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Population in Portugal

Portugal: Population was 10.43 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.43 million people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 238 countries
All-time high
10.58 million people
in 2010
All-time low
550,565 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Portugal, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Portugal stood at 10.43 million people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Portugal peaked at 10.58 million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 550,565 people, in 1000.

That places Portugal 91st out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 550,565 people 550,565 people 550,565 people 1
1100s 688,207 people 688,207 people 688,207 people 1
1200s 825,848 people 825,848 people 825,848 people 1
1300s 1.15 million people 1.15 million people 1.15 million people 1
1400s 825,848 people 825,848 people 825,848 people 1
1500s 1.15 million people 1.15 million people 1.15 million people 1
1600s 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1
1700s 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1
1710s 2.43 million people 2.43 million people 2.43 million people 1
1720s 2.51 million people 2.51 million people 2.51 million people 1
1730s 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 2.56 million people 1
1740s 2.61 million people 2.61 million people 2.61 million people 1
1750s 2.66 million people 2.66 million people 2.66 million people 1
1760s 2.72 million people 2.72 million people 2.72 million people 1
1770s 2.77 million people 2.77 million people 2.77 million people 1
1780s 2.83 million people 2.83 million people 2.83 million people 1
1790s 2.89 million people 2.89 million people 2.89 million people 1
1800s 2.87 million people 2.75 million people 2.98 million people 10
1810s 3.14 million people 3.01 million people 3.27 million people 10
1820s 3.38 million people 3.29 million people 3.47 million people 10
1830s 3.59 million people 3.49 million people 3.68 million people 10
1840s 3.75 million people 3.70 million people 3.81 million people 10
1850s 3.90 million people 3.82 million people 3.98 million people 10
1860s 4.14 million people 4.01 million people 4.29 million people 10
1870s 4.45 million people 4.32 million people 4.58 million people 10
1880s 4.79 million people 4.61 million people 4.98 million people 10
1890s 5.19 million people 5.02 million people 5.36 million people 10
1900s 5.61 million people 5.40 million people 5.82 million people 10
1910s 5.94 million people 5.85 million people 6.02 million people 10
1920s 6.36 million people 6.05 million people 6.70 million people 10
1930s 7.17 million people 6.78 million people 7.57 million people 10
1940s 8.00 million people 7.65 million people 8.35 million people 10
1950s 8.63 million people 8.42 million people 8.84 million people 10
1960s 8.86 million people 8.75 million people 8.90 million people 10
1970s 9.13 million people 8.67 million people 9.66 million people 10
1980s 9.93 million people 9.76 million people 10.00 million people 10
1990s 10.05 million people 9.96 million people 10.21 million people 10
2000s 10.47 million people 10.28 million people 10.58 million people 10
2010s 10.42 million people 10.33 million people 10.58 million people 10
2020s 10.40 million people 10.37 million people 10.43 million people 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 88 Honduras 10.64 million people compare
  2. 89 United Arab Emirates 10.64 million people compare
  3. 90 Sweden 10.55 million people compare
  4. 92 Tajikistan 10.39 million people compare
  5. 93 Papua New Guinea 10.39 million people compare
  6. 94 Azerbaijan 10.32 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Portugal?
Population in Portugal was 10.43 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 10.58 million people in 2010.
What is the lowest population recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 550,565 people in 1000.
How does Portugal rank for population?
Portugal ranks 91st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.