Greece vs Portugal: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Greece
2.40 million people
in 2023
Portugal
2.51 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
46th
Portugal rank
45th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.51 million people against 2.40 million people in Greece, a difference of 110,020 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 549,437 people | 640,221 people | 90,784 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 715,845 people | 751,938 people | 36,094 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.07 million people | 939,238 people | 125,807 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.29 million people | 1.20 million people | 91,726 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.61 million people | 1.49 million people | 118,855 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.79 million people | 185,801 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.26 million people | 2.12 million people | 137,848 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.41 million people | 2.44 million people | 34,875 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.51 million people against 2.40 million people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Greece and Portugal?
- 110,020 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Greece ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 45th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.