🇵🇹 Portugal Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Portugal is 10,395,362, ranking #94 in the world (0.13% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.16% per year. The biggest city is Lisbon with 517,802 inhabitants.
Live estimate
10,395,060
Growth rate
-0.16%
Density
113
people / km² (293 / mi²)
Median age
47.2
Fertility rate
1.52
births per woman
Life expectancy
82.9
years
Portugal population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Portugal is projected to reach 9,770,270, and 8,753,987 by 2100.
Portugal population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10,395,362 | -0.16% | 113.0 | 47.2 |
| 2025 | 10,411,834 | -0.16% | 113.2 | 46.9 |
| 2024 | 10,425,292 | -0.10% | 113.3 | 46.6 |
| 2023 | 10,430,738 | -0.00% | 113.4 | 46.2 |
| 2022 | 10,417,072 | 0.26% | 113.2 | 45.8 |
| 2021 | 10,390,956 | 0.24% | 113.0 | 45.4 |
| 2020 | 10,370,519 | 0.16% | 112.7 | 45.0 |
| 2019 | 10,343,213 | 0.37% | 112.4 | 44.6 |
| 2018 | 10,325,353 | -0.03% | 112.3 | 44.2 |
| 2017 | 10,330,844 | -0.08% | 112.3 | 43.7 |
| 2016 | 10,346,372 | -0.22% | 112.5 | 43.3 |
| 2015 | 10,370,267 | -0.24% | 112.7 | 42.8 |
| 2014 | 10,406,198 | -0.45% | 113.1 | 42.3 |
| 2013 | 10,458,298 | -0.55% | 113.7 | 41.8 |
| 2012 | 10,513,150 | -0.50% | 114.3 | 41.4 |
| 2011 | 10,557,052 | -0.34% | 114.8 | 40.9 |
| 2010 | 10,578,660 | -0.07% | 115.0 | 40.5 |
| 2009 | 10,576,267 | 0.12% | 115.0 | 40.0 |
| 2008 | 10,564,080 | 0.11% | 114.8 | 39.6 |
| 2007 | 10,546,824 | 0.22% | 114.7 | 39.2 |
| 2006 | 10,524,120 | 0.21% | 114.4 | 38.8 |
| 2005 | 10,502,994 | 0.19% | 114.2 | 38.4 |
| 2004 | 10,481,382 | 0.23% | 113.9 | 38.0 |
| 2003 | 10,454,245 | 0.29% | 113.7 | 37.7 |
| 2002 | 10,413,044 | 0.50% | 113.2 | 37.3 |
| 2001 | 10,354,324 | 0.63% | 112.6 | 37.0 |
| 2000 | 10,283,204 | 0.74% | 111.8 | 36.7 |
| 1999 | 10,214,872 | 0.59% | 111.0 | 36.4 |
| 1998 | 10,159,526 | 0.50% | 110.4 | 36.0 |
| 1997 | 10,110,552 | 0.47% | 109.9 | 35.7 |
| 1996 | 10,067,649 | 0.38% | 109.4 | 35.4 |
| 1995 | 10,031,750 | 0.33% | 109.1 | 35.1 |
| 1994 | 9,998,487 | 0.33% | 108.7 | 34.7 |
| 1993 | 9,972,342 | 0.19% | 108.4 | 34.4 |
| 1992 | 9,960,340 | 0.05% | 108.3 | 34.0 |
| 1991 | 9,969,176 | -0.23% | 108.4 | 33.6 |
| 1990 | 9,989,524 | -0.18% | 108.6 | 33.2 |
| 1989 | 10,001,376 | -0.06% | 108.7 | 32.7 |
| 1988 | 10,004,590 | -0.01% | 108.8 | 32.3 |
| 1987 | 10,001,993 | 0.06% | 108.7 | 31.8 |
| 1986 | 9,993,094 | 0.12% | 108.6 | 31.4 |
| 1985 | 9,979,469 | 0.15% | 108.5 | 31.1 |
| 1984 | 9,956,896 | 0.30% | 108.2 | 30.7 |
| 1983 | 9,925,258 | 0.34% | 107.9 | 30.4 |
| 1982 | 9,885,838 | 0.46% | 107.5 | 30.1 |
| 1981 | 9,837,586 | 0.52% | 106.9 | 29.8 |
| 1980 | 9,763,624 | 0.99% | 106.1 | 29.5 |
| 1979 | 9,663,302 | 1.08% | 105.1 | 29.3 |
| 1978 | 9,556,395 | 1.15% | 103.9 | 29.0 |
| 1977 | 9,438,167 | 1.34% | 102.6 | 28.8 |
| 1976 | 9,310,256 | 1.39% | 101.2 | 28.8 |
| 1975 | 9,182,302 | 1.38% | 99.8 | 28.7 |
| 1974 | 9,059,176 | 1.32% | 98.5 | 28.7 |
| 1973 | 8,939,237 | 1.35% | 97.2 | 28.6 |
| 1972 | 8,815,597 | 1.44% | 95.8 | 28.6 |
| 1971 | 8,685,582 | 1.53% | 94.4 | 28.7 |
| 1970 | 8,669,524 | -1.17% | 94.2 | 28.6 |
