Population:
10,735,765 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.3% (male 912,147/female 834,941)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 3,525,717/female 3,554,513)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 772,413/female 1,108,193) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 39.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 37.6 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 41.9 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.244% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
10.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
10.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 59% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.067 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 191
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 5.17 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 4.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.38 years
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 75.12 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 81.86 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.5 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.5% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
34,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese

Ethnic groups:
homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal

Religions:
Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)

Languages:
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 95.5%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2007)

Education expenditures:
4.4% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]