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

Portugal and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Zimbabwe	Portugal	Zimbabwe
1960	8,857,716	3,809,389	-	-
1961	8,929,316	3,930,401	0.81%	3.18%
1962	8,993,985	4,055,959	0.72%	3.19%
1963	9,030,355	4,185,877	0.4%	3.2%
1964	9,035,365	4,320,006	0.06%	3.2%
1965	8,998,595	4,458,462	-0.41%	3.2%
1966	8,930,990	4,601,217	-0.75%	3.2%
1967	8,874,520	4,748,307	-0.63%	3.2%
1968	8,836,650	4,900,440	-0.43%	3.2%
1969	8,757,705	5,058,181	-0.89%	3.22%
1970	8,680,431	5,215,918	-0.88%	3.12%
1971	8,643,756	5,374,712	-0.42%	3.04%
1972	8,630,430	5,542,445	-0.15%	3.12%
1973	8,633,100	5,720,404	0.03%	3.21%
1974	8,754,365	5,908,328	1.4%	3.29%
1975	9,093,470	6,098,658	3.87%	3.22%
1976	9,355,810	6,287,105	2.88%	3.09%
1977	9,455,675	6,449,512	1.07%	2.58%
1978	9,558,250	6,543,575	1.08%	1.46%
1979	9,661,265	6,647,556	1.08%	1.59%
1980	9,766,312	7,041,303	1.09%	5.92%
1981	9,851,362	7,498,635	0.87%	6.49%
1982	9,911,771	7,796,496	0.61%	3.97%
1983	9,957,865	8,098,404	0.47%	3.87%
1984	9,996,232	8,391,488	0.39%	3.62%
1985	10,023,613	8,686,813	0.27%	3.52%
1986	10,032,734	8,982,578	0.09%	3.4%
1987	10,030,031	9,284,644	-0.03%	3.36%
1988	10,019,610	9,583,094	-0.1%	3.21%
1989	10,005,000	9,864,798	-0.15%	2.94%
1990	9,983,218	10,137,281	-0.22%	2.76%
1991	9,960,235	10,404,816	-0.23%	2.64%
1992	9,952,494	10,702,700	-0.08%	2.86%
1993	9,964,675	10,860,288	0.12%	1.47%
1994	9,991,525	10,873,148	0.27%	0.12%
1995	10,026,176	10,974,599	0.35%	0.93%
1996	10,063,945	11,158,360	0.38%	1.67%
1997	10,108,977	11,369,827	0.45%	1.9%
1998	10,160,196	11,594,297	0.51%	1.97%
1999	10,217,828	11,783,458	0.57%	1.63%
2000	10,289,898	11,892,055	0.71%	0.92%
2001	10,362,722	11,971,901	0.71%	0.67%
2002	10,419,631	12,087,653	0.55%	0.97%
2003	10,458,821	12,232,323	0.38%	1.2%
2004	10,483,861	12,365,896	0.24%	1.09%
2005	10,503,330	12,483,432	0.19%	0.95%
2006	10,522,288	12,636,445	0.18%	1.23%
2007	10,542,964	12,804,058	0.2%	1.33%
2008	10,558,177	12,959,149	0.14%	1.21%
2009	10,568,247	13,142,790	0.1%	1.42%
2010	10,573,100	13,356,548	0.05%	1.63%
2011	10,557,560	13,595,424	-0.15%	1.79%
2012	10,514,844	13,817,887	-0.4%	1.64%
2013	10,457,295	14,013,808	-0.55%	1.42%
2014	10,401,062	14,207,359	-0.54%	1.38%
2015	10,358,076	14,399,013	-0.41%	1.35%
2016	10,325,452	14,600,294	-0.31%	1.4%
2017	10,300,300	14,812,482	-0.24%	1.45%
2018	10,283,822	15,034,452	-0.16%	1.5%
2019	10,286,263	15,271,368	0.02%	1.58%
2020	10,297,081	15,526,888	0.11%	1.67%
2021	10,361,831	15,797,210	0.63%	1.74%
2022	10,434,332	16,069,056	0.7%	1.72%
2023	10,578,174	16,340,822	1.38%	1.69%
2024	10,701,636	16,634,373	1.17%	1.8%
2025	10,687,819	16,950,805	-0.13%	1.9%
2026	10,670,917	17,273,591	-0.16%	1.9%
2027	10,653,073	17,600,621	-0.17%	1.89%
2028	10,632,868	17,932,015	-0.19%	1.88%
2029	10,611,484	18,268,967	-0.2%	1.88%
2030	10,591,436	18,610,356	-0.19%	1.87%
2031	10,571,418	18,956,207	-0.19%	1.86%
2032	10,549,456	19,311,368	-0.21%	1.87%
2033	10,526,482	19,675,929	-0.22%	1.89%
2034	10,502,882	20,041,125	-0.22%	1.86%
2035	10,478,843	20,409,159	-0.23%	1.84%
2036	10,454,630	20,778,662	-0.23%	1.81%
2037	10,430,128	21,144,748	-0.23%	1.76%
2038	10,404,947	21,512,919	-0.24%	1.74%
2039	10,377,968	21,881,123	-0.26%	1.71%
2040	10,349,515	22,250,123	-0.27%	1.69%
2041	10,321,577	22,627,428	-0.27%	1.7%
2042	10,294,106	23,000,906	-0.27%	1.65%
2043	10,264,596	23,371,301	-0.29%	1.61%
2044	10,233,543	23,740,630	-0.3%	1.58%
2045	10,201,832	24,102,391	-0.31%	1.52%
2046	10,168,932	24,462,491	-0.32%	1.49%
2047	10,135,159	24,816,449	-0.33%	1.45%
2048	10,101,419	25,168,419	-0.33%	1.42%
2049	10,066,064	25,518,513	-0.35%	1.39%
2050	10,029,252	25,866,397	-0.37%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.