| 1969 | 8,754,238 | -0.78% | 95.2 | 28.4 |
| 1968 | 8,809,704 | -0.48% | 95.8 | 28.2 |
| 1967 | 8,845,842 | -0.34% | 96.2 | 28.1 |
| 1966 | 8,872,480 | -0.27% | 96.5 | 28.0 |
| 1965 | 8,889,625 | -0.12% | 96.6 | 27.9 |
| 1964 | 8,895,763 | -0.02% | 96.7 | 27.7 |
| 1963 | 8,898,302 | -0.04% | 96.7 | 27.5 |
| 1962 | 8,895,776 | 0.10% | 96.7 | 27.3 |
| 1961 | 8,888,374 | 0.07% | 96.6 | 27.1 |
| 1960 | 8,873,218 | 0.27% | 96.5 | 26.8 |
| 1959 | 8,840,371 | 0.47% | 96.1 | 26.7 |
| 1958 | 8,792,778 | 0.61% | 95.6 | 26.6 |
| 1957 | 8,743,290 | 0.52% | 95.1 | 26.5 |
| 1956 | 8,704,062 | 0.38% | 94.6 | 26.3 |
| 1955 | 8,662,888 | 0.57% | 94.2 | 26.2 |
| 1954 | 8,616,960 | 0.49% | 93.7 | 26.0 |
| 1953 | 8,572,747 | 0.53% | 93.2 | 25.7 |
| 1952 | 8,523,424 | 0.62% | 92.7 | 25.5 |
| 1951 | 8,474,196 | 0.54% | 92.1 | 25.3 |
| 1950 | 8,418,876 | 0.77% | 91.5 | 25.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 10,377,980 | -0.17% | 112.8 | 47.5 |
| 2028 | 10,358,298 | -0.21% | 112.6 | 47.8 |
| 2029 | 10,337,466 | -0.20% | 112.4 | 48.1 |
| 2030 | 10,317,927 | -0.18% | 112.2 | 48.3 |
| 2031 | 10,298,430 | -0.20% | 112.0 | 48.5 |
| 2032 | 10,277,046 | -0.22% | 111.7 | 48.7 |
| 2033 | 10,254,658 | -0.22% | 111.5 | 48.9 |
| 2034 | 10,231,672 | -0.23% | 111.2 | 49.0 |
| 2035 | 10,208,240 | -0.23% | 111.0 | 49.1 |
| 2036 | 10,184,658 | -0.24% | 110.7 | 49.2 |
| 2037 | 10,160,794 | -0.23% | 110.5 | 49.2 |
| 2038 | 10,136,256 | -0.25% | 110.2 | 49.2 |
| 2039 | 10,109,982 | -0.27% | 109.9 | 49.1 |
| 2040 | 10,082,256 | -0.28% | 109.6 | 49.1 |
| 2041 | 10,055,046 | -0.26% | 109.3 | 49.1 |
| 2042 | 10,028,284 | -0.27% | 109.0 | 49.0 |
| 2043 | 9,999,540 | -0.30% | 108.7 | 48.9 |
| 2044 | 9,969,284 | -0.30% | 108.4 | 48.8 |
| 2045 | 9,938,390 | -0.32% | 108.0 | 48.7 |
| 2046 | 9,906,340 | -0.33% | 107.7 | 48.6 |
| 2047 | 9,873,439 | -0.34% | 107.3 | 48.5 |
| 2048 | 9,840,570 | -0.33% | 107.0 | 48.4 |
| 2049 | 9,806,138 | -0.37% | 106.6 | 48.4 |
| 2050 | 9,770,270 | -0.36% | 106.2 | 48.3 |
| 2051 | 9,734,815 | -0.36% | 105.8 | 48.3 |
| 2052 | 9,698,456 | -0.39% | 105.4 | 48.3 |
| 2053 | 9,660,593 | -0.40% | 105.0 | 48.2 |
| 2054 | 9,622,783 | -0.39% | 104.6 | 48.2 |
| 2055 | 9,584,725 | -0.41% | 104.2 | 48.2 |
| 2056 | 9,546,690 | -0.39% | 103.8 | 48.2 |
| 2057 | 9,509,704 | -0.39% | 103.4 | 48.2 |
| 2058 | 9,471,601 | -0.42% | 103.0 | 48.1 |
| 2059 | 9,433,240 | -0.40% | 102.6 | 48.1 |
| 2060 | 9,395,884 | -0.40% | 102.1 | 48.1 |
| 2061 | 9,359,410 | -0.38% | 101.7 | 48.0 |
| 2062 | 9,323,460 | -0.39% | 101.4 | 47.9 |
| 2063 | 9,287,297 | -0.39% | 101.0 | 47.7 |
| 2064 | 9,251,226 | -0.39% | 100.6 | 47.6 |
| 2065 | 9,216,440 | -0.36% | 100.2 | 47.5 |
| 2066 | 9,183,538 | -0.35% | 99.8 | 47.3 |
| 2067 | 9,151,646 | -0.34% | 99.5 | 47.2 |
| 2068 | 9,119,966 | -0.35% | 99.1 | 47.1 |
| 2069 | 9,089,207 | -0.33% | 98.8 | 47.0 |
| 2070 | 9,060,610 | -0.30% | 98.5 | 46.8 |
| 2071 | 9,033,657 | -0.29% | 98.2 | 46.7 |
| 2072 | 9,009,126 | -0.25% | 97.9 | 46.7 |
| 2073 | 8,985,902 | -0.26% | 97.7 | 46.6 |
| 2074 | 8,962,890 | -0.25% | 97.4 | 46.5 |
| 2075 | 8,942,124 | -0.21% | 97.2 | 46.5 |
| 2076 | 8,923,472 | -0.20% | 97.0 | 46.4 |
