Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal
Portugal: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
138th
of 238 countries
All-time high
61.5%
in 2025
All-time low
11.5%
in 1710
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal peaked at 61.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1710.
That places Portugal 138th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 13.5% | — |
| 1100 | 16.4% | +21.5% |
| 1200 | 13.2% | -19.5% |
| 1300 | 36.2% | +174.2% |
| 1400 | 23.3% | -35.6% |
| 1500 | 13.8% | -40.8% |
| 1600 | 12.7% | -8.3% |
| 1700 | 11.5% | -9.1% |
| 1710 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 1900 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 1910 | 17.0% | +21.4% |
| 1920 | 21.0% | +23.5% |
| 1930 | 24.0% | +14.3% |
| 1940 | 27.0% | +12.5% |
| 1950 | 28.5% | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 32.7% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 33.2% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 33.7% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 41.9% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 61.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 76% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 61.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.6%, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | +174.2% | 13.2% | 36.2% |
| 1500 | -40.8% | 23.3% | 13.8% |
| 1400 | -35.6% | 36.2% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 1100s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 1200s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1300s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 1400s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 1500s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1600s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1700s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1730s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1740s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1750s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1760s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1770s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1780s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1790s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1800s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1810s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1820s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1830s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1840s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1850s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1860s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1870s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 1890s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 29.3% | 28.5% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.6% | 30.8% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 35.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.2% | 41.3% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 47.7% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 54.4% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 61.1% | 61.5% | 6 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Portugal was 61.5% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1710.
- How does Portugal rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Portugal ranks 138th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.