Urban population, male in Portugal
Portugal: Urban population, male was 30.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Portugal, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 30.5% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Portugal peaked at 30.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1980.
That places Portugal 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.1% | — |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.0% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.1% | 30.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 80 Montenegro 31.2% compare
- 81 El Salvador 31.1% compare
- 82 Ireland 31.0% compare
- 84 Mauritania 30.5% compare
- 85 Estonia 30.5% compare
- 86 Lithuania 30.1% compare
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)
- Population 9,009 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,009 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2323 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Portugal?
- Urban population, male in Portugal was 30.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for urban population, male?
- Portugal ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.