Population

Between 2023 and 2024, the ageing ratio increased from 188.1 to 192.4 elderly people for every 100 young people.

Text from People 2024. Figures in the text refer to that edition and are not updated automatically.

Measure P01: Resident population — number

11,424,031

2025, Portugal

Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Age group: Total
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group, 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	MF	M	F
Portugal	11,424,031	5,587,729	5,836,302
Norte	3,790,554	1,832,799	1,957,755
Centro	1,771,259	856,806	914,453
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	905,403	446,409	458,994
Grande Lisboa	2,415,261	1,187,302	1,227,959
Península de Setúbal	937,678	459,160	478,518
Alentejo	514,386	262,689	251,697
Algarve	578,032	294,208	283,824
Região Autónoma dos Açores	245,328	120,542	124,786
Região Autónoma da Madeira	266,130	127,814	138,316

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group, source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012918)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P01-regioes-sexo. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024): Portugal
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group, 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Age group	M	F
0 - 4 years	216,150	205,950
5 - 9 years	248,114	236,901
10 - 14 years	258,430	246,062
15 - 19 years	284,194	270,394
20 - 24 years	323,178	298,745
25 - 29 years	388,921	334,888
30 - 34 years	397,181	340,784
35 - 39 years	388,778	348,607
40 - 44 years	398,650	386,818
45 - 49 years	418,163	430,751
50 - 54 years	404,245	432,210
55 - 59 years	361,384	399,306
60 - 64 years	346,409	393,041
65 - 69 years	322,533	371,273
70 - 74 years	286,021	340,969
75 - 79 years	239,267	301,524
80 - 84 years	161,699	228,129
85 and more years	144,412	269,950

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group, source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012918)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P01-piramide. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024): Portugal
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age, 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Age	MF	M	F
0 - 4 years	422,100	216,150	205,950
0 year	82,489	42,309	40,180
1 year	83,952	43,103	40,849
2 years	86,291	44,002	42,289
3 years	84,249	43,168	41,081
4 years	85,119	43,568	41,551
5 - 9 years	485,015	248,114	236,901
5 years	90,744	46,578	44,166
6 years	94,843	48,766	46,077
7 years	98,004	49,763	48,241
8 years	99,597	50,946	48,651
9 years	101,827	52,061	49,766
10 - 14 years	504,492	258,430	246,062
10 years	101,229	51,604	49,625
11 years	97,709	50,221	47,488
12 years	96,921	49,265	47,656
13 years	102,040	52,462	49,578
14 years	106,593	54,878	51,715
15 - 19 years	554,588	284,194	270,394
15 years	110,329	56,230	54,099
16 years	107,993	55,382	52,611
17 years	112,606	58,017	54,589
18 years	110,376	56,844	53,532
19 years	113,284	57,721	55,563
20 - 24 years	621,923	323,178	298,745
20 years	116,948	60,177	56,771
21 years	119,024	60,966	58,058
22 years	125,070	64,685	60,385
23 years	129,165	67,672	61,493
24 years	131,716	69,678	62,038
25 - 29 years	723,809	388,921	334,888
25 years	143,443	76,373	67,070
26 years	144,143	76,923	67,220
27 years	143,087	76,960	66,127
28 years	146,202	78,776	67,426
29 years	146,934	79,889	67,045
30 - 34 years	737,965	397,181	340,784
30 years	144,341	78,252	66,089
31 years	146,406	79,542	66,864
32 years	149,403	80,278	69,125
33 years	149,201	79,945	69,256
34 years	148,614	79,164	69,450
35 - 39 years	737,385	388,778	348,607
35 years	146,838	78,280	68,558
36 years	146,732	77,648	69,084
37 years	149,333	79,244	70,089
38 years	147,191	77,071	70,120
39 years	147,291	76,535	70,756
40 - 44 years	785,468	398,650	386,818
40 years	148,022	76,390	71,632
41 years	155,831	80,012	75,819
42 years	157,801	80,063	77,738
43 years	162,296	81,671	80,625
44 years	161,518	80,514	81,004
45 - 49 years	848,914	418,163	430,751
45 years	163,903	81,525	82,378
46 years	164,498	81,431	83,067
47 years	166,977	82,074	84,903
48 years	175,381	86,091	89,290
49 years	178,155	87,042	91,113
50 - 54 years	836,455	404,245	432,210
50 years	174,608	85,414	89,194
51 years	170,284	82,265	88,019
52 years	165,176	79,747	85,429
53 years	164,263	79,045	85,218
54 years	162,124	77,774	84,350
55 - 59 years	760,690	361,384	399,306
55 years	154,713	74,182	80,531
56 years	151,879	72,604	79,275
57 years	151,155	71,870	79,285
58 years	151,402	71,331	80,071
59 years	151,541	71,397	80,144
60 - 64 years	739,450	346,409	393,041
60 years	150,420	70,691	79,729
61 years	151,629	71,091	80,538
62 years	146,480	68,605	77,875
63 years	147,753	69,441	78,312
64 years	143,168	66,581	76,587
65 - 69 years	693,806	322,533	371,273
65 years	141,719	66,379	75,340
66 years	140,445	65,375	75,070
67 years	140,606	65,217	75,389
68 years	138,319	64,138	74,181
69 years	132,717	61,424	71,293
70 - 74 years	626,990	286,021	340,969
70 years	132,423	61,101	71,322
71 years	126,160	57,907	68,253
72 years	123,655	56,256	67,399
73 years	124,406	56,267	68,139
74 years	120,346	54,490	65,856
75 - 79 years	540,791	239,267	301,524
75 years	115,835	52,239	63,596
76 years	114,117	51,338	62,779
77 years	114,032	50,300	63,732
78 years	99,934	43,603	56,331
79 years	96,873	41,787	55,086
80 - 84 years	389,828	161,699	228,129
80 years	93,759	39,635	54,124
81 years	85,431	35,782	49,649
82 years	78,738	32,599	46,139
83 years	68,934	28,447	40,487
84 years	62,966	25,236	37,730
85 and more years	414,362	144,412	269,950
85 and more years	414,362	144,412	269,950

