Share urban and rural population in Portugal
Portugal: Share urban and rural population was 61.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share urban and rural population in Portugal, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share urban and rural population in Portugal stood at 61.5. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Portugal peaked at 61.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.48, in 1950.
That places Portugal 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.27 | 28.48 | 30.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.62 | 30.84 | 34.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.85 | 35.22 | 40.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.19 | 41.25 | 47.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7 | 47.74 | 53.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.75 | 54.41 | 60.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.13 | 61.08 | 61.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.23 | 61.1 | 61.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 133 Kazakhstan 62.39 compare
- 134 French Polynesia 61.76 compare
- 135 Aruba 61.75 compare
- 137 Mauritania 61.49 compare
- 138 Georgia 61.18 compare
- 139 Poland 60.09 compare
More population data for Portugal
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.049 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.41 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.41 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 68,603 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.41 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.51 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.5 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Portugal?
- Share urban and rural population in Portugal was 61.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.48 in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for share urban and rural population?
- Portugal ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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