,696 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -45,592 69,606 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -39,129 54,076 4,048 -1,482
2019 -24,687 63,031 3,873 -2,899
2018 -25,709 22,495 7,322 -2,963
2017 -23,691 13,979 10,907 -3,091
2016 -23,749 -775 14,008 -3,506
2015 -23,823 -3,209 16,194 -4,157
2014 -22,882 -26,447 16,238 -4,919
2013 -24,052 -36,342 16,318 -5,647
2012 -17,875 -37,083 15,520 -6,317
2011 -5,279 -31,513 14,934 -6,982
2010 -4,230 -5,627 16,231 -7,696
2009 -5,284 14,532 16,947 -8,510
2008 0 9,478 16,838 -9,458
2007 -1,055 21,064 17,422 -10,750
2006 3,156 16,754 17,783 -13,161
2005 2,101 15,537 18,926 -16,086
2004 7,339 13,928 18,067 -15,668
2003 4,184 24,740 18,628 -17,105
2002 8,335 42,169 20,073 -16,957
2001 8,290 55,565 20,729 -14,620
2000 15,435 60,586 21,060 -11,076
1999 8,175 49,572 21,844 -7,441
1998 7,112 40,931 22,114 -7,048
1997 8,087 36,922 23,737 -6,938
1996 4,026 32,640 24,635 -7,397
1995 4,011 26,971 24,872 -8,339
1994 9,991 20,761 24,637 -7,955
1993 7,972 8,561 24,212 -7,922
1992 13,933 -11,847 24,847 -7,850
1991 12,948 -37,914 25,422 -7,714
1990 13,976 -34,855 25,699 -7,499
1989 22,011 -30,615 25,322 -7,229
1988 24,047 -26,595 25,071 -6,582
1987 28,084 -23,142 24,469 -6,833
1986 31,102 -20,000 24,505 -8,046
1985 33,077 -19,183 23,988 -8,832
1984 45,983 -16,658 23,684 -9,730
1983 47,798 -16,568 24,146 -10,671
1982 58,479 -15,006 25,224 -12,131
1981 56,152 -7,938 24,968 -13,577
1980 63,481 29,881 25,451 -14,252
1979 67,628 32,434 27,456 -14,552
1978 70,731 34,345 30,076 -14,611
1977 84,156 37,779 31,321 -14,280
1976 85,138 40,490 33,199 -14,096
1975 81,841 42,262 33,393 -14,350
1974 74,412 41,254 32,221 -14,512
1973 76,835 39,748 30,213 -14,312
1972 83,715 39,058 28,896 -13,817
1971 82,980 48,944 28,584 -13,288
1970 87,672 -191,862 28,737 -12,727
1969 89,329 -161,114 28,805 -11,149
1968 100,737 -145,200 29,103 -8,028
1967 106,495 -136,232 29,514 -5,938
1966 107,171 -129,233 30,293 -4,599
1965 115,182 -123,855 30,807 -3,542
1964 120,170 -118,763 31,340 -2,623
1963 113,783 -116,874 31,824 -1,707
1962 123,217 -113,947 31,441 -623
1961 117,867 -112,768 30,975 703
1960 118,693 -95,886 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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