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age, source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012903)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P01-idade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group

Periods: 2021 – 2025
Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024): Portugal
Sex: MF
Age group: Total
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group, 2021 – 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Period	Number (No.)
2021	10,599,117
2022	10,929,704
2023	11,204,347
2024	11,387,222
2025	11,424,031

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group, source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012918)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P01-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P02: Percent distribution of resident population according to age groups — %

Percent distribution of resident population according to age groups, by region

Provisional calculation

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Percentage (%)
Sex: MF
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: 100 × population of each group (0–14, 15–24, 25–64, 65 and over) ÷ total population, by region, from the life-cycle table (0012917). One decimal place. (Rule source: People 2024, p. 3 (percent distribution by age group))

0 - 14 years
15 - 24 years
25 - 64 years
65 and more years

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Percent distribution of resident population according to age groups, by region, 2025. Unit: Percentage (%)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	0 - 14 years	15 - 24 years	25 - 64 years	65 and more years
Norte	11.8	10.2	54.0	24.0
Centro	11.7	9.7	51.3	27.2
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	12.6	10.3	52.5	24.6
Grande Lisboa	13.2	10.7	56.0	20.1
Península de Setúbal	13.6	11.1	54.3	21.0
Alentejo	11.8	9.6	52.5	26.1
Algarve	12.6	9.8	55.1	22.5
Região Autónoma dos Açores	13.6	11.2	56.3	18.9
Região Autónoma da Madeira	11.7	10.7	55.6	21.9

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group (By life cycles), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012917)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Percent distribution of resident population according to age groups, by region”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P02-grupos. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P03: Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate — %

0.32%

2025, Portugal

Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate, by region

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Percentage (%)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Crude rate of increase
Natural increase
Crude migratory rate

