| Population | 10,355,493 (July 2018 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.01% (male 743,277 /female 707,437) 15-24 years: 10.89% (male 580,709 /female 546,908) 25-54 years: 42.04% (male 2,143,735 /female 2,209,736) 55-64 years: 12.8% (male 605,113 /female 720,192) 65 years and over: 20.26% (male 838,606 /female 1,259,780) (2018 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 53.4 (2015 est.) youth dependency ratio: 21.6 (2015 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 31.8 (2015 est.) potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 43.7 years (2018 est.) male: 41.8 years female: 45.6 years |
| Population growth rate | -0.27% (2018 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.2 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Death rate | 10.6 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 65.8% of total population (2019) rate of urbanization: 0.47% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.942 million LISBON (capital), 1.31 million Porto (2019) |
| Sex ratio | 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: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2018 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 30.2 years (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 2.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) male: 3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.9 years (2018 est.) male: 77.7 years female: 84.2 years |
| Total fertility rate | 1.39 children born/woman (2018 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 73.9% (2014) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.5% (2018 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 41,000 (2018 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2018 est.) |
| Drinking water source | 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 (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 99.6% of population (2015 est.) rural: 99.8% of population (2015 est.) total: 99.7% of population (2015 est.) unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population (2015 est.) rural: 0.2% of population (2015 est.) total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective: Portuguese |
| Ethnic groups | white homogeneous Mediterranean population; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990, Eastern Europeans have migrated to Portugal |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3% (2011 est.) note: represents population 15 years of age and older |
| Languages | Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 97.1% female: 94.4% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 4.9% of GDP (2015) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9% (2015) |
| Physicians density | 3.34 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.4 beds/1,000 population (2013) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 20.8% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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