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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 9.6 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.36% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Portugal vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Vietnam
2100 8,977,781 92,239,801
2099 8,983,042 92,735,968
2098 8,987,129 93,227,318
2097 8,992,549 93,703,343
2096 8,998,689 94,178,675
2095 9,006,394 94,640,859
2094 9,011,158 95,098,747
2093 9,016,023 95,558,233
2092 9,021,257 96,015,030
2091 9,025,345 96,474,248
2090 9,029,722 96,938,026
2089 9,034,399 97,399,661
2088 9,039,122 97,858,300
2087 9,045,400 98,324,127
2086 9,050,153 98,788,452
2085 9,055,552 99,249,444
2084 9,062,369 99,710,990
2083 9,068,714 100,178,339
2082 9,077,003 100,650,389
2081 9,087,394 101,120,279
2080 9,098,423 101,584,408
2079 9,111,057 102,046,677
2078 9,125,056 102,496,244
2077 9,140,039 102,944,347
2076 9,158,661 103,374,514
2075 9,178,289 103,799,405
2074 9,201,245 104,214,107
2073 9,225,478 104,623,307
2072 9,248,867 105,022,092
2071 9,275,782 105,401,255
2070 9,304,137 105,773,681
2069 9,334,425 106,126,787
2068 9,367,211 106,471,025
2067 9,399,389 106,811,324
2066 9,432,609 107,143,716
2065 9,466,860 107,459,475
2064 9,503,941 107,761,108
2063 9,540,829 108,055,355
2062 9,578,098 108,339,650
2061 9,614,549 108,607,597
2060 9,652,893 108,859,065
2059 9,691,151 109,104,391
2058 9,731,557 109,337,395
2057 9,769,285 109,546,926
2056 9,807,403 109,732,352
2055 9,847,280 109,903,830
2054 9,885,446 110,052,946
2053 9,924,814 110,173,868
2052 9,963,090 110,270,266
2051 9,999,372 110,338,539
2050 10,035,796 110,361,987
2049 10,072,922 110,356,819
2048 10,106,403 110,313,849
2047 10,140,325 110,228,852
2046 10,173,871 110,108,051
2045 10,206,046 109,943,449
2044 10,237,224 109,748,671
2043 10,268,090 109,514,717
2042 10,296,167 109,242,604
2041 10,322,968 108,936,706
2040 10,351,965 108,611,523
2039 10,379,824 108,254,640
2038 10,405,843 107,877,983
2037 10,430,143 107,480,286
2036 10,454,779 107,075,099
2035 10,478,501 106,647,378
2034 10,502,828 106,206,100
2033 10,525,638 105,762,219
2032 10,548,736 105,299,476
2031 10,569,489 104,826,346
2030 10,588,717 104,330,461
2029 10,609,556 103,835,790
2028 10,631,437 103,316,499
2027 10,649,916 102,775,814
2026 10,667,081 102,213,157
2025 10,683,692 101,614,413
2024 10,694,681 100,987,686
2023 10,578,174 100,352,192
2022 10,434,332 99,680,655
2021 10,361,831 98,935,098
2020 10,297,081 98,079,191
2019 10,286,263 97,173,776
2018 10,283,822 96,237,319
2017 10,300,300 95,176,977
2016 10,325,452 94,000,117
2015 10,358,076 92,823,254
2014 10,401,062 91,679,578
2013 10,457,295 90,573,104
2012 10,514,844 89,510,356
2011 10,557,560 88,468,314
2010 10,573,100 87,455,152
2009 10,568,247 86,460,018
2008 10,558,177 85,175,788
2007 10,542,964 83,633,375
2006 10,522,288 82,167,897
2005 10,503,330 81,088,313
2004 10,483,861 80,338,971
2003 10,458,821 79,563,777
2002 10,419,631 78,772,224
2001 10,362,722 77,969,361
2000 10,289,898 77,154,011
1999 10,217,828 76,287,452
1998 10,160,196 75,299,660
1997 10,108,977 74,226,889
1996 10,063,945 73,156,447
1995 10,026,176 72,049,940
1994 9,991,525 70,854,391
1993 9,964,675 69,586,384
1992 9,952,494 68,260,337
1991 9,960,235 66,891,775
1990 9,983,218 65,504,552
1989 10,005,000 64,147,348
1988 10,019,610 62,843,228
1987 10,030,031 61,584,651
1986 10,032,734 60,347,048
1985 10,023,613 59,060,622
1984 9,996,232 57,706,067
1983 9,957,865 56,337,921
1982 9,911,771 55,011,289
1981 9,851,362 53,738,141
1980 9,766,312 52,490,101
1979 9,661,265 51,378,211
1978 9,558,250 50,249,552
