Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Portugal
Portugal: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 25.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Portugal, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population who live in the largest city in Portugal is 25.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Portugal peaked at 25.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1950.
Portugal ranks 92nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.7% | 17.3% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 1960s | 19.0% | 18.5% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 23.1% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 23.4% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 23.5% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More population data for Portugal
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 68,603 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.5 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Portugal?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Portugal was 25.5% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Portugal ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.