| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Portugal is 10,143,629 as of May 20, 2022, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Portugal is projected at 10,167,925 or 10.168 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Portugal is projected at 10,196,709 or 10.197 million people for the year 2020. Portugal ranks number 90th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Portugal is ranked 14th among 48 countries in Europe.
Portugal's population peaked in 2009 with 10.60 mn people after Portugal's population decreased year by year. The Portugal population is projected to reach 9.91 million in 2030 and decrease further to 9.08 million in 2050 and 6.98 million by 2100. Portugal accounts for 0.13 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.32% of 1952 and is projected to decline at 0.06% by 2100.
Portugal was at 42nd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 115th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 10,196,709 | -29,478 | -0.29 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 10,167,925 | -28,784 | -0.28 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 10,140,570 | -27,355 | -0.27 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 10,114,023 | -26,547 | -0.26 | 0.13 |
| 2024 | 10,087,500 | -26,523 | -0.26 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 10,060,418 | -27,082 | -0.27 | 0.12 |
| 2026 | 10,032,453 | -27,965 | -0.28 | 0.12 |
| 2027 | 10,003,588 | -28,865 | -0.29 | 0.12 |
| 2028 | 9,973,883 | -29,705 | -0.30 | 0.12 |
| 2029 | 9,943,534 | -30,349 | -0.30 | 0.12 |
| 2030 | 9,912,679 | -30,855 | -0.31 | 0.12 |
| 2031 | 9,881,242 | -31,437 | -0.32 | 0.11 |
| 2032 | 9,849,064 | -32,178 | -0.33 | 0.11 |
| 2033 | 9,816,084 | -32,980 | -0.33 | 0.11 |
| 2034 | 9,782,252 | -33,832 | -0.34 | 0.11 |
| 2035 | 9,747,506 | -34,746 | -0.36 | 0.11 |
| 2036 | 9,711,807 | -35,699 | -0.37 | 0.11 |
| 2037 | 9,675,118 | -36,689 | -0.38 | 0.11 |
| 2038 | 9,637,344 | -37,774 | -0.39 | 0.11 |
| 2039 | 9,598,415 | -38,929 | -0.40 | 0.11 |
| 2040 | 9,558,265 | -40,150 | -0.42 | 0.10 |
| 2041 | 9,516,870 | -41,395 | -0.43 | 0.10 |
| 2042 | 9,474,211 | -42,659 | -0.45 | 0.10 |
| 2043 | 9,430,226 | -43,985 | -0.46 | 0.10 |
| 2044 | 9,384,869 | -45,357 | -0.48 | 0.10 |
| 2045 | 9,338,123 | -46,746 | -0.50 | 0.10 |
| 2046 | 9,289,970 | -48,153 | -0.52 | 0.10 |
| 2047 | 9,240,468 | -49,502 | -0.53 | 0.10 |
| 2048 | 9,189,684 | -50,784 | -0.55 | 0.10 |
| 2049 | 9,137,687 | -51,997 | -0.57 | 0.09 |
| 2050 | 9,084,576 | -53,111 | -0.58 | 0.09 |
| 2051 | 9,030,427 | -54,149 | -0.60 | 0.09 |
| 2052 | 8,975,310 | -55,117 | -0.61 | 0.09 |
| 2053 | 8,919,333 | -55,977 | -0.62 | 0.09 |
| 2054 | 8,862,628 | -56,705 | -0.64 | 0.09 |
| 2055 | 8,805,332 | -57,296 | -0.65 | 0.09 |
| 2056 | 8,747,544 | -57,788 | -0.66 | 0.09 |
