Population, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Population, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, per capita in Portugal is 1 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, per capita in Portugal peaked at 1 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 units per person, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 13th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 44,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 40,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, per capita in Portugal?
- Population, per capita in Portugal was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest population, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for population, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.