Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5926 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.5926 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.6154 people per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.309 people per person, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 132nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.309 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3103 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3118 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3144 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3182 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3235 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3298 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3357 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3406 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3467 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3517 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3594 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3711 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3822 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3881 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3848 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3853 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3927 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3996 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4062 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4124 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4184 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4244 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4307 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4369 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4432 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4499 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4569 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.464 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4709 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4777 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4841 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4904 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.497 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5036 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5104 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5171 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5239 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5306 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5372 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5437 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5502 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5575 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5656 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.574 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5824 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5904 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5977 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6038 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6085 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6111 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6114 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6113 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6115 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6117 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6121 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6126 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6131 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6137 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6145 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6154 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6127 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6102 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6035 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5978 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5926 people per person | -0.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.5926 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.5926 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.324 people per person | 0.309 people per person | 0.3467 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3821 people per person | 0.3517 people per person | 0.4062 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4408 people per person | 0.4124 people per person | 0.4709 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5072 people per person | 0.4777 people per person | 0.5372 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5774 people per person | 0.5437 people per person | 0.6085 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6123 people per person | 0.6111 people per person | 0.6145 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6054 people per person | 0.5926 people per person | 0.6154 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More population data for Portugal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Portugal?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Portugal was 0.5926 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6154 people per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.309 people per person in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.