Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Portugal was reported at 114 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Portugal - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Historical chart and dataset showing Portugal population density by year from 1961 to 2022.

Portugal PT: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 112.371 Person/sq km in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 112.717 Person/sq km for 2016. Portugal PT: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 109.248 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115.439 Person/sq km in 2010 and a record low of 94.322 Person/sq km in 1972. Portugal PT: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.; Weighted Average;

112.4 (people per sq. km) in 2020. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers.

The population density in Lisbon decreased markedly between 2012 and 2013, namely from ******* to ******* individuals per square kilometer. Since 2013, the population density has remained uniform, between ***** and ***** inhabitants per square kilometer.

This statistic displays the age of the population of Portugal in 2015, with forecasts for 2025 and 2035. In 2015, the largest Portuguese age group were those aged between 15 and 34, at over *** million people. By 2035 the number of people aged 15-34 is forecasted to decline to **** million, while there are anticipated to be **** million people aged over 65, the largest cohort in this year.

Density of nursing and midwifery personnel of Portugal increased by 3.14% from 7.6 number per thousand population in 2020 to 7.8 number per thousand population in 2021. Since the 3.51% rise in 2011, density of nursing and midwifery personnel shot up by 27.63% in 2021.

170.2 (Inhabitants per sq. km) in 2016.

In 2021, the Brazilian population living in Portugal was present in all districts of mainland Portugal and in the autonomous regions of Madeira and Azores. Lisbon has the largest community with approximately 80 thousand Brazilian citizens, followed by Porto with close to 30 thousand.

Mapping population distribution remains a common need in various fields of studies. Several approaches and methodologies have been adopted to obtain high-resolution population distribution grids. The use of addresses data to obtain gridded population distribution maps emerges as one of the more recent and accurate approaches. The increasing dissemination and availability of geo-data and more specifically address data allow us to obtain updated, granular and high spatial resolution population distribution maps. This paper describes a bottom-up open addresses data mapping-based approach of gridded population distribution with a fine spatial resolution. Through a QGIS plugin, an adaptation of the housing unit methodology was implemented to obtain 500 m × 500 and 250 m × 250 m population grids for mainland Portugal. The results showed that the use of reliable addresses databases can generate gridded population distribution maps with a high degree of adjustment to reality.

Constrained estimates, total number of people per grid-cell. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are number of people per pixel. The mapping approach is Random Forest-based dasymetric redistribution.

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The difference between constrained and unconstrained is explained on this page: https://www.worldpop.org/methods/top_down_constrained_vs_unconstrained

Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Single person was 10.70% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Single person - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Single person reached a record high of 10.70% in December of 2024 and a record low of 6.50% in December of 2009.

Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Two adults younger than 65 years was 10.60% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Two adults younger than 65 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Two adults younger than 65 years reached a record high of 10.80% in December of 2014 and a record low of 9.10% in December of 2009.

Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Three or more adults was 14.80% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Three or more adults - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Portugal - Distribution of population by household types: Three or more adults reached a record high of 19.60% in December of 2011 and a record low of 14.80% in December of 2024.

This bar chart displays population (people) by countries yearly using the aggregation sum in Portugal. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays female population (people) by continent using the aggregation sum in Portugal. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays urban population (people) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation sum in Portugal. The data is about countries per year.

Portugal - Distribution of population by tenure status, type of household and income group - EU-SILC survey was 73.40% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Portugal - Distribution of population by tenure status, type of household and income group - EU-SILC survey - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Portugal - Distribution of population by tenure status, type of household and income group - EU-SILC survey reached a record high of 78.30% in December of 2021 and a record low of 73.40% in December of 2024.

This statistic shows the median age of the population in Portugal from 1950 to 2100. The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2020, the median age of the Portuguese population was 45 years.

The dataset includes age- and length-based catch per unit effort data for commercial fish species collected during the Portuguese Ground Fish trawl survey.