Nations by Numbers

Europe & Central Asia

Portugal in numbers

Portugal is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Lisbon. Its population was 10.80 million in 2025, ranking 89 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$32,082 in 2025.

Population10.80 million2025
GDPUS$346.6 billion2025
GDP per personUS$32,0822025
Life expectancy82.42024
Area92,2302024
Urban share61.5%2025

People

Population

10.80 million
2025 · +5% since 2000 · Rank 89 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.03%
2025 · 0.70% in 2000 · Rank 101 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

116.7
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 94 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

61.5%
2025 · 54.4% in 2000 · Rank 122 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

12.7%
2025 · 16.4% in 2000 · Rank 208 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

24.9%
2025 · 16.1% in 2000 · Rank 5 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.41
2024 · -9% since 2000 · Rank 173 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

82.4
2024 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 29 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

3.2
2024 · -56% since 2000 · Rank 176 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$2,971
2024 · +198% since 2000 · Rank 31 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 33 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

88.5%
2024 · 16.4% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

111.0%
2023 · 119.5% in 2001 · Rank 31 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$346.6 billion
2025 · +192% since 2000 · Rank 46 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$32,082
2025 · +178% since 2000 · Rank 56 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$53,146
2025 · +181% since 2000 · Rank 47 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

1.86%
2025 · 3.82% in 2000 · Rank 150 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

2.34%
2025 · 2.85% in 2000 · Rank 112 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

6.2%
2025 · 3.8% in 2000 · Rank 75 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

43.7%
2025 · 28.2% in 2000 · Rank 67 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.8%
2025 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 126 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

92,230
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 112 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

36.6%
2024 · 36.6% in 2000 · Rank 90 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

3.32
2024 · -47% since 2000 · Rank 90 of 203

Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBulgariaBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusSwitzerlandChannel IslandsCyprus

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Portugal. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.