Portugal vs Upper middle income: Population, female
Portugal
52.4%
in 2025
Upper middle income
49.8%
in 2025
Portugal rank
22nd
Upper middle income rank
24th
Population, female over time
- Portugal
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 52.4% against 49.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.2% | 49.6% | 2.6% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 49.7% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 49.7% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 49.7% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 49.7% | 2.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 49.7% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 49.8% | 2.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Portugal or Upper middle income?
- Portugal, at 52.4% against 49.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 2.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Upper middle income rank globally for population, female?
- Portugal ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.