Portugal People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
10,223,150 (2023 est.)
Nationality
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese
Ethnic groups
Portuguese 95%; citizens from Portugal’s former colonies in Africa, Asia (Han Chinese), and South America (Brazilian) and other foreign born 5%
Languages
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)
Religions
Roman Catholic 79.7%, Protestant 2.2%, other Christian 2.5%, other non-Christian, 1.1%, none 14.5% (2021 est.)
note: data represent population 15 years of age and older
Age structure
0-14 years: 12.85% (male 672,673/female 641,409)
15-64 years: 65.18% (male 3,274,201/female 3,389,374)
65 years and over: 21.96% (2023 est.) (male 895,576/female 1,349,917)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 56
youth dependency ratio: 20.8
elderly dependency ratio: 35.2
potential support ratio: 2.8 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 44.6 years
male: 42.7 years
female: 46.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.17% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
7.99 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
concentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities
Urbanization
urban population: 67.9% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.44% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
3.001 million LISBON (capital), 1.325 million Porto (2023)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.9 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 2.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.71 years
male: 78.6 years
female: 84.98 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.44 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.7 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
73.9% (2014)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 99.7% of population
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0.3% of population
total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
10.6% of GDP (2020)
Physicians density
5.48 physicians/1,000 population (2019)
Hospital bed density
3.5 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
20.8% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 10.37 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 2.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 6.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.34 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.37 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 25.4% (2020 est.)
male: 30.5% (2020 est.)
female: 20.2% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
0.4% (2015/16)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
52.6% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
5% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.9%
male: 97.8%
female: 95.9% (2021)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 23.1%
male: 20.6%
female: 26.2% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Portugal on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Portugal 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Portugal 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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