| 2057 | 8,689,388 | -58,156 | -0.66 | 0.09 |
| 2058 | 8,631,003 | -58,385 | -0.67 | 0.09 |
| 2059 | 8,572,529 | -58,474 | -0.68 | 0.08 |
| 2060 | 8,514,103 | -58,426 | -0.68 | 0.08 |
| 2061 | 8,455,866 | -58,237 | -0.68 | 0.08 |
| 2062 | 8,397,934 | -57,932 | -0.69 | 0.08 |
| 2063 | 8,340,490 | -57,444 | -0.68 | 0.08 |
| 2064 | 8,283,667 | -56,823 | -0.68 | 0.08 |
| 2065 | 8,227,647 | -56,020 | -0.68 | 0.08 |
| 2066 | 8,172,526 | -55,121 | -0.67 | 0.08 |
| 2067 | 8,118,413 | -54,113 | -0.66 | 0.08 |
| 2068 | 8,065,494 | -52,919 | -0.65 | 0.08 |
| 2069 | 8,013,948 | -51,546 | -0.64 | 0.08 |
| 2070 | 7,963,946 | -50,002 | -0.62 | 0.08 |
| 2071 | 7,915,534 | -48,412 | -0.61 | 0.08 |
| 2072 | 7,868,749 | -46,785 | -0.59 | 0.07 |
| 2073 | 7,823,635 | -45,114 | -0.57 | 0.07 |
| 2074 | 7,780,203 | -43,432 | -0.56 | 0.07 |
| 2075 | 7,738,441 | -41,762 | -0.54 | 0.07 |
| 2076 | 7,698,340 | -40,101 | -0.52 | 0.07 |
| 2077 | 7,659,866 | -38,474 | -0.50 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 7,622,889 | -36,977 | -0.48 | 0.07 |
| 2079 | 7,587,264 | -35,625 | -0.47 | 0.07 |
| 2080 | 7,552,823 | -34,441 | -0.45 | 0.07 |
| 2081 | 7,519,517 | -33,306 | -0.44 | 0.07 |
| 2082 | 7,487,262 | -32,255 | -0.43 | 0.07 |
| 2083 | 7,455,878 | -31,384 | -0.42 | 0.07 |
| 2084 | 7,425,157 | -30,721 | -0.41 | 0.07 |
| 2085 | 7,394,920 | -30,237 | -0.41 | 0.07 |
| 2086 | 7,365,097 | -29,823 | -0.40 | 0.07 |
| 2087 | 7,335,643 | -29,454 | -0.40 | 0.07 |
| 2088 | 7,306,516 | -29,127 | -0.40 | 0.07 |
| 2089 | 7,277,669 | -28,847 | -0.39 | 0.07 |
| 2090 | 7,249,093 | -28,576 | -0.39 | 0.07 |
| 2091 | 7,220,776 | -28,317 | -0.39 | 0.07 |
| 2092 | 7,192,732 | -28,044 | -0.39 | 0.07 |
| 2093 | 7,164,983 | -27,749 | -0.39 | 0.07 |
| 2094 | 7,137,580 | -27,403 | -0.38 | 0.07 |
| 2095 | 7,110,579 | -27,001 | -0.38 | 0.07 |
| 2096 | 7,084,056 | -26,523 | -0.37 | 0.07 |
| 2097 | 7,058,111 | -25,945 | -0.37 | 0.06 |
| 2098 | 7,032,852 | -25,259 | -0.36 | 0.06 |
| 2099 | 7,008,417 | -24,435 | -0.35 | 0.06 |
| 2100 | 6,984,955 | -23,462 | -0.33 | 0.06 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 8,416,967 | - | - | 0.33 |
| 1951 | 8,418,733 | 1,766 | 0.02 | 0.33 |
| 1952 | 8,451,546 | 32,813 | 0.39 | 0.32 |
| 1953 | 8,503,174 | 51,628 | 0.61 | 0.32 |
| 1954 | 8,563,707 | 60,533 | 0.71 | 0.31 |
| 1955 | 8,625,532 | 61,825 | 0.72 | 0.31 |
| 1956 | 8,683,419 | 57,887 | 0.67 | 0.31 |
| 1957 | 8,734,426 | 51,007 | 0.59 | 0.30 |
| 1958 | 8,777,697 | 43,271 | 0.50 | 0.30 |
| 1959 | 8,814,022 | 36,325 | 0.41 | 0.30 |
| 1960 | 8,844,645 | 30,623 | 0.35 | 0.29 |
| 1961 | 8,869,986 | 25,341 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| 1962 | 8,888,513 | 18,527 | 0.21 | 0.28 |
| 1963 | 8,896,272 | 7,759 | 0.09 | 0.28 |
| 1964 | 8,888,225 | -8,047 | -0.09 | 0.27 |
