| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 14 May 2024 |
There are 4.83 million males and 5.40 million females in Portugal. The percentage of the male population is 47.22%, compared to 52.78% of the female population. Portugal has 569k more females than males. The sex ratio in Portugal in 2024 will be 89.452 males per 100 females. Portugal is in the 16th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8,416,952 | 0.73 |
| 1955 | 8,665,451 | 0.56 |
| 1960 | 8,882,469 | 0.22 |
| 1965 | 8,899,092 | -0.13 |
| 1970 | 8,683,631 | -1.21 |
| 1975 | 9,202,709 | 1.36 |
| 1980 | 9,785,252 | 0.95 |
| 1985 | 9,996,896 | 0.16 |
| 1990 | 10,007,346 | -0.20 |
| 1995 | 10,051,248 | 0.34 |
| 2000 | 10,300,626 | 0.75 |
| 2005 | 10,523,315 | 0.18 |
| 2010 | 10,588,401 | -0.16 |
| 2015 | 10,365,435 | -0.32 |
| 2020 | 10,298,192 | -0.00 |
| 2021 | 10,290,103 | -0.15 |
| 2022 | 10,270,865 | -0.22 |
| 2023 | 10,247,605 | -0.23 |
| 2024 | 10,223,349 | -0.24 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 104,207 | 205,583 | 12.351 | 24.367 |
| 1955 | 99,740 | 211,221 | 11.465 | 24.280 |
| 1960 | 96,233 | 215,138 | 10.772 | 24.081 |
| 1965 | 95,163 | 206,530 | 10.622 | 23.053 |
| 1970 | 94,520 | 183,309 | 10.764 | 20.875 |
| 1975 | 97,650 | 179,355 | 10.634 | 19.532 |
| 1980 | 94,470 | 157,908 | 9.670 | 16.163 |
| 1985 | 96,838 | 128,666 | 9.684 | 12.867 |
| 1990 | 102,607 | 116,745 | 10.236 | 11.647 |
| 1995 | 103,213 | 107,134 | 10.285 | 10.675 |
| 2000 | 105,056 | 119,128 | 10.229 | 11.599 |
| 2005 | 107,398 | 109,248 | 10.214 | 10.390 |
| 2010 | 105,946 | 100,988 | 10.000 | 9.532 |
| 2015 | 108,687 | 85,275 | 10.479 | 8.222 |
| 2020 | 123,874 | 82,935 | 12.054 | 8.070 |
| 2021 | 123,550 | 80,480 | 12.024 | 7.833 |
| 2022 | 112,744 | 80,033 | 10.983 | 7.796 |
| 2023 | 113,264 | 79,465 | 11.058 | 7.758 |
| 2024 | 113,657 | 78,946 | 11.123 | 7.726 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 2,625,709 | 5,791,258 | 31.195 |
| 1955 | 2,857,954 | 5,812,930 | 32.960 |
| 1960 | 3,108,907 | 5,785,064 | 34.955 |
| 1965 | 3,286,357 | 5,628,094 | 36.866 |
| 1970 | 3,376,697 | 5,325,158 | 38.804 |
| 1975 | 3,761,504 | 5,462,555 | 40.779 |
| 1980 | 4,195,006 | 5,609,845 | 42.785 |
| 1985 | 4,523,234 | 5,462,341 | 45.298 |
| 1990 | 4,769,183 | 5,184,144 | 47.915 |
| 1995 | 5,187,432 | 4,962,303 | 51.109 |
| 2000 | 5,633,127 | 4,721,990 | 54.399 |
| 2005 | 6,077,668 | 4,488,055 | 57.522 |
| 2010 | 6,451,825 | 4,200,496 | 60.567 |
| 2015 | 6,617,197 | 3,801,276 | 63.514 |
| 2020 | 6,775,807 | 3,442,606 | 66.310 |
| 2021 | 6,806,983 | 3,375,656 | 66.849 |
| 2022 | 6,837,902 | 3,310,217 | 67.381 |
| 2023 | 6,868,313 | 3,246,151 | 67.906 |
| 2024 | 6,897,865 | 3,183,289 | 68.423 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 209,980 | 199,201 | 409,180 | 4.00 | 105.411 |
| 05-09 | 224,010 | 214,988 | 438,998 | 4.29 | 104.197 |
| 10-14 | 237,827 | 228,142 | 465,968 | 4.56 | 104.245 |
| 15-19 | 262,550 | 252,109 | 514,660 | 5.03 | 104.141 |
| 20-24 | 285,759 | 275,579 | 561,338 | 5.49 | 103.694 |
| 25-29 | 282,055 | 276,419 | 558,474 | 5.46 | 102.039 |
| 30-34 | 279,519 | 283,148 | 562,667 | 5.50 | 98.718 |
| 35-39 | 286,245 | 298,029 | 584,274 | 5.72 | 96.046 |
| 40-44 | 328,743 | 357,427 | 686,169 | 6.71 | 91.975 |
| 45-49 | 376,302 | 416,272 | 792,573 | 7.75 | 90.398 |
| 50-54 | 365,333 | 410,538 | 775,871 | 7.59 | 88.989 |
| 55-59 | 342,471 | 391,691 | 734,162 | 7.18 | 87.434 |
| 60-64 | 329,702 | 385,045 | 714,747 | 6.99 | 85.627 |
| 65-69 | 293,769 | 352,197 | 645,966 | 6.32 | 83.410 |
| 70-74 | 259,119 | 322,023 | 581,142 | 5.68 | 80.466 |
| 75-79 | 206,101 | 280,408 | 486,509 | 4.76 | 73.500 |
| 80-84 | 138,064 | 210,847 | 348,911 | 3.41 | 65.481 |
| 85-89 | 83,254 | 152,279 | 235,532 | 2.30 | 54.672 |
| 90-94 | 30,500 | 70,404 | 100,905 | 0.99 | 43.321 |
| 95-99 | 5,264 | 17,239 | 22,503 | 0.22 | 30.535 |
| 100+ | 507 | 2,290 | 2,797 | 0.03 | 22.140 |
| Total | 4,827,074 | 5,396,275 | 10,223,346 | 89.452 | |