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
Languages:
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim, other) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3%
notes:
represents population 15 years of age and older (2011 est.)
Population: Age structure:
Dependency ratios:
Median age:
Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization:
Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio:
Mother's mean age at first birth: Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate:
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: Contraceptive prevalence rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source:
Sanitation facility access:
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Education expenditures: Literacy:
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
Child labor - children ages 5-14:
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
10,813,834 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years:
15.9% (male 893,902/female 821,062)
15-24 years:
11.4% (male 654,102/female 579,440)
25-54 years:
42.2% (male 2,304,503/female 2,260,556)
55-64 years:
11.9% (male 599,380/female 685,279)
65 years and over:
18.4% (male 824,062/female 1,191,548) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:
total dependency ratio:
50.8 %
youth dependency ratio:
22.1 %
elderly dependency ratio:
28.7 %
potential support ratio:
3.5 (2014 est.)
total:
41.1 years
male:
39 years
female:
43.3 years (2014 est.)
0.12% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 184
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
9.42 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
10.97 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population:
61.1% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization:
0.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
LISBON (capital) 2.843 million; Porto 1.367 million (2011)
at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
15-24 years:
1.13 male(s)/female
25-54 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
29.2 (2011 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total:
4.48 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 188
male:
4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
total population:
79.01 years
country comparison to the world: 49
male:
75.76 years
female:
82.47 years (2014 est.)
1.52 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
86.8% (2005/06)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
10.4% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
3.76 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
3.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 99.9% of population
total: 99.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 0.1% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2012 est.)
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
0.6% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
42,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
24% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
5.6% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 55
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
95.4%
male:
97%
female:
94% (2011 est.)
total:
16 years
male:
16 years
female:
17 years (2010)
total number:
36,569
percentage:
3 %
note:
data represents children ages 6-14 (2001 est.)
total:
37.6%
country comparison to the world: 17
male:
36.4%
female:
39.1% (2012)