| Population | 10,839,514 (July 2017 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.34% (male 866,004/female 797,004) 15-24 years: 11.36% (male 653,672/female 577,800) 25-54 years: 41.72% (male 2,298,920/female 2,223,184) 55-64 years: 12.18% (male 617,036/female 702,992) 65 years and over: 19.4% (male 861,270/female 1,241,632) (2017 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 53.4 youth dependency ratio: 21.6 elderly dependency ratio: 31.8 potential support ratio: 3.1 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.2 years male: 40.2 years female: 44.4 years (2017 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.04% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Death rate | 11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 64.6% of total population (2017) rate of urbanization: 0.76% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | LISBON (capital) 2.884 million; Porto 1.299 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | 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: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 30.2 years (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.4 years male: 76.2 years female: 82.9 years (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.53 children born/woman (2017 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 73.9% (2014) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| 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 rural: 99.8% of population total: 99.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 0.2% of population total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Portuguese (singular and plural) adjective: Portuguese |
| Ethnic groups | homogeneous Mediterranean population; 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 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim, other) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3% note: represents population 15 years of age and older (2011 est.) |
| 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: 17 years male: 17 years female: 17 years (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 5.3% of GDP (2013) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9.5% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 4.43 physicians/1,000 population (2014) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.4 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 20.8% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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