1977 9,455,675 48,954,872
1976 9,355,810 47,684,931
1975 9,093,470 46,482,903
1974 8,754,365 45,413,537
1973 8,633,100 44,409,861
1972 8,630,430 43,429,168
1971 8,643,756 42,449,276
1970 8,680,431 41,475,230
1969 8,757,705 40,582,096
1968 8,836,650 39,734,609
1967 8,874,520 38,895,080
1966 8,930,990 38,024,836
1965 8,998,595 37,129,656
1964 9,035,365 36,201,563
1963 9,030,355 35,249,101
1962 8,993,985 34,288,560
1961 8,929,316 33,409,059
1960 8,857,716 32,531,933

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Vietnam
2100 -0.06% -0.54%
2099 -0.05% -0.53%
2098 -0.06% -0.51%
2097 -0.07% -0.5%
2096 -0.09% -0.49%
2095 -0.05% -0.48%
2094 -0.05% -0.48%
2093 -0.06% -0.48%
2092 -0.05% -0.48%
2091 -0.05% -0.48%
2090 -0.05% -0.47%
2089 -0.05% -0.47%
2088 -0.07% -0.47%
2087 -0.05% -0.47%
2086 -0.06% -0.46%
2085 -0.08% -0.46%
2084 -0.07% -0.47%
2083 -0.09% -0.47%
2082 -0.11% -0.46%
2081 -0.12% -0.46%
2080 -0.14% -0.45%
2079 -0.15% -0.44%
2078 -0.16% -0.44%
2077 -0.2% -0.42%
2076 -0.21% -0.41%
2075 -0.25% -0.4%
2074 -0.26% -0.39%
2073 -0.25% -0.38%
2072 -0.29% -0.36%
2071 -0.3% -0.35%
2070 -0.32% -0.33%
2069 -0.35% -0.32%
2068 -0.34% -0.32%
2067 -0.35% -0.31%
2066 -0.36% -0.29%
2065 -0.39% -0.28%
2064 -0.39% -0.27%
2063 -0.39% -0.26%
2062 -0.38% -0.25%
2061 -0.4% -0.23%
2060 -0.39% -0.22%
2059 -0.42% -0.21%
2058 -0.39% -0.19%
2057 -0.39% -0.17%
2056 -0.4% -0.16%
2055 -0.39% -0.14%
2054 -0.4% -0.11%
2053 -0.38% -0.09%
2052 -0.36% -0.06%
2051 -0.36% -0.02%
2050 -0.37% 0.005%
2049 -0.33% 0.04%
2048 -0.33% 0.08%
2047 -0.33% 0.11%
2046 -0.32% 0.15%
2045 -0.3% 0.18%
2044 -0.3% 0.21%
2043 -0.27% 0.25%
2042 -0.26% 0.28%
2041 -0.28% 0.3%
2040 -0.27% 0.33%
2039 -0.25% 0.35%
2038 -0.23% 0.37%
2037 -0.24% 0.38%
2036 -0.23% 0.4%
2035 -0.23% 0.42%
2034 -0.22% 0.42%
2033 -0.22% 0.44%
2032 -0.2% 0.45%
2031 -0.18% 0.48%
2030 -0.2% 0.48%
2029 -0.21% 0.5%
2028 -0.17% 0.53%
2027 -0.16% 0.55%
2026 -0.16% 0.59%
2025 -0.1% 0.62%
2024 1.1% 0.63%
2023 1.38% 0.67%
2022 0.7% 0.75%
2021 0.63% 0.87%
2020 0.11% 0.93%
2019 0.02% 0.97%
2018 -0.16% 1.11%
2017 -0.24% 1.25%
2016 -0.31% 1.27%
2015 -0.41% 1.25%
2014 -0.54% 1.22%
2013 -0.55% 1.19%
2012 -0.4% 1.18%
2011 -0.15% 1.16%
2010 0.05% 1.15%
2009 0.1% 1.51%
2008 0.14% 1.84%
2007 0.2% 1.78%
2006 0.18% 1.33%
2005 0.19% 0.93%
2004 0.24% 0.97%
2003 0.38% 1%
2002 0.55% 1.03%
2001 0.71% 1.06%
2000 0.71% 1.14%
1999 0.57% 1.31%
1998 0.51% 1.45%
1997 0.45% 1.46%
1996 0.38% 1.54%
1995 0.35% 1.69%
1994 0.27% 1.82%
1993 0.12% 1.94%
1992 -0.08% 2.05%
1991 -0.23% 2.12%
1990 -0.22% 2.12%
1989 -0.15% 2.08%
1988 -0.1% 2.04%
1987 -0.03% 2.05%
1986 0.09% 2.18%
1985 0.27% 2.35%
1984 0.39% 2.43%
1983 0.47% 2.41%
1982 0.61% 2.37%
1981 0.87% 2.38%
1980 1.09% 2.16%
1979 1.08% 2.25%
1978 1.08% 2.64%
1977 1.07% 2.66%
1976 2.88% 2.59%
1975 3.87% 2.35%
1974 1.4% 2.26%
1973 0.03% 2.26%
1972 -0.15% 2.31%
1971 -0.42% 2.35%
1970 -0.88% 2.2%
1969 -0.89% 2.13%
1968 -0.43% 2.16%
1967 -0.63% 2.29%
1966 -0.75% 2.41%
1965 -0.41% 2.56%
1964 0.06% 2.7%
1963 0.4% 2.8%
1962 0.72% 2.63%
1961 0.81% 2.7%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Portugal Vietnam
Current population
10667081
102365351
Population rank 92/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 1.24%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
6.13 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.44 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +319 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +116,507 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 123/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +16,472 -48,171
Net migration rank 38/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - -48,171
