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People of Portugal

Population:10,642,836 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 16.5% (male 914,480/female 837,525)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,501,206/female 3,551,706)
65 years and over: 17.3% (male 757,220/female 1,080,699) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 38.8 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 41 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.334% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:10.59 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:10.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:3.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.092 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.986 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.701 male(s)/female
total population: 0.946 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 77.87 years
male: 74.6 years
female: 81.36 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.48 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.4% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:22,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 1,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese
Ethnic groups:homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal
Religions:Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
Languages:Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)

Portugal Quickstats

  • Population: 10,642,836 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 92,391 sq km
  • Density: 114 /km² (87th)
  • GDP (total): $229.881 billion (40th)
  • GDP (per capita): $23,464 (2007) (34th)
  • Literacy: 93.3%

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  • Currency: Euro (€)² (EUR)
  • Dial code: +351

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