Europe & Central Asia · High income
Portugal: key statistics
Portugal has 10.8m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $32,082. Below: 74 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Lisbon
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Portuguese
- ISO codes
- PTPRT
- Land neighbours
- Spain
Population10.8m2025 · rank 89 of 217GDP$347bn2025 · rank 46 of 211GDP per capita$32,0822025 · rank 56 of 211Life expectancy82.4 yrs2024 · rank 29 of 217Internet users88.5%2024 · rank 68 of 188Fertility1.412024 · rank 174 of 217CO₂ per person3.32 t2024 · rank 90 of 203Inflation2.3%2025 · rank 112 of 180
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Portugal, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Portugal by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.8m | 2025 | 89/217 | 16/58 | +4.3% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.03% | 2025 | 101/217 | 16/58 | +1.4 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 61.5% | 2025 | 122/217 | 39/58 | +0.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.41 | 2024 | 174/217 | 35/58 | +14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 24.9% | 2025 | 5/217 | 3/58 | +4.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 12.7% | 2025 | 208/217 | 54/58 | −1.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 116.7 | 2024 | 94/216 | 21/57 | +2.8% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 7.9 | 2024 | 191/217 | 42/58 | ±0.0% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 92,230 km² | 2024 | 112/216 | 25/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $347bn | 2025 | 46/211 | 19/57 | +74% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $32,082 | 2025 | 56/211 | 30/57 | +67% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $53,146 | 2025 | 47/199 | 26/53 | +79% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $29,930 | 2025 | 49/201 | 26/53 | +46% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.9% | 2025 | 150/210 | 30/56 | +0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.8% | 2025 | 156/210 | 41/56 | −1.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.0% | 2025 | 147/198 | 34/56 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 18.3% | 2025 | 138/201 | 44/57 | −1.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 66.6% | 2025 | 48/201 | 15/57 | +1.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 21.0% | 2025 | 113/175 | 41/51 | +5.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 21.8% | 2025 | 87/163 | 30/49 | +6.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.3% | 2025 | 112/180 | 37/49 | +1.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 195/210 | 48/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Government debt | 5.7% | 1994 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 22.3% | 2024 | 35/142 | 20/48 | −0.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 37.2% | 2023 | 27/142 | 20/47 | −8.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.71% | 2025 | 79/156 | 36/47 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 43.7% | 2025 | 68/184 | 29/52 | +3.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 42.7% | 2025 | 96/184 | 36/52 | +2.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 86.4% | 2025 | 85/184 | 33/52 | +5.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.2% | 2025 | 64/185 | 18/50 | +0.7 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.5% | 2025 | 62/197 | 13/51 | +2.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.8% | 2025 | 128/178 | 34/50 | +0.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 4.2m | 2020 | 41/196 | 24/51 | −38% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 2025 | 75/187 | 22/49 | −6.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 20.2% | 2025 | 49/187 | 15/49 | −11.6 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 58.2% | 2025 | 117/187 | 30/49 | −0.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 54.6% | 2025 | 85/187 | 24/49 | +0.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.4% | 2023 | 115/151 | 23/47 | −0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.7% | 2023 | 116/151 | 23/47 | −1.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 16.4% | 2021 | 100/145 | 23/47 | −1.5 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.9 | 2023 | 84/151 | 10/47 | −6.4% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 151/167 | 37/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 35.7% | 2025 | 43/190 | 19/52 | +0.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 94.5% | 2011 | 64/141 | 26/27 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 92.9% | 2011 | 71/147 | 27/28 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 111.0% | 2023 | 31/191 | 5/53 | +1.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 120.3% | 2023 | 15/176 | 8/53 | +1.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 77.7% | 2023 | 34/172 | 20/52 | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 104.5% | 2023 | 18/168 | 6/47 | — | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.4 | 2017 | 138/173 | 26/48 | +5.4% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.6% | 2022 | 75/184 | 25/49 | −0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.4 yrs | 2024 | 29/217 | 16/58 | +1.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 2.7 | 2024 | 176/196 | 35/52 | −6.9% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.2 | 2024 | 176/196 | 35/52 | −11% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 15 | 2023 | 135/194 | 8/51 | +50% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.2% | 2024 | 27/193 | 9/52 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $2,971 | 2024 | 31/193 | 22/52 | +44% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 5.85 | 2022 | 5/180 | 3/50 | +38% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 13/193 | 4/51 | +1.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.5% | 2024 | 68/153 | 4/35 | −0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 3.2% | 2016 | 139/154 | 17/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 99.3% | 2024 | 72/206 | 36/56 | +0.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.7% | 2024 | 33/203 | 13/54 | +0.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 88.5% | 2024 | 68/188 | 39/51 | +23.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 124.1 | 2024 | 79/210 | 27/56 | +8.6% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 45.2 | 2024 | 13/208 | 8/55 | +65% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 82/215 | 42/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 58/192 | 28/51 | +2.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.32 t | 2024 | 90/203 | 43/49 | −27% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 32.3% | 2021 | 77/212 | 16/54 | +5.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 64.9% | 2021 | 47/206 | 15/51 | +17.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 36.6% | 2024 | 90/214 | 20/57 | +0.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 9.3% | 2024 | 108/206 | 37/53 | −2.9 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 16.1% | 2022 | 69/177 | 22/47 | −7.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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