2024 - 20,648 - -59,645
2023 -32,792 29,102 727,955 -81,789
2022 -40,694 68,696 775,914 -78,977
2021 -45,592 69,606 799,593 -5,418
2020 -39,129 54,076 924,004 -6,457
2019 -24,687 63,031 895,262 -2,051
2018 -25,709 22,495 882,977 96,650
2017 -23,691 13,979 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -23,749 -775 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -23,823 -3,209 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -22,882 -26,447 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -24,052 -36,342 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -17,875 -37,083 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -5,279 -31,513 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -4,230 -5,627 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -5,284 14,532 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 0 9,478 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -1,055 21,064 981,689 523,784
2006 3,156 16,754 943,041 482,399
2005 2,101 15,537 942,084 -208,337
2004 7,339 13,928 985,438 -220,458
2003 4,184 24,740 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 8,335 42,169 991,427 -193,766
2001 8,290 55,565 985,610 -177,586
2000 15,435 60,586 966,894 -144,298
1999 8,175 49,572 925,519 -15,010
1998 7,112 40,931 959,016 106,091
1997 8,087 36,922 1,028,116 52,382
1996 4,026 32,640 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 4,011 26,971 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 9,991 20,761 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 7,972 8,561 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 13,933 -11,847 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 12,948 -37,914 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 13,976 -34,855 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 22,011 -30,615 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 24,047 -26,595 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 28,084 -23,142 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 31,102 -20,000 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 33,077 -19,183 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 45,983 -16,658 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 47,798 -16,568 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 58,479 -15,006 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 56,152 -7,938 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 63,481 29,881 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 67,628 32,434 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 70,731 34,345 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 84,156 37,779 1,259,315 49,655
1976 85,138 40,490 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 81,841 42,262 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 74,412 41,254 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 76,835 39,748 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 83,715 39,058 921,524 -1,920
1971 82,980 48,944 963,259 76,961
1970 87,672 -191,862 905,902 1,997
1969 89,329 -161,114 878,359 0
1968 100,737 -145,200 815,116 1,489
1967 106,495 -136,232 862,071 394
1966 107,171 -129,233 876,283 1,769
1965 115,182 -123,855 913,761 -1,438
1964 120,170 -118,763 950,219 -6,328
1963 113,783 -116,874 961,067 0
1962 123,217 -113,947 960,046 0
1961 117,867 -112,768 798,978 0
1960 118,693 -95,886 955,268 0

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

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

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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