Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Portugal is 61.5%, measured in 2025. 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 of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Portugal peaked at 61.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1950.
Portugal ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 29.3% | 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 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 133 Kazakhstan 62.4% compare
- 134 French Polynesia 61.8% compare
- 135 Aruba 61.7% compare
- 137 Mauritania 61.5% compare
- 138 Georgia 61.2% compare
- 139 Poland 60.1% compare
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 share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Portugal?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Portugal was 61.5% in 2025, according to 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.