Portugal Demographics Profile 2009

Population

10,707,924 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.3% (male 912,147/female 834,941)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male 3,525,717/female 3,554,513)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 772,413/female 1,108,193) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 39.4 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 41.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.275% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

10.29 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

10.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 59% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.21 years
male: 74.95 years
female: 81.69 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.49 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

34,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2007 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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)

Education expenditures

5.5% of GDP (2005)