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Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate, by region, 2025. Unit: Percentage (%)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Crude rate of increase (Percentage (%))	Natural increase (Percentage (%))	Crude migratory rate (Percentage (%))
Portugal	0.32	-0.30	0.62
Norte	0.33	-0.32	0.65
Centro	0.45	-0.58	1.03
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	0.87	-0.50	1.37
Grande Lisboa	-0.16	0.02	-0.18
Península de Setúbal	1.07	-0.07	1.14
Alentejo	-0.19	-0.80	0.61
Algarve	0.16	-0.22	0.39
Região Autónoma dos Açores	0.40	-0.19	0.59
Região Autónoma da Madeira	0.54	-0.42	0.96

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Statistics Portugal note (0013180): Includes statistical adjustment.

Sources

Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013178)
Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of natural increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013177)
Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude migratory rate (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013180)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate, by region”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P03-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate, Portugal

Periods: 2021 – 2025
Unit: Percentage (%)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024): Portugal
Data as of: 3 November 2026

Crude rate of increase
Natural increase
Crude migratory rate

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Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate, Portugal, 2021 – 2025. Unit: Percentage (%)
Period	Crude rate of increase (Percentage (%))	Natural increase (Percentage (%))	Crude migratory rate (Percentage (%))
2021	1.94	-0.43	2.37
2022	3.07	-0.38	3.45
2023	2.48	-0.29	2.78
2024	1.62	-0.30	1.92
2025	0.32	-0.30	0.62

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Notes

Statistics Portugal note (0013180): Includes statistical adjustment.

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Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013178)
Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude rate of natural increase (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013177)
Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Crude migratory rate (%) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013180)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Crude rate of increase, natural increase and crude migratory rate, Portugal”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P03-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P04: Ageing ratio

188.8

2025, Portugal

Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Number (No.)
Portugal	188.8
Norte	203.8
Centro	232.9
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	195.8
Grande Lisboa	152.4
Península de Setúbal	153.7
Alentejo	222.0
Algarve	178.6
Região Autónoma dos Açores	138.3
Região Autónoma da Madeira	186.5

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012909)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P04-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)

Periods: 2021 – 2025
Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024): Portugal
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), 2021 – 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Period	Number (No.)
2021	178.3
2022	176.9
2023	179.5
2024	182.4
2025	188.8

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012909)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Ageing ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P04-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P05: Old-age dependency ratio

36.3

2025, Portugal

Old-age dependency ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Old-age dependency ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Number (No.)
Portugal	36.3
Norte	37.4
Centro	44.6
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	39.3
Grande Lisboa	30.0
Península de Setúbal	32.1
Alentejo	42.0
Algarve	34.7
Região Autónoma dos Açores	28.0
Região Autónoma da Madeira	33.0

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Statistics Portugal, Annual estimates of resident population: Old-age dependency ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012910)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Old-age dependency ratio (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P05-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P06: Total fertility rate

1.30

2025, Portugal

Total fertility rate (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Total fertility rate (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), 2025. Unit: Number (No.)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Number (No.)
Portugal	1.30
Norte	1.20
Centro	1.28
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.38
Grande Lisboa	1.35
Península de Setúbal	1.48
Alentejo	1.38
Algarve	1.35
Região Autónoma dos Açores	1.28
Região Autónoma da Madeira	1.16

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Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Total fertility rate (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013182)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Total fertility rate (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P06-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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Measure P07: Mean age of women at birth of first child — years

30.4years

2025, Portugal

Mean age of women at birth of first child (Year) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)

Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Year (Year)
Data as of: 3 November 2026

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Mean age of women at birth of first child (Year) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), 2025. Unit: Year (Year)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)	Year (Year)
Portugal	30.4
Norte	31.0
Centro	30.4
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	30.1
Grande Lisboa	30.4
Península de Setúbal	29.5
Alentejo	28.9
Algarve	29.3
Região Autónoma dos Açores	29.4
Região Autónoma da Madeira	30.4

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Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators: Mean age of women at birth of first child (Year) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), source last updated 22 June 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0013186)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Mean age of women at birth of first child (Year) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/populacao#x-P07-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.

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