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Portugal

Portugal / PT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Portugal in numbers.

Area92,230 kmยฒWorld # 112 โ†’Population10.8MWorld # 89 โ†’Population density117.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 88 โ†’Life expectancy82.4 yearsWorld # 29 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 32,082World # 55 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Portugal across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area92,230 kmยฒWorld # 112 / 2023 โ†’Population10.8MWorld # 89 / 2025 โ†’Population density117.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 88 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,143World # 182 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 172 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 189 / 2024 โ†’Death rate11.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 24 / 2024 โ†’Median age46.2 yearsWorld # 10 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+24.9%World # 5 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1412.7%World # 206 / 2025 โ†’Urban population61.5%World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Net migration16.5KWorld # 38 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 53 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.8%World # 75 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82.4 yearsWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy69.5 yearsWorld # 24 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people5.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 5 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate28.6%World # 36 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 32,082World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 346.6BWorld # 46 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 53,146World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.9%World # 149 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.3%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment6.2%World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment20.2%World # 49 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,735 hours/yearWorld # 89 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.9World # 91 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.6%World # 75 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people5,983.3 per million peopleWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.7%World # 25 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people65.8 per million peopleWorld # 32 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,553 kcal/dayWorld # 17 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person99.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 20 / 2023 โ†’Rice production172.1K tWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production81.4K tWorld # 84 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area36.2%World # 85 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,294 kWh/personWorld # 37 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.4 tWorld # 103 / 2024 โ†’Internet use88.5%World # 72 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions124.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 79 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 159 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate8.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 135 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.5%World # 89 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament35.7%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals4.2MWorld # 41 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 10.5BWorld # 21 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites17 sitesWorld # 18 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 69.9%Main languagePortugueseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal15,318 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightPortugueseLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsPortus Cale