| 1965 | 8,862,280 | -25,945 | -0.29 | 0.27 |
| 1966 | 8,814,786 | -47,494 | -0.54 | 0.26 |
| 1967 | 8,750,858 | -63,928 | -0.73 | 0.25 |
| 1968 | 8,687,876 | -62,982 | -0.72 | 0.24 |
| 1969 | 8,649,253 | -38,623 | -0.44 | 0.24 |
| 1970 | 8,651,340 | 2,087 | 0.02 | 0.23 |
| 1971 | 8,699,997 | 48,657 | 0.56 | 0.23 |
| 1972 | 8,789,102 | 89,105 | 1.02 | 0.23 |
| 1973 | 8,907,926 | 118,824 | 1.35 | 0.23 |
| 1974 | 9,039,975 | 132,049 | 1.48 | 0.23 |
| 1975 | 9,172,241 | 132,266 | 1.46 | 0.22 |
| 1976 | 9,302,298 | 130,057 | 1.42 | 0.22 |
| 1977 | 9,431,043 | 128,745 | 1.38 | 0.22 |
| 1978 | 9,552,604 | 121,561 | 1.29 | 0.22 |
| 1979 | 9,660,746 | 108,142 | 1.13 | 0.22 |
| 1980 | 9,750,964 | 90,218 | 0.93 | 0.22 |
| 1981 | 9,820,872 | 69,908 | 0.72 | 0.22 |
| 1982 | 9,870,823 | 49,951 | 0.51 | 0.21 |
| 1983 | 9,902,997 | 32,174 | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| 1984 | 9,921,241 | 18,244 | 0.18 | 0.21 |
| 1985 | 9,929,184 | 7,943 | 0.08 | 0.20 |
| 1986 | 9,926,416 | -2,768 | -0.03 | 0.20 |
| 1987 | 9,914,066 | -12,350 | -0.12 | 0.20 |
| 1988 | 9,899,198 | -14,868 | -0.15 | 0.19 |
| 1989 | 9,890,822 | -8,376 | -0.08 | 0.19 |
| 1990 | 9,895,364 | 4,542 | 0.05 | 0.19 |
| 1991 | 9,916,049 | 20,685 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 9,951,303 | 35,254 | 0.36 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 9,996,640 | 45,337 | 0.46 | 0.18 |
| 1994 | 10,045,044 | 48,404 | 0.48 | 0.18 |
| 1995 | 10,091,325 | 46,281 | 0.46 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 10,134,020 | 42,695 | 0.42 | 0.17 |
| 1997 | 10,174,563 | 40,543 | 0.40 | 0.17 |
| 1998 | 10,214,052 | 39,489 | 0.39 | 0.17 |
| 1999 | 10,254,490 | 40,438 | 0.40 | 0.17 |
| 2000 | 10,297,112 | 42,622 | 0.42 | 0.17 |
| 2001 | 10,341,454 | 44,342 | 0.43 | 0.17 |
| 2002 | 10,385,987 | 44,533 | 0.43 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 10,429,612 | 43,625 | 0.42 | 0.16 |
| 2004 | 10,470,921 | 41,309 | 0.40 | 0.16 |
| 2005 | 10,508,495 | 37,574 | 0.36 | 0.16 |
| 2006 | 10,542,830 | 34,335 | 0.33 | 0.16 |
| 2007 | 10,573,143 | 30,313 | 0.29 | 0.16 |
| 2008 | 10,595,314 | 22,171 | 0.21 | 0.16 |
| 2009 | 10,604,056 | 8,742 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| 2010 | 10,596,058 | -7,998 | -0.08 | 0.15 |
| 2011 | 10,569,380 | -26,678 | -0.25 | 0.15 |
| 2012 | 10,526,308 | -43,072 | -0.41 | 0.15 |
| 2013 | 10,473,021 | -53,287 | -0.51 | 0.15 |
| 2014 | 10,418,218 | -54,803 | -0.52 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 10,368,351 | -49,867 | -0.48 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 10,325,538 | -42,813 | -0.41 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 10,288,527 | -37,011 | -0.36 | 0.14 |
| 2018 | 10,256,193 | -32,334 | -0.31 | 0.13 |
| 2019 | 10,226,187 | -30,006 | -0.29 | 0.13 |