Portugal vs Spain: Population growth rate vs median age
Portugal
-0.2806
in 2023
Spain
-0.2309
in 2023
Portugal rank
204th
Spain rank
201st
Population growth rate vs median age over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -0.2309 against -0.2806 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0497.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 204th and Spain ranks 201st of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 | 1.1 | 0.1494 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.26 | 1.23 | 0.0244 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.9124 | 1.03 | 0.1221 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.433 | 0.4519 | 0.0188 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.1142 | 0.1022 | 0.012 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0608 | 0.1816 | 0.1208 | Spain |
| 2010s | -0.172 | 0.0314 | 0.2034 | Spain |
| 2020s | -0.3684 | -0.2728 | 0.0956 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate vs median age, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at -0.2309 against -0.2806 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate vs median age between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0497, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for population growth rate vs median age?
- Portugal ranks 204th and Spain ranks 201st of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.