Share of the population that is female in Portugal
Portugal: Share of the population that is female was 52.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
52.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2018
All-time low
51.7%
in 2001
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 52.4% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Portugal peaked at 52.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2001.
Portugal ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.2% | 52.1% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 51.9% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.7% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.2% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 40,688 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 42,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Portugal?
- Share of the population that is female in Portugal was 52.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for share of the population that is female?
- Portugal ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).