Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Portugal
Portugal: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.51 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Portugal stood at 2.51 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Portugal peaked at 2.51 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 591,239 people, in 1950.
Portugal ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 640,221 people | 591,239 people | 687,848 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 751,938 people | 699,160 people | 809,718 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 939,238 people | 825,451 people | 1.07 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.32 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million people | 1.35 million people | 1.62 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million people | 1.66 million people | 1.92 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 million people | 1.96 million people | 2.31 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 million people | 2.37 million people | 2.51 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Portugal
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 68,603 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Portugal?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Portugal was 2.51 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 591,239 people in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.