Population, female in Portugal
Portugal: Population, female was 5.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.66 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
84th
of 218 countries
All-time high
5.66 million
in 2025
All-time low
4.51 million
in 1973
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Portugal is 5.66 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Portugal peaked at 5.66 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.51 million, in 1973.
Portugal ranks 84th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.62 million | — |
| 1961 | 4.66 million | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 4.69 million | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 4.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 4.70 million | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.67 million | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 4.64 million | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.63 million | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 4.59 million | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 4.56 million | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 4.54 million | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.52 million | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 4.51 million | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 4.57 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 4.74 million | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 4.87 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.92 million | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.96 million | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.01 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 5.06 million | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 5.10 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.13 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 5.16 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.18 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.19 million | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.19 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.19 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.19 million | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.18 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.17 million | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.16 million | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.16 million | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.17 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.18 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.20 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.21 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.24 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.26 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.42 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.43 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.45 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.50 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.51 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.50 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.48 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.46 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.44 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.41 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.41 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.41 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.54 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 5.60 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 5.66 million | +1.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 5.66 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.52 million, 3.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 5.66 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.02 million, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.66 million | 4.59 million | 4.72 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.72 million | 4.51 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 million | 5.06 million | 5.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.20 million | 5.16 million | 5.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.43 million | 5.32 million | 5.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 million | 5.41 million | 5.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 million | 5.41 million | 5.66 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Portugal?
- Population, female in Portugal was 5.66 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 million in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for population, female?
- Portugal ranks 84th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.