| 2077 | 8,907,084 | -0.16% | 96.8 | 46.4 |
| 2078 | 8,892,951 | -0.15% | 96.7 | 46.3 |
| 2079 | 8,879,963 | -0.14% | 96.5 | 46.3 |
| 2080 | 8,868,424 | -0.12% | 96.4 | 46.3 |
| 2081 | 8,857,978 | -0.11% | 96.3 | 46.3 |
| 2082 | 8,848,868 | -0.09% | 96.2 | 46.3 |
| 2083 | 8,841,732 | -0.07% | 96.1 | 46.4 |
| 2084 | 8,835,314 | -0.07% | 96.1 | 46.4 |
| 2085 | 8,829,356 | -0.06% | 96.0 | 46.5 |
| 2086 | 8,824,406 | -0.05% | 95.9 | 46.5 |
| 2087 | 8,819,026 | -0.07% | 95.9 | 46.6 |
| 2088 | 8,813,662 | -0.05% | 95.8 | 46.7 |
| 2089 | 8,809,078 | -0.05% | 95.8 | 46.7 |
| 2090 | 8,804,662 | -0.05% | 95.7 | 46.8 |
| 2091 | 8,800,534 | -0.04% | 95.7 | 46.9 |
| 2092 | 8,795,988 | -0.06% | 95.6 | 46.9 |
| 2093 | 8,791,064 | -0.05% | 95.6 | 47.0 |
| 2094 | 8,786,368 | -0.05% | 95.5 | 47.1 |
| 2095 | 8,780,288 | -0.09% | 95.5 | 47.1 |
| 2096 | 8,773,536 | -0.07% | 95.4 | 47.2 |
| 2097 | 8,767,898 | -0.06% | 95.3 | 47.2 |
| 2098 | 8,763,262 | -0.04% | 95.3 | 47.2 |
| 2099 | 8,758,704 | -0.06% | 95.2 | 47.3 |
| 2100 | 8,753,987 | -0.05% | 95.2 | 47.3 |
States & provinces of Portugal by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisboa | 2,135,992 | 20.5% |
| 2 | Porto | 1,781,826 | 17.1% |
| 3 | Braga | 831,368 | 8.0% |
| 4 | Setúbal | 788,459 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Aveiro | 713,578 | 6.9% |
| 6 | Santarém | 475,344 | 4.6% |
| 7 | Leiria | 459,450 | 4.4% |
| 8 | Faro | 458,734 | 4.4% |
| 9 | Coimbra | 441,245 | 4.2% |
| 10 | Viseu | 394,927 | 3.8% |
| 11 | Viana do Castelo | 252,011 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Madeira | 238,928 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Azores | 236,440 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Vila Real | 223,731 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Castelo Branco | 208,070 | 2.0% |
| 16 | Guarda | 173,716 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Évora | 173,408 | 1.7% |
| 18 | Beja | 161,211 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Bragança | 148,808 | 1.4% |
| 20 | Portalegre | 127,018 | 1.2% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Portugal
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon capital | Lisbon | 517,802 |
| 2 | Porto | Porto | 252,687 |
| 3 | Braga | Braga | 193,324 |
| 4 | Amadora | Lisbon | 178,858 |
| 5 | Coimbra | Coimbra | 140,796 |
| 6 | Leiria | Leiria | 128,640 |
| 7 | Setúbal | Setúbal | 118,166 |
| 8 | Funchal | Madeira | 105,795 |
| 9 | Viseu | Viseu | 103,502 |
| 10 | Queluz | Lisbon | 103,399 |
| 11 | Cacém | Lisbon | 93,982 |
| 12 | Aveiro | Aveiro | 80,880 |
| 13 | Vila Nova de Gaia | Porto | 70,811 |
| 14 | Faro | Faro | 70,347 |
| 15 | Algueirão | Lisbon | 66,250 |
FAQ
What is the population of Portugal in 2026?
The population of Portugal is 10,395,362 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Portugal?
Lisbon is the biggest city in Portugal with 517,802 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Portugal growing or shrinking?
The population of Portugal is shrinking at -0.16% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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