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Spain vs. Portugal

Demographics

SpainPortugal
Population47,260,584 (July 2021 est.)10,263,850 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 15.02% (male 3,861,522/female 3,650,085)

15-24 years: 9.9% (male 2,557,504/female 2,392,498)

25-54 years: 43.61% (male 11,134,006/female 10,675,873)

55-64 years: 12.99% (male 3,177,080/female 3,319,823)

65 years and over: 18.49% (male 3,970,417/female 5,276,984) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 13.58% (male 716,102/female 682,582)

15-24 years: 10.94% (male 580,074/female 547,122)

25-54 years: 41.49% (male 2,109,693/female 2,164,745)

55-64 years: 13.08% (male 615,925/female 731,334)

65 years and over: 20.92% (male 860,198/female 1,294,899) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.9 years

male: 42.7 years

female: 45.1 years (2020 est.)
total: 44.6 years

male: 42.7 years

female: 46.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.03% (2021 est.)-0.23% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.02 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate9.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female

total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.14 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 2.53 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.89 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 82.21 years

male: 79.22 years

female: 85.39 years (2021 est.)
total population: 81.29 years

male: 78.14 years

female: 84.6 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.51 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.42 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.4% (2020 est.)0.5% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Spaniard(s)

adjective: Spanish
noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)

adjective: Portuguese
Ethnic groupsSpanish 84.8%, Moroccan 1.7%, Romanian 1.2%, other 12.3% (2021 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth
white homogeneous Mediterranean population; citizens of African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990, Eastern Europeans have migrated to Portugal
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS150,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
42,000 (2020 est.)
ReligionsRoman Catholic 58.2%, atheist 16.2%, agnostic 10.8%, other 2.7%, non-believer 10.5%, unspecified 1.7% (2021 est.)Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3% (2011 est.)

note: data represent population 15 years of age and older
HIV/AIDS - deaths<1,000 (2020)

note: estimate does not include children
<500 (2020 est.)
LanguagesCastilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers); note - Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

major-language sample(s):
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Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.4%

male: 98.9%

female: 98% (2018)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 96.1%

male: 97.4%

female: 95.1% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 18 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2018)
total: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 17 years (2018)
Education expenditures4.2% of GDP (2017)5% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 81.1% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla
urban population: 66.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.44% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: 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 (2017 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 (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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 (2017 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 (2017 est.)
Major cities - population6.669 million MADRID (capital), 5.624 million Barcelona, 835,000 Valencia (2021)2.972 million LISBON (capital), 1.316 million Porto (2021)
Maternal mortality rate4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures9% (2018)9.4% (2018)
Physicians density3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2017)5.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density3 beds/1,000 population (2017)3.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate23.8% (2016)20.8% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth31.1 years (201 est.)29.9 years (2019 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate62.1% (2018)

note: percent of women aged 18-49
73.9% (2014)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 52.4

youth dependency ratio: 21.9

elderly dependency ratio: 30.4

potential support ratio: 3.3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 55.8

youth dependency ratio: 20.3

elderly dependency ratio: 35.5

potential support ratio: 2.8 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook