Portugal Demographics Profile 2008

Population

10,676,910 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.4% (male 912,995/female 835,715)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male 3,514,905/female 3,555,097)
65 years and over: 17.4% (male 764,443/female 1,093,755) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 39.1 years
male: 37 years
female: 41.3 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.305% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

10.45 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

10.62 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

3.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.04 years
male: 74.78 years
female: 81.53 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.49 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

22,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 1,000 (2003 